Mission: Wolf is a remote wolf sanctuary near Westcliffe, Colorado. Housing up to 40 wolves and wolfdog crosses, Mission: Wolf works to promote a better understanding of wolves in order to further reintroduction efforts and discourage attempts to keep wolves as pets. People are welcome to visit and not only see the wolves up close, but have an opportunity to touch them as well. There is a nearby meadow where visitors can camp overnight. The 15mi of dirt road that climbs to 9000ft is driveable in the summer by normal 2WD vehicles.FoundingMission: Wolf was founded by Kent Weber and his wife, Tracy, as a remote shelter for a dozen wolves and wolf-dogs. In the first year of constructing a house, they took in several wolf puppies. As word got out, visitors came and started to help the Webers build and work, and called themselves volunteers. With more people working, more fencing could be constructed and more wolves could be adopted. In the peak of Mission: Wolf's adoption frenzy, they had 52 wolves and wolf-dogs, before they realized that they could not possibly accept every wolf.Weber's goal is that there will be no more captive wolves. This is unlikely to happen in the foreseeable future. In addition, Weber aims to educate the public in general about the behavior of wolves, and to clear their reputation as 'The Big Bad Wolf.' He also is active in trying to dissuade people from breeding wolf-dogs and owning either wolves or wolf-dogs as pets.Meeting the wolvesOften, several visitors come to Mission: Wolf daily for a tour. If they come at the right time, Kent may take them into one or more enclosures to meet the wolves personally. A Mission: Wolf staff will give you a brief safety orientation before you are able to enter an enclosure to greet a wolf. This orientation will cover what is appropriate to wear into the enclosure, how to properly greet a wolf, and to get you in the right mind set. The staff does not want to force anyone into doing something they are not comfortable doing and want to make sure that you have the right attitude before going into meet the wolves. Most importantly the staff wants to make sure that you have a great experience meeting the wolves and that you learn a thing or two about them in the process.