shadow – Oct 1, 2007 12:00 AM

In order to keep Shadow’s confidence level high, we have greatly reduced the Behind the Scenes presence of strangers. We only have one work crew scheduled in October, the Working for Wolves program, and we have many items of distraction to keep the wolves occupied during that weekend. One thing wolves love to do is shred birch bark logs, so the crew will be out scouting and hauling multiple truck loads of logs into the enclosure. One thing to keep in mind, Malik and Shadow were the aggressors that drove out our retired pack of wolves. It doesn't make them bad, it's just what wolves do. We anticipate as Shadow and Malik age, they will be moving into retirement as well. Although, with new pups coming in the spring, the focus for the next several years will be on the young members of the pack, not the old. We hope to keep this cohesive group together until Malik and Shadow are at least 10 years of age.