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Keeper of Something Unique [Article in Sports Illustrated]
This article profiles Jack Lynch (54 years old), the keeper of the last of the lobo wolves, of which he currently owns 72. He has an additional 26 wolves of five other subspecies. Lynch describes the lobo subspecies as Canis lupus nubilus, whose historic range overlapped with Canis lupus irremotus,…
Date: November 5, 1979
Will Move Wolf Pack to Site on Mt. Jewett Road, Dr. McCleery Buys 25 Acres of Land, Is Six Miles From Kane [Article in Kane Republican]
This article reports that Dr. E. H. McCleery has purchased 25 acres of land from the Kane Estate. In the early spring, he will move his wolf pack to this new location along the Roosevelt Highway, midway between Kane and Mt. Jewett, in the hopes of attracting more tourists to help fund the project.…
Date: November 3, 1928
He Made Friends With A Wolf Pack [Article in True: The Man's Magazine]
This article describes how Dr. E. H. McCleery became interested in wolves, beginning with an account of Theodore Roosevelt's speech to the Princeton Gun Club (of which McCleery was president) which inspired him to travel to the Yukon where he encountered his first wild wolf. Since then, the United…
Date: March 1958
Recognition by Gov. Lawrence, Tribute Paid to Man Who Kept Pack of Lobo Wolves At His Door For 40 Years [Article in Kane Republican: Special Edition]
This article reports on the great honor of Governor David Lawrence's message commending community efforts for industry and tourism involving Dr. E. H. McCleery's wolves. The McCleery wolf pack was not initially intended to become a tourist attraction, but Dr. McCleery began charging admission to…
Date: February 20, 1962