Rebecca Bose is the Curator at the Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem, NY. She is in charge of the well-being of all the Wolf Conservation Center's Ambassador and Species Survival Plan (SSP) wolves, and serves as the primary handler for Atka, the traveling ambassador wolf. Rebecca started as a volunteer with the WCC when it first formed and quickly proved invaluable thanks to her animal care skills. She was named Curator in 2003, becoming one of the WCC's first staff members and was elected to join the Red Wolf Species Survival Plan Management Group in 2009 and the Mexican Gray Wolf Species Survival Plan Management Group in 2010. Rebecca holds a BA in biology (with minors in chemistry and pre-vet studies) from Pace University and a MS in biology and environmental science from Western Connecticut State University. Harboring a passion for animals and the environment since she was a child, Rebecca always envisioned herself working for a conservation/animal cause