malik – Nov 13, 2001 12:00 AM

As we predicted, Shadow and Malik were rather intense towards Mackenzie between the fence this morning prior to their release back in the enclosure. We will likely not isolate again unless there is another emergency. When the yearlings spend time together, they seem to re-enforce each other and are more likely to tag team. Things were calm all day, although Shadow and Mac are avoiding each other. We have decided to reduce any stimulus that resulted in a fear response from Mackenzie. We reduced any outside visits to the fence except by wolf care staff, approved students and interns. We also are back on a routine of regular wolf checks. There is a noticeable difference in Mackenzie's behavior when she gets attention from wolf care staff, she is much more confident and shows much less fear response toward Shadow.