This is a silent color 8mm film of Dr. McCleery's lobo wolves and mountain lions at the wolf park along Route 6 between Kane and Mt. Jewett, PA in 1948. A coyote can also be seen briefly in the cage next to the mountain lion. The film shows several adult wolves pacing and interacting in the snow.
This is a silent Fox Movietone News reel which depicts Dr. McCleery standing in front of the wolf park entrance and then walking in the fenced-in runway between the wolf pens as the wolves fight through the wire of the pens. Visitors to the wolf park can be seen outside of the pens.
This photograph depicts several visitors at the lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. At least two of the visitors are holding cameras, the foremost of which appears to be a movie camera. #9 is written on the back of this photo.
This card advertises Dr. E. H. McCleery's secondary wolf park between Coatesville and Gap, Pennsylvania, along the Lincoln Highway. The front of the card states that the pack contains 25 giant wolves and has been shown in all parts of the world by picture news reels, and the back of the card…
This is a silent 8mm film of Dr. McCleery's lobo wolves filmed by John and Virginia Darnley who lived in Heidelberg, PA. The film shows several of the wolves in their pens howling, pacing, and scratching. The year range 1941-1942 was written on the film reel.
This article profiles Jack Lynch, a man in his early 40s, and his work to ensure that the last of the "lobo" or "buffalo" wolves - Canis lupus nubilus - does not become extinct. Zoologists claim that Lynch's wolves are not a separate species, and that "lobo" is simply a colloquial Spanish term for…
This yearbook's theme of the wolf was inspired by Dr. E. H. McCleery's local wolf pack in Kane, PA. The yearbook contains a writeup on page 10 about Dr. McCleery's wolf park which describes Dr. McCleery's notoriety, the setup of the park, and the wolves and their origin. It mentions that an…
This article describes how Dr. E. H. McCleery became interested in wolves and how he began his wolf pack. The article mentions Dr. McCleery's wolf-feeding practices and his highly successful taming program. At 92 years old, Dr. McCleery is greatly concerned with the future of his wolves, but will…
Letter from Rose V. Carroll, Dr. E. H. McCleery's secretary, to John L. Cliff, editor of the Kane Republican. Carroll primarily describes the national recognition the wolves have received, various sources in which stories about the wolves have appeared, and Dr. McCleery's invitation to the unveiling…
This article describes how Dr. E. H. McCleery became interested in wolves and how he began his wolf pack. The article mentions Dr. McCleery's wolf-feeding practices and his highly successful taming program. At almost 90 years old, Dr. McCleery is greatly concerned with the future of his wolves, but…
This article describes a busy day at the wolf park during which hundreds of people from several states took photos and movies of the wolves. During the tours, Dr. McCleery boldly entered the wolf pens. One wolf named Idaho kept trying to catch Dr. McCleery off guard, to no avail. Partial text of the…
This article reports that the Kinogram Moving Picture company filmed Dr. McCleery's wolves at the Coatesville park, and the film will be released in a few days. Film of Dr. McCleery's wolves was also taken several years ago and was shown in several large U.S. and foreign cities. Partial text of the…
A retrospective article that describes the events of nine years ago (1924). One such event is the filming of the McCleery wolf pack by the Fox Film corporation. Partial text of the article (everything relevant to Dr. McCleery) is quoted below.
This book by Dr. E. H. McCleery describes the different subspecies of wolves, the psychology of his wolves, and provides anecdotes of the pack. It completely covers the time at the Kane wolf park, and a short amount of time at the Route 6 wolf park. The poem on the last page was written by the Kane…
This documentary profiles Jack Lynch and Mary Wheeler and their work to breed and preserve the last of the buffalo wolves - Canis lupus nubilus - which were exterminated in the wild by 1931. The ancestors of their wolves came from the eastern part of Montana to the Dakota territory.