grizzer – Jul 6, 2009 12:00 AM

Grizzer is again returning to a calm personality over the summer, but he does get excited about feedings. His obsession includes chain biting, log chewing and rock rolling as he waits for staff to wheel the food into the enclosure. To reduce his pre-feeding anxiety, wolf care staff are now instructed to wait inside the building and not enter the lab until the education program staff are ready for feeding. This plan was implemented for the last two feedings, and has made a difference in Grizzer's pre-feeding stress.