Reviews of Endangered Wolf Center (Zoo)

John Copeland

Our host guide was very knowledgeable and interesting however there were quite a few kids in the 5 yr old range and they lost interest pretty quick and just wanted to view the wolves and fox. She did hold the interest of the older kids, however, along with us adults!

Leo Fitzmaurice

Yes! Great place to go I highly recommend it to people who live in St. Louis.

Kevin Gerth

Awesome place to bring groups of kids

Melinda Rhodes

The work these people do is amazing! It is good to know people are trying to keep animals alive as opposed to just hunting and killing for trophies! It was a learning experience that I truly enjoyed. This is my second visit. I learn something new every time and enjoy the stories that come with every visit.

Elizabeth Marzluf

Way cool. You will be amazed at the differences between these wolves compared to what you think they look like. Very educational.

Bob Eichorn

Awesome knowing people really care.

Chris Miller

Kinda sad. But have neat animals. One wolfs pen was nasty and had very very poor water quality for the animals.

Les Tuck

Staff members were welcoming and friendly. Very knowledgeable and clearly care about the animals a lot.

Val Smith

Great experience, nice tour,great time to save the animals

Patti Seger

Excellent place!!!

Robin Fitzgerald

Very informative and friendly, caring staff. Thanks for working so hard to save these beautiful animals. Got to see several wolves and was lucky enough to see one bark. A great afternoon trip.

Susan Stevenson

The EWC is open to the public by reservation only and great place to spend a couple of hours. Here you will see and learn how this local center has been helping with the rewilding of wolves around the world aince the late 1960's from the their experienced and passionate caretakers. Afterwards, swing by Sugarfire off 141 for delicious BBQ or if you still have energy to burn stop into the World Bird Sanctuary for a hike through their birds of prey. Bother the EWC and the WBS are unique to St Louis and a must see if you live here or are passing through.

sueann robinson

We had a great time. Hopefully all goes well with the new pups that will be arriving soon. Would recommend for family's.

Jody Grizzel-West

very informative, of the beaten path, ding great things, beautiful animals, great tour

Karen Paul

When hiking here it was awesome.

Benny Kight

Very informative, passionate staff, loved it.

Kyla Jennings

I love wolves.

Bryce Caster

This place is very well-run. They have two species of wolves as well as African wild dogs in very large enclosures. Many of these wolves will hopefully be released back into the wild. You can visit them on by guided tours which can be reserved online. Tours last about 45 minutes.

Seth Lindsey

Took my son here for his birthday to coincide with his wolf fascination, and he certainly wasn't disappointed. The welcome/retail center is in an old WWII ammo bunker, and is a very interesting, well utilized space! I don't think a better tour guide than Matt exists, he's truly passionate about keystone predators and ensuring their survival for years to come. We were able to see a maned wolf on a leash, which was quite the sight to see... a wolf on a leash taking treats from a human. It was one of the ambassador animals that is taken out to highlight their conservation efforts. The enclosures are set up so that the animals are visible to visitors, so there's no disappointment in being unable to see them during the tour, as sometimes happens at the zoo. Matt had the patience of a saint with questions ranging from those regarding the various wolves to Fortnite, answering each honestly and sincerely.

ky farmers daughter

We would love to go back in the Winter! Matt Fox was an awesome tour guide! He made our experience so much better!

Darlean Garcia

It was such a great day for everyone. I was a vendor there and the sales were great. The music, the food just everything was great.

Tony Henson

Wonderful place to bring the kids. Big fun out there

Aden Suraud

I Have not been yet but I wish there was some way to adopt a wolf but I don't have a permit and not much experience with wolves or a good place for it to stay at the time hey but a boy can wish

Dominic P

The wolves are in very small enclosures with two fences separating you from them. I had expected them to be in more open areas. They said we might need binoculars so we had figured we would be viewing from a higher point in their larger spaces. It was very disappointing. Happy that the proceeds went to the refuge, but you'd be better off going to the zoo (for free).

