We have the wolf in the side cages- the area to the right when you are looking in the exhibit. You can see what the area looks like in the photo below. This morning, around 6:00 I checked on him and he was wet, a bit skittish, but okay. He’ll spend today in this area as well while we watch his behavior, give him a flea treatment, and put the last few touch ups on the fence (this wolf hasRead more
Posts tagged: #red wolf
I’m Back!
After 1,100 miles and 35 hours I am back in Durham. I saw license plates from 41 different states (and DC and five Canadian provinces). I had dinner with my best friend from college and my parents. I have a cold. Oh, you don’t really care about any of that, you just want to know about our new wolf. #1369 was living at the Wolf Conservation Center in New York. I dropped the carrier off on Sunday and they packedRead more
A carrier for our new male wolf
I just hung up the phone with Rebecca Bose, the Curator at the Wolf Conservation Center in New York. I’ll be meeting her Sunday afternoon to give her the carrier- a really big carrier since red wolf #1369 weighs over 75 pounds. Even Kristen fits in the carrier! I’ll be back with him on Monday afternoon/evening. If you want to be the first to see him, come on by Tuesday.Read more
I’m heading to NY
A date is set for me to pick up our new male red wolf, #1369. I leave on Sunday November 2 and will return with him Monday afternoon/evening. If you want to be the first to see him, stop by the Museum on Tuesday November 4…after (or before) you vote of course. Click here to see a photo of him. Our new female, #1227, will be arriving by plane. Date TBD, but sometime during the first two weeks of November.Read more
Big Word of the Month: Biodiversity
This month’s big word is not that obscure or difficult to pronounce but the concept behind it can be a bit large to grasp. Biodiversity is a word and idea that tries to capture the complex relationships among different forms of life. It came into widespread use beginning in the 1980’s in scientific and political circles as an organizing theme in discussions of conservation. The rise of the word coincided with a change of focus for environmental groups from theRead more
It’s sad to see them go
Yesterday, I took our two red wolves to their new home at the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge has an area that is situated far away from the main road, where there are nicely wooded and grassy holding pens for keeping captive wolves that are currently not being moved to museums or zoos. But our two boys have a greater purpose for being sent to the refuge, because they are known to be good howlers. That might soundRead more