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Whether you’re swinging by for the first time, checking in on your hometown, or looking in on the weather and traffic uptown on Fraley Street—we’re happy you’ve stopped by our little corner of the internet.

EarthCam and the Kane Historic Preservation Society are bringing you the McCleery Wolf Sculpture in uptown Kane at the intersections of US Route 6 and PA Route 66. Local medical doctor E.H. McCleery saved an entire subspecies of Gray wolf from extinction starting in 1921. He is considered the Father of the American Endangered Species Movement. The McCleery Wolf Center is housed in the historic depot. Highlander Energy Products has graciously donated to make this live cam possible and are a strong supporter of the historic society and community.

The McCleery wolf sculpture was originally designed and built in September 2020 by nationally known artist Bill Secunda, who created the adult wolf out of 25,000 hand cut nails. This wolf overlooks the intersections of US Route 6 and PA Route 66.

The sculpture is a testament to one man’s vision, dedication and commitment to saving a subspecies of Gray Wolf. In 1921, when Dr. E.H. McCleery began his efforts, the Biological Survey had a program to eradicate all wolves from the Great Plains. Dr. McCleery, a local physician in Kane, began buying wolf pups through the federal government and other sources in an effort to save the Great Plains Buffalo Wolves. The real pups were captured in their den in the Highwood Mountains of Montana and shipped via railroad to the Kane depot. Between 1921 and 1930, Dr McCleery had acquired more than 30 wolf pups from the Great Plains.

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