mackenzie – Aug 31, 2001 12:00 AM

Second day of holding pen use for fence construction, wolves seemed more stressful today, with Shadow becoming extremely nervous when a visitor on crutches came to the fence. Shadow's anxiety caused Lakota to begin pacing and both wolves were given an additional dose of sedatives to relax them. Mackenzie and Lucas slept most of the day and Malik seemed to follow their lead. Construction projects with wolves can never be predictable and are generally kept to a minimum. This is the reason the temporary fence was built to hold the wolves in the back of the exhibit during the main construction which may last 21 days. The wolves are likely to be more relaxed in the back acre of woodland than the 100 foot holding area.