shadow – Nov 17, 2008 12:00 AM

In an effort to allow the wolves to investigate the Retired Enclosure after the loss of Lakota, the pack has been given supervised access to the Retired Enclosure several times in the last week. It is great stimulus for the pack, and is critical for Shadow and Malik, who are the next set of retirees. Shadow was extremely confident with a high tail and a lot of marking behavior. He did enter and exit the enclosure several times through the gate system, but was very relaxed and had a good series of visits. Retirement for Shadow and Malik could be several years away, as Shadow is a strong dominant male, but anything can happen in a wolf exhibit, and we want to make sure that our next set of retirees are as comfortable in their surroundings as the 1993 litter. A YouTube video was posted with the activity in the Retired Enclosure.