lakota – Feb 11, 2008 12:00 AM

Lakota has been doing well; she has a good appetite and remains warm and dry in the den boxes during the worst cold. The issues with the cameras being off-line not only affects viewers who like to watch, but wolf care staff use it to monitor the retired wolves to get a sense of activity when we are not in the enclosure. Often with older animals, their excitement to see a handler may mask a pain or ailment. Being able to observe remotely, gives us a sense of how much a wolf is resting, who they are sleeping with, if there’s any stiffness when getting up and moving. We are happy to be able to keep the cameras on from our office to check in on the retired wolves as they near 15 years old. The Nanny Application deadline has passed, and Assistant Wolf Curator, Donna Prichard and I are meeting to organize teams. We will have the award letters mailed by February, 15th. The Behavioral Observation team has a few positions remaining, so, you will continue to see this program advertised.

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