Recent News

The last snow fall gave us another 8 inches or so, right when the snow before that was just beginning to go away! Even with all this snow the volunteers' trudge right through it to get the random projects of the day finished. The past few days have been much warmer than the average winter day, which has allowed the staff and the volunteers' to wear just a sweater instead of 2 shirts, a sweater, and 2 jackets! If it has been that warm then obviously the snow is melting rather quickly. There is a lot of slush, ice, and mud everywhere on the compound, but we are all managing well; except for some of the vehicles that like to get stuck in the mud.

The animals all have muddy, brown bellies from running in their enclosures throughout the day. Although the 2-legged are anticipating the arrival of the summer months, the animals are still enjoying the snow. The cold weather is much more fun for the wolves, considering they have a double coat the winters do not feel as cold to them. The summer months however must feel 3x as hot to the animals because of their extra coat.

As the winter volunteers' begin to end their time here, we are all excited to see the newcomers for the Spring and Summer months. This is always a big thing out here. What is this new person's name, what do they like, will they make it here? There are just a few of the questions that we ask eachother before a new volunteer comes out. Last summer we had a staff of 2 men volunteers and 6 female volunteers. It was a lot of fun to just go to the lake and make wolf pup food and other tasks that were to be done.

Please dont forget that there are a few internet sites trying to help us become more known throughout the country:

1. wildspirit.myphotomax.com
2. youtube.com search wswolves (to see videos of the pups last summer)
3. Goodsearch.com (search engine that donates money everytime someone searches with us listed as the charity)

If you have any questions, you can call us at 505-775-3304. Or you can e-mail me at Becca@wildspiritwolfsanctuary.org

What's Happening...

In the past few weeks, we have lost a few of our furry friends to old age. The oldest was about 18 years old. We as volunteers get quite attached to the animals we care for and see everyday, so when one of them joins the "big pack in the sky" it is always hard to say good-bye. We almost always cry (being human) and go about our work day a little differently than we would on a normal day. It is always sad when an animal passes away, but we remind ourselves that he/she had a nice long life. We have in the past, gotten special things to help the volunteers' grieve a little easier by purchasing things such as paw castings.
Even though we have lost some friends, all the other animals are doing great. The 11 nine month old wolf pups are growing faster than I can describe. Heck, they might be bigger since I started this blog. The animals that have recently lost a partner are slowly being paired up with someone else. This process takes a little bit longer because we have to make sure that their personalities are compatible, as well as make sure they like each other of course! The most recent widow was paired up with a male that had been alone for many months now. They met each other today and are showing signs of accepting one another. All of us here are hoping that they will love each other til death do them part.
With the winter weather dumping loads of snow on top of us, it is harder to get things done. While projects are still completed, it's just been a little more difficult. We all are looking forward to the spring and summer months.