Nic Ole

Once in a lifetime opportunity very educational and friendly staff. We will be back!

Penelope Kriz

Family friendly and very good information on wolves.

Tyron Fantroy

Really cool to see the wolves and hear about the programs to release some back into the wild, I recommend comfy walking shoes

Megan Jenkins

Wonderful and knowledgable staff. Definitely going back.

Amit Shah

Very cool. Got to see 23 baby wolves!

Laurie Jordan

This is the best place ever if you are an animals lover and advocate of endagered species! The children would really enjoy it as it is also educational and fun.

Robert Almli

Greatest visit!!!!!!!

Christina Lohmeier

I love anything animals and anywhere that is helping them..it was amazing to actually see them in their habitats and even got to see 13 pups all playing together and bheard what they sound like...loved it so much

Emily Hughes

We took out girl scout troop here to earn a badge and they did not disappoint. The volunteer guide walked us around, showed us the animals, and was very knowledgable about everything. He also didn't mind the 200 questions that our girl peppered him with the whole time we were there. They did a great job.

Megan Smith

It was a fun educational trip, and I learned so much about wolves.

Carrie Smith

We visited the Endangered Wolf Center during our vacation in St Louis. It was a great place to visit for a wolf and animal lover. We enjoyed the tour, animals, gift shop, and facts we learned! Neat place!

JaceTMS7

Wonderful staff, and an amazing experience

James W

Good place to check out and learn about wolves and a little Missouri history. The classroom could have been cut a little shorter imo but it is geared more towards children. Wolves and painted dogs are interesting to see. We did an enrichment activity which wasn't super exciting but it was interesting and you get to talk to the trainers who work with them on a daily basis and ask questions.

Charles Gandy

We went out for a Wolf howl where we heard the roar bark of the Maned Wolf, listened to stories about the different wolves and the wonderful work they do at the center while sitting around a campfire enjoying hot chocolate and roasting marshmallows!

Michael Pleimann

There is something magical about sharing space with these amazing wolves, foxes, and my favorite African Painted Dogs.

Annie Brod

I went there with my husband and we had a blast! It's very educational, great for kids and adults alike. It also involves a 1 mile walk which was a nice pace for us. The animals looked well cared for - I recommend!

C Davis

Wonderful place.

K Wilson

Really fun!

kim tierney

Such a fun tour. Kids and adults love it.

john r spraul

First time visiting last Saturday. Tour guide was Isabelle. Very good

Perez Maxwell

Awesome

Laura Mix

We love this place. Being a member is awesome!!!

Jacqueline Ward, Ed D

Awesome and informative guides excellent experience phenomenal program

Mystic Forge

Really awesome place can't wait to go back every member of staff was awesome and it was a great experience

Monica Bowman

They do amazing things. Great summer camps and education out-reach. Call ahead to visit, especially for a night howl.

Jenny Langlois

They are doing a great job helping to save these beautiful animals! The staff is wonderful!

Kyle Cochran

So! Much! Fun! We did a wolf howl. And man was it cool. Bon fire then when it started to get dark we went out down the road. The wolves started going nuts right off the bat! Very fun! We will be going back!

Dan Arden

An excellent learning opportunity for all ages

Jennifer Hartley

Amazing place, doing some incredible work to support and rehabilitate important endangered species.

Karen Zelle

Wonderful place! Doing great work!

Chris Gooch

This place is amazing, definitely recommend it. I had no idea this was in the area before going here for a yoga event.

kimberly meyer

We at Joe's Affordable Tree Service love working at the Center. When they need trees removed or trimmed in and around the habitats, it's always a learning experience. We're lucky enough to get up and personal with some of the animals while we're there. We love the Endangered Wolf Center!

justin smith

Neat place lived in STL my whole life (39yrs) and never knew this was out there. I would go back in spring to see the new pups.

Darlene Crawford

Very educational. I learned a lot and enjoyed the tour.

