Wolves and Wild Lands

The story of wolves in North America is far ranging, from the arctic tundra to the Southwestern deserts and Eastern woodlands and coastal plains. For every place where wolves thrive or struggle to survive, the prevailing cultural and economic pressures continue to threaten and shape their ways of life. This exhibition provides a compelling, continental perspective on wolves today. Organized by place, the exhibit features taxidermy mounts, narratives, and graphics to highlights wolves from both human and natural-history perspectives. This traveling exhibit is produced in cooperation with the Bell Museum of Natural History and the International Wolf Center in Minnesota.

Complementing the exhibit theme will be additional wolf mounts, skulls and interactive components added by CHM. These additions will broaden the exhibit’s interpretive scope to include the prehistoric dire wolf and wolf species that once inhabited the Carolinas.