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Cassandra update

It’s about a month since I told you about Cassandra’s brush with death.  She continues to surprise us and is doing really well. Her illness and issues are a mystery. Even after repeated testing I fear we may never know what the initial problem was. I guess this is a good problem to have: that she appears to be fine now. We took her in last week to for repeat ultrasound and radiographs (x-rays). Everything looked good. Below are someRead more
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Tick Magnet

There are many joys to being an animal keeper, but as with any job it also has its downfalls. Pesky little bugs and bloodsuckers would be one of those downfalls. When working outside in the summer, we obviously deal with an onslaught of these critters. We become fantastic meals for  mosquitoes, ticks and chiggers while we are diligently doing our jobs and not paying attention to what might be joining us as we work. I am known to have aRead more

Yet one more hurdle

As much as I love red wolves, Sherry often times sends me updates on the happenings inside the red wolf Species Survival Plan and Recovery Program. Sometimes she sends me good news about the breeding program, or maybe just cute pictures of our wolves like the one below. But recently she sent me an email about  a news release that was disturbing. The release discussed the increase of a reward to anyone who has information about two missing red wolves.Read more
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An easy way to lose weight fast!

I know it sounds like an infomercial that you would see on TV late at night when you can’t sleep, but it’s not. Unlike those television gimmicks, this method actually has guaranteed results, and doesn’t require any bulky machines that have to get shipped to your house. The unfortunate part about this sure-fire weight loss plan is… It’s only for sheep. You may have guessed what I’m talking about by looking at our freshly sheared wooly friends in the picture below. Yes, that’sRead more
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Red Wolf Recovery Program: Quarterly Report

Since Marilyn just wrote about acronyms and the red wolf program, I thought I would share the following with you, in case you want to learn what’s going on with the  RWRP (Red Wolf Recovery Program) directly from the Red Wolf Recovery Program Coordinator?  The link below will take you to the 10 page report that is released quarterly.  In the report you can learn about the program objectives, the packs of red wolves that live in the wild, researchRead more