Jasmine Kern

Went out for National Trail Day. Lots of fun. Went on a hike up to the cave. It was very beautiful but pretty steep trail. They served lunch after and brought a red fox out for us to meet. Would definitely visit again!

Bj Terry

We went to a Campfire Wolf Howl. It was somewhat informative, but I think a little more depth on what they do and why they do it and what you could do to help would be nice. I had the impression that we would come back to the campfire after the howl for hot cocoa and s'mores, but not sure if it was too cold or the norm, but we ended up going back to a building and having hot cocoa, coffee, and girl scout cookies. It kind of took away the outdoorsy theme I had envisioned. The wolves will howl back 9 out of 10 times you go, but we ended up there on the 1 in 10 chance and they didn't howl. A little bit of a let down, but what do you do. We plan on going back and taking our 3 year old to one of the day tours.

Jeff L

My wife and I had a lot of fun and learned a lot. We will definitely be back.

mia devries

Knowledgeable and friendly folks here, really fun visit, my daughter (and the whole family) loved it.

Dina Presseau

Great experience, well worth the price, great tour guide

BatmansShadow

So beautiful and amazing

Jane Humphrey

We scheduled a personal tour of the different canines they are helping. Very interesting stories from the guide too. It was an easy hike in the woods. Great for those who like animals, esp dogs, and nature.

Tiffany Baker

It was such an amazing experience! I definitely learned more about these amazing canines here than at some zoo! Our tour guide was also very nice and informative.

Douglas Donnelly

This place was so awesome and has amazing history. What they do there is great. I have lived my whole life in St.louis and have never been here. Whether you live here of visiting this is a must! You must make a reservations but it is definitely worth it. They also do kids birthday parties that are great!

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Bill Brown

Well, call ahead or get there early because to participate in the demos and classes you must be pre-registered. ( A lesson we learned : ). They still let us in so we could visit the gift shop, which is also a classroom, both of which are very cool. Thank you for that EWC! I gave five stars because of what these wonderful people do for these beautiful creatures. Thank you!

Ben Thomas

Fantastic! This place and the people here are saving several species of wolves from extinction. I was worried that we wouldn't be able to actually see many, but we got lucky and they were all out and active. Even got to see the cute little fennec fox that's living there!

carol green

Interesting and informative. The animals, mostly wolves, are rescued from other countries as well as the States. I was fascinated by the Painted Wolves that were rescued from Africa.

Dana Buckley

interesting but hard to take photos all the animals are behind 2 fences which blurs the photos

Andrea Reed

My family and I love to visit every year to see all the beautiful critters they're helping.

DENNIS CARROLL

Had a great time. Our guide did a great job

Ryan Thies

A must-see in STL!!

Naomi McQueen

Great conservation efforts. Employees and volunteer staff are wonderful and provide great education on the center's successes and efforts.

Sally F

Fabulous!! They are doing great work there

Linda Windhorst

This is worth the visit. I loved learniing about the different species of wolves and what is being done to preserve the line of wild wolves.

Walter Lembeck

Really liked how informative that it was and were will have to try one of the weekend howls.

Michael Burke

Was very hot. Not much to see. Staff very knowledgeable.

Heather Howard

Daughter did a camp this summer and loved it!!

connie hodges

Family friendly and the employees are nice and knowledgeable. Once you get off the highway its NOT easily seen from the exit and easy to get lost the first time because there are is no signs to direct you.

Hannah Cavanagh

What a wonderful place the staff their do so much for the endangered wolves very open spaces and family oriented gift shop and have a tour guide and just a great organization

John Singer

A wonderful institution helping to breed and rehabilitate endangered species of wolves!

Lawrence E. Engle

Cool place!

Matthew Maher

This place is very cool.

Jeremy Lovegreen

Amazing facility!

