lakota – Jun 24, 2002 12:00 AM

Phase 2 of the Lakota reintroduction plan included the isolation of Shadow in the pack holding area while Malik and Lakota were released in the main enclosure with Mackenzie and Lucas. Lakota spent time swimming in the pond, running through the wooded enclosure and attempting to stimulate chase behavior from Lucas, and Malik. She was active throughout the day. Shadow was very uneasy in the pack holding area, and several times Lakota came to the fence to have a face to face interaction with Shadow. This seemed to agitate Shadow more, so Curator Lori Schmidt spent time with Shadow to attempt to distract him. Also, on the 6/23, staff, students and wildlife technicians from the USGS helped install a bathtub in the small pack holding area, to give the Lakota, and now Shadow a place to cool off on these hot and humid days. This kept Shadow distracted, also a new straw bed was placed in his holding pen. Shadow was very social with Lori Schmidt and wanted attention. Students who observed Shadow throughout the evening recorded Shadow sleeping on the straw bed all night.