maya – Nov 23, 2009 12:00 AM

Karen Pajari spent 3 days observing the pack after Malik’s retirement and provided the following observations. The tension in the Exhibit pack is much calmer, but Maya continues to be aware of Aidan’s location at all times, occasionally stalking him and chasing him, although the chasing was at a lower level than prior to Malik’s retirement. She joined in every episode of howling, and showed interest in the fence line toward Malik with the other pack mates. It does appear that Maya is showing more dominance to Denali, but this is usually not initiated by Maya, but more in response to Denali’s behavior. This month’s Podcast will review the USDA incident report concerning the aggressive incident that prompted Malik’s retirement and the subsequent management challenges