Ted Scott

Loved it. Great time with family

Wes Jansson

I woild have liked to get closer to the animals, however I understand why we can't. The staff are incredible and knowledgeable. They have a wide array of different species of wolves, fox, and coyote. This is really a fun place to see these beautiful animals! There is a lot of walking and some gravel roads.

Margie Abernathie

A.M.A.Z.I.N.G place to take your kids

stl germann1985

Very educational and so neat to see the endangered wolves!

James Fredeking

Great tour guide, good program protecting the species.

Sonya Wood

I love to see the wolves, the volunteers are knowledgable, always fun

Louise Cook

They have a unique conservation program as well as excellent education events. The animals are well cared for, the staff is very knowledgeable about the animals, and it is clear that everyone who works there is passionate about saving these animals.

Rachel Hutson

An excellent place that is doing excellent things. My visit was beyond my expectations. The tour was well-led and there was a lot of information to be learned. Extremely proud to be a member and to have adopted a member of this amazing organization. Highly recommend going on the tour. If you can, ask for Nick! The 9am and the 3pm tours are the ones with the most activity from the animals. Hidden gem of Saint Louis! Will be back again this fall !

Justas Sapiega

I liked to see the wolves and learn but I didn't enjoy seeing how small their area is.

Valera Kirkpatrick

Love working as a volunteer here for the beautiful animals I love

Jeffry England

Awesome very friendly staff and beautiful animals

Amy Silver

This place is amazing. From the animals to the tour guide.

Joe Ivancic

They're doing good work.

Tasha Lopez

Beautiful animals, beautiful scenery, wonderful staff, gift shop, class room. We've been twice and plan to make it a yearly tradition.

Dominic Doner

Amazing

Paul Catterton

Informative, but not much to see.

Heather Beals

Seems like a cool place for boy scouts and tours. I had my wedding reception here and many things they promised me had a problem the day of. People threatened me with losing their jobs and they had to ask permission from someone's tío give me the alcohol I was paying for at the end of the night. All I asked for was to have tents up by 1230pm, didn't happen until after 4pm. And I asked for the speaker which allowed a tablet to be hooked up for music. Both things they said were not a problem, but apparently became a problem. Most of my guests left because there was no music until 840pm which had to be played from a car. Finally, after 10pm they found the cord for my tablet to be played... They are friendly people, but when it comes to events they do not have any clue what they are doing. Go during the sunset hour for a tour and hear the wolves howl, its pretty cool. They are doing good things for wildlife and deserve credit in that area. Just don't plan events through them.

Eric Blinkinsop

Awesome tour. Really interesting to learn about the old army base that the sanctuary is built on and Wolf Scanctuary itself.

Omar Abdelaziz

Like the World Bird Sanctuary (which is in the same area and I'd recommend anyone visiting check out), the center is located within beautiful and deep forests. The facility itself is highly educational and very focused on the betterment and reintroduction of endangered Canid species (hence the name).

Natalie P

Great field trip

Anna Trifun

Another must see on St Louis

Glendon Grapperhaus

This place is beautiful and the staff and volunteers are extremely nice and knowledgeable and willing to answer any questions you have.

Cassandra McElroy

We had an amazing experience with the Engdangered Wolf Center. Not only was our tour guide, Matt Fox, exceptionally knowledable, he was also clearly passionate and devoted to the animals. Every volunteer we encountered was friendly and happy to contribute more information regarding the fascinating animals. The animals themselves were unique and definitely a “must see!” I cannot recommend this establishment enough. For us it was a stop along a road trip but without a doubt one of the highlights of our vacation!

Antya Lentes

This was a first time for me and I loved it. We went for the campfire howl. The wolves did not howl very much but there were multiple expecting wolves that are due any day so think they were getting ready for puppies.

Herbe Monroy Jacobo

(Translated by Google) Great conservation work of Red Wolf and Mexican Wolf as well as other species. (Original) Gran trabajo de conservación de Lobo rojo y Lobo Mexicano así como otras especies más.

