Wolf Talk Wolves keep in touch by howling. This type of communication among wolves has several meanings. It serves as a warning to other packs to stay away from their hunting ground. A howl is used to call the pack together after a hunt is over. Sometimes wolves howl just for the pleasure of it, and to reinforce ties between members of the pack.
Wolves have an incredible sense of smell.
The zoo's gray wolves can be viewed from a number of locations at the zoo's award-winning Northern Trail. Woodland Park Zoo has exhibited wolves for over 50 years. Other mammals that can be seen at the Northern Trail are brown bear, fisher, elk, mountain goat and porcupine. Wolves are in dire peril due to human encroachment and unwarranted fears about these predators. For example, by 1930, gray wolves were eliminated from Montana, Idaho and Wyoming, primarily because of conflicts with livestock ranchers.