Chandler was born this spring and was orphaned. His tail had to be amputated and he was not a good candidate to be returned to the wild so he is joining us here. Our staff will start using him in Education and other programs in August. Read more
Name that Pup
Thanks again to Ranger Robert for sharing his photos of the wolves. Can you Identify the pup in each of the pictures below? You’ve got a 50% chance since there are only two. Five photos. Good Luck. Read more
Behind the scenes with our Education Animals
Keeper Mary got some cute video of a couple of our Education Animals. The first video is of Juliet, our opossum, using her prehensile tail to grab newspaper for her bedding. The second is a quick video of Misha, our red-tailed hawk coughing up (casting) a pellet. SO COOL, THANKS MARY!! Read more
QuikPics: Wolves eating.
Ranger Robert shared these photos from July 13 and 15 of the wolves gathering and eating their lab rats. Read more
Daily Meds for Pups
We confirmed at our last Pup check that the pups have Coccidia. It’s a parasite that we found after looking at feces under a microscope (we do what’s called a Fecal Float). The current de-wormer that the pups get every couple weeks does not treat Coccidia. So… we’ve got 10-21 days of daily medicine just for the pups (the parents’ fecal was negative and not surprising since they have likely built up resistance over time). Read more
What’s New in the Cattle Yard.
Planning has been going on behind the scenes for a few months as we prepared to had a chute and head gate for the cattle. Keepers will train the bulls to walk into the chute. This will make working on such large animals safer for everyone… bulls and humans. Pictures below from phase one, post setting. Project should be completed in early August. Read more