lakota – Jul 9, 2007 12:00 AM

Staff clean Lakota’s face on a daily basis, but as you will see from this week’s video and photo, she uses her foreleg to wipe off the ointment. The growth has seemed to stabilize and staff continue to clean it on a daily basis. Due to the warmer temperatures over the weekend, staff have been turning on the sprinkler hoses on a daily basis to help cool off the exhibit. Lakota seems to enjoy the sprinklers, but she also spends some time soaking up the sun, but when it’s too hot, she goes underground, also shown in this week’s video. July 11th is the one year anniversary or Lucas’s death, it is hard to believe a year has gone by, but we are encouraged that the remaining Retired Wolves are still healthy a year later.