grizzer – Jul 1, 2007 12:00 AM

As a new summer program, the wolf care staff have been providing enclosure enrichment activities for the wolves every Wednesday at noon. These activities vary from new minnows in the pond, food treats, scents and smells to stimulate the wolves to use their sensory abilities. During one of these enrichment sessions in the summer of 2006, staff put items in a tree, only to have Grizzer damage several young trees in the search for treats. This year, we decided to save the trees and avoid placing treats in any trees, but Grizzer still looks there. In this week's photo, Grizzer climbs up the side of a maple tree. One other behavioral observation about Grizzer, he usually follows the other wolves when looking for stimulus, rather than adventure out on his own.