Lakota is remembered for her exuberant chases, even into retirement!
Lakota was born between April 17 and April 20, 1993. She was raised with pupmates Kiana, Lucas, and MacKenzie. From the time she was a pup into her years in retirement, Lakota was the bottom-ranking pack member. Lakota always seemed to be the one to play bow and start a pack chase or toss a hide and grab at tree branches. She was retired in August 2002, living a calmer pack life for several years with pupmates Lucas and MacKenzie. In 2008, Lakota became the lone member of retirement. To support her needs as a social pack animal, Lakota was allowed to roam between her enclosure and the wolf care lab, where wolf care team members fondly recall chasing after her as she ran off with their personal items. She achieved quite a long larceny list! As the 2008-2009 winter approached Lakota became reclusive and started to refuse food. The wolf care team and veterinary consultants concluded that issues relating to her advanced age were weakening her physically and mentally. Lakota was humanely euthanized November 7, 2008. Her larceny list still hangs in the wolf care lab to this day in her memory.
