mackenzie – Aug 20, 2007 12:00 AM

The cooler weather has increased the wolves appetites, especially MacKenzie. The Retired Pack is fed on a twice a week schedule with chicken or bone dust on Wednesday's and deer or beaver on Sunday nights. After last week's feeding of beaver, the only evidence that remained was one beaver jaw from a feeding of 2-30+ lbs of beaver. This is common prior to winter, wolves have a natural instinct to get as much resources as possible. The extra food helps build a fat layer before nighttime temperatures begin to dip. So, far, we've experienced temperatures in the low 40's, but we will be analyzing the wolves diet to ensure that they are feeling satiated with a meal.