Wolf Islands

The Wolf Islands (or The Wolves) are undeveloped islands in the Pennfield Parish of Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada in the Bay of Fundy. They are 60-100' in height, "steep and bold", with deep passages between them ranging from 12 to 20 fathoms. They are sometimes named as the fourth of the major archipelagos that make up the Fundy Islands, alongside Campobello Island, Deer Island and Grand Manan. The islands have been identified as written about in the 1604 writings of Samuel Champlain and Sieur de Monts.

It is considered a "Ecologically and Biologically Significant Area". A pond at Southwest Cove on East Wolf Island is the only source of freshwater.

Spotted in 1603 by Samuel Champlain, they were named Les Isles des Perdreaux". They became known for the frequency of shipwrecks.

In 1798, the islands were granted to Caleb Paul. As of 1851, the family of James Paul were the only settlers living in the cluster of islands.

After the government built a lighthouse in 1871, without ascertaining ownership of the islands, Paul's ancestors who still claimed the islands demanded to be reimbursed by rent or purchase of the land being used.

Together with nearby White Horse Island, it is one of the southernmost breeding kittiwake colony in the world.

The Wolves have been "the scene of many shipwrecks", including the ship New England was wrecked on the Wolf Islands in 1872.

There are six main islands, with their name suggested to have arisen from Passamaquoddy lore about the islands being likened to predators chasing nearby Deer Island.