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To read the physical and behavioral observations of the wolves, click on a wolf image below.
Connect with the pups!
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In May 2008, the Center hopes to select two wolf pups, one female and one male, from a private educational facility, Wildlife Science Center,
in Forest Lake, MN. They will join the adult wolves in Ely, MN later this summer.
Help us welcome the pups through numerous opportunities in the next 6 months.
Visit the newest ambassadors in-person at the interpretive building in Ely, MN!
Watch the daily growth of the pups on the cam and read their wolf logs
Find answers to questions about these pups
Write about wolf pups in your classroom and enter the international Worldwide Wolves Essay Contest
Help Name the Pups online beginning May 9
Submit a photo of International Wolf Center’s new pups or wolf pups up to 3 months old from your area to win terrific prizes in The Young and the Wild Wolf Pup Photo Contest from National Camera Exchange and the International Wolf Center.
To read the physical and behavioral observations of the pups and adult wolves, click on an image below.
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The Exhibit Pack is the reference for the wolves in the main enclosure. The individuals of this pack may vary as wolves age and new wolf pups are socialized. During the early summer of 2004, the Exhibit Pack consisted of Shadow and Malik, two arctic subspecies born in May of 2000.
On August 9th, 2004, Grizzer, Maya and Nyssa entered the Exhibit Pack, to bring the total number of wolves in this pack up to 5. This pack created many opportunities to learn about the dynamics of a wolf social hierarchy.
On May 11th, the Wolf Care Staff found Nyssa with serious injuries during their regularly scheduled morning wolf check, and rushed her to the Vet Clinic, where the medical exams determined her injuries too severe to repair. She was humanely euthanized, with Wolf Care Staff at her side. The Exhibit Pack now numbers 4 wolves, Shadow, Malik, Grizzer and Maya.
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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. In August of 2002, MacKenzie and Lakota were dispersed to retirement and Lucas followed in September of 2002. Lucas was euthanized on July 11, 2006, when it was determined that his health was declining despite medical treatment and it was apparent from his condition that the end was near.
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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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