Wolf Park prides itself upon being a world-class source of information about the management of socialized (hand-raised) captive wolves. Besides its wealth of husbandry information, Wolf Park has contributed to a large number of research projects great and small.

Wolf Park participates primarily in behavioral research, in which researchers simply observe the behavior of the wolves without really interfering in any way. The fact that the wolves are hand-raised helps considerably, as this allows and encourages them to exhibit their full range of behavior in front of researchers (and visitors, too!). Wild wolves are generally very difficult to observe for any length of time, as they tend to run away once they become aware of the presence of humans.

Past research projects have included investigations into howling, scent rolling, reproductive behavior, aggression, rank order, and feeding patterns.