malik – May 4, 2009 12:00 AM

Vermilion Community College students assisted with the straw removal, pond cleaning and trenching of the den site, in an effort to help drain an excessive amount of spring snow melt. The students did an excellent job in rainy, cool conditions, while the wolves stayed in retirement eating 3 beaver, and frequently checking on the progress. Earlier in the week, we discovered an abscess that had ruptured under his chin. The drainage is visible in his video clip this week, he has been on antibiotics since Wednesday, and as we write this, the swelling has significantly decreased.