lakota – Sep 15, 2008 12:00 AM

Lakota is doing well with her enclosure improvement projects. We are ready to pour the pond concrete and the new densite pad. She will be getting an insulated den and while the pond would be too cold to fill this fall, it will be ready for next summer's heat. The enclosure size will also be expanded, 20 new trees will be planted and a sound barrier will be built to reduce the noise from the highway. She did avoid her existing den box when it was initially moved, but now she is using it again. We hope the new den is up soon to help her deal with cold mornings. She is eating about 4 lbs of meat every night, and her winter coat is developing nicely.