Aidan- Hard to Keep Up with the Changes

Aidan has had a challenging year as the pack leader of the Exhibit Pack.  Life became a bit different when the construction started in February, not ending until late April.  After the construction ended, Wolf Care Staff needed to rebuild kennels, roofs and transfer chutes and gates that were impacted by the construction.  Added to this, we received a generous donation from a member, Anika Hahn, to help support our rock work around the new pump housing, providing rocks that will be misted and cooled for the wolves to enjoy in the summer heat.  To accomplish this project, we had equipment haul 20 pallets of rock into the enclosure and a skilled operator who carefully crafted the placement of each rock in a pattern that was efficient for wolves to climb and stable with no open gaps to catch a foot.  Then, on May 25th, the pups arrived.  We know from past history that Aidan is a great pack leader and willingly adopted Luna and Boltz.  On the 2016 pup arrival to the fence, Aidan willingly approached to greet, but was blocked and chased by Luna, who appears to have a pup obsession.  Aidan seems to be taking it in stride, and as staff enter the wolf enclosure, we are sure to give them plenty of pups smells on our wolf care jackets.  We recently weighed the pack and Aidan continues to maintain a 137 lb weight, same as last year.