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Description
The Exhibit Pack refers to the wolves in the main enclosure. Members of the pack may vary as wolves age and new wolf pups are socialized and added to the Exhibit. In early summer of 2010, the Exhibit Pack consisted of Grizzer and Maya-two great plains subspecies born May 5, 2004 and Aidan and Denali, two northwestern subspecies, born on April 27, 2008.
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Description
The Retired Pack has been in existence since 2002, when the 1993 litter was systematically tested for weakness by the arctics, Shadow and Malik. This is a natural process that occurs in the wild as well as in captivity. In the wild, wolves have the freedom to leave their pack or disperse. In captivity, managers have to make that decision for the wolves. The original Retired Pack of MacKenzie, Lakota and Lucas have all passed on, and we are in the formation of the next generation of retirees. In November of 2009, Malik was experiencing some intense aggression from the pack, and rather than risk an injury, the decision was made to move him into retirement. In June, 2010, Shadow was retired, not due to aggression, but due to aging conditions that made it difficult for him to interact with the younger wolves. This was a proactive move to avoid the potential for Shadow, as the dominant wolf, to be deposed by the younger wolves. Retirement is a calmer existence, with no direct public viewing, except by webcam and remote video feed into the Center.
For those of you who would like to honor Malik, Shadow or any of the Ambassador Wolves, please consider
a gift to the Wolf Care Fund in his honor. This
fund goes directly to the continued care of current and future wolf pack mates.
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Description
The Gone But Not Forgotten wolves are those wolves that were International Wolf Center ambassador wolves but have since passed away. This section serves as a reminder of all the great educational opportunities these wolves provided during their lives and the lesson's we learn. The instincts that make a wolf successful in the wild, such as strong social bonding with pack members, maintenance of defined rank order and ability to distinguish vulnerability in prey animals as well as fellow pack mates, makes a wolf a challenge in a captive environment.
The challenge is indeed great but we are up to it and more committed than ever to provide the best possible care of our wolves.
For those of you who would like to honor our "Gone But Not Forgotten" ambassador wolves, please consider a gift to the Wolf Care Fund in their memory. This fund goes directly to the continued care of current and future wolf pack mates.
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