Jeremy Crites

This is a great place to visit. The staff are very knowledgeable about conservation and their mission to help the animals.

nathan jeffords

They hosted a messy play day for toddlers as well as tours of the wolf pens, a great experience. Super friendly staff and volunteers who were very knowledgeable. Lots of good work being done here.

Hayden Werner

Great sights

Kelsey Nitka

Went on a hike here for National Trails Day. Moderate level hike with some steep climbs on a beautiful trail, as well as a visit to a cave, catered lunch, raffle, and a visit from one of their resident foxes. Staff and volunteers were extremely friendly and helpful. This was our second event at the center and both have been very enjoyable, I highly recommend it!

Ben Bates

awesome place to humanely rehabilitate wolves back to the wild

shadow Rufus

Love wolves

Naima Sidiqi

It was cool seeing wolves, I wish I could have heard them howl.

Ida Sanchez

Feel this great spirit energy.

Andrew Frerichs

Beautiful property and fun activities. We got feel different pelts during the tour and see many animals.

Nick Murphy

My son's friend had a birthday party here. Its really cool got to see the wolves and hear them howl

Jessica McCoy

Beautiful animals and worthy conservation efforts make this destination a must!

Matt Verett

Awesome experience. Would highly recommend.

Joan Openlander

Great experience!

Charity Carducci

Make a reservation. I recommend attending more then 1 event. Educational and enjoyable!

Kevin Carroll

An awesome Time today hiking the Trails and seeing the Caves and Forests. Bunkers still there from Army use during WWI band WWII

Margaret Pennington

We had a great time at Wolf Fest!

David Kanter

These people are saving wolves. And getting them to safe habitats. Not sanctuaries- which, of course, also serve a purpose

Brian Wulff

Fun place to take the family but not stroller friendly.

Nicolas Wyse

A truly special place. My son and I loved it.

claudia wyzard

Helping save endangered wolves what a great place

Kay Juenger

What a wonderful educational tour. Learned about numerous species of wolves.

Dayna G

What an amazing experience! We came all the way from Michigan to visit as a surprise to my boyfriend for his bday. Everyone was so nice and knowledgeable! This is not a zoo and we came with the knowledge of their rehabilitation and wanting to learn. These are wild animals and not meant for spectacle. Thank you to our great tour guides Erin and Shawn and to the keeper Sarah for answering all of our many questions! All of your guys dedication and passion is empowering!

A2 Z

Great non profit place to ser many varieties of wolves. Very kid friendly. The walk is a total of a mile. $16 adults $13 kids

Dave Jenn

Generally not open to the public. Good place to do an Eagle Scout Project

Laurie Pinnell

I learned so much. I would highly recommend this to anyone. I would like to go back someday and take one of the other tours they offer.

Myranda Bellman

Knowledgeable and friendly staff. We learned a lot. I didn't know this place even existed until we went. Very inspiring to learn about the impact of predators, specifically wolves, on the ecosystem.

Deb Power

Tour guide was too long winded in my opinion. We were there for an hour and a half before we got to see any wolves!

Travis S

Wolf Fest was fun!

Kenny Holland

Awesome place

Robert Menkhus

Such a fun experience. I can not wait to do the howl

Billy Brown

This year at the wolf-fest, the general parking was different from years past. We drove down the outer road (SW) at Antire and a very big field.

Isabella C

Amazing scenery. Highly recomended! Are they the same makers of Wolf Quest? I love it!

Matt Milne

I had to go here because of my job. I had never heard of it before then. But let me tell you I do plan on going back. That place is beautiful. If you like the wilderness then you should go. They said in the fall they are open at night and they do a big fire with hot chocolate and you get to listen to the wolves all around you. Don't worry the wolves are in a big cage.

David Eberbach

Great place to go and they have a wonderful mission they are trying to accomplish. The day I attended was for members only as my family donates. We got to see a maned wolf within 20 feet. Did not get to see the 14 newborns, but expected not to able to. If you have the ability to go, please do.