grizzer – Feb 1, 2006 12:00 AM

You may have noticed some anxious wolf behavior on the web cams last Thursday morning. There was a cross-country ski meet at Hidden Valley Ski area about 1/2 mile from the Center and the combination of 80+ high school skiers and megaphones caused a bit of nervous behavior in the wolves. They could hear the noise coming from behind the enclosure, but couldn't see it, leaving them a bit anxious. Everyone settled down after the meet, but it's a good reminder of the importance of conditioning the wolves to a variety of environmental stimuli. Grizzer showed some anxiety along with Shadow and Malik, Maya remained the most calm during the event.