SukritiSakara, His Sister
Sakara is an independent, fighter yet cute female wolf. Sakara, Kekoa and Keyni their adopted ‘grandson’ stay together. Sakara has shown strong maternal instincts and has raised many pups over the years. She normally stays away from humans and any contact with them. Sakara is used to observing people from behind the trees and notice humans passing by when she lays at ease. The wildlife center was happy at the moment they welcomed the pair of these siblings as it was a nice addition to see wolves in the place. Well, they were not interfering in anyone’s life until one snowy day.
Ambassadors?
Being the first ever wolves in the center, they were representing the sanctuary as the ambassadors. Everyone was expecting that having two wolves in the sanctuary will attract more visitors and this will increase the possibility to educate more population about wolves and dog-wolfs. But Kekoa and Sakara had some other plans for the visitors and for the publicity of the center.
Not Really Interested
“They were both adopted from a facility in Florida called Seacrest Wolf Preserve. We had hoped they would be ambassadors. But sadly, like most wolves and high-content wolf dogs, once they reached maturity they became very shy and ‘retired’ at the ripe old age of two,” said Michelle Smith, a worker at the center. They were not at all interested in any of the interactive sessions. Thus, their caretakers let them wander in the woods without any obstacles. They were free and so was Danielle. At the age when the wolves behavior is changing, it could be a very terrifying incident.
Learning More
Danielle, a sanctuary worker loves wolves and she is was quite fascinated by seeing this change in their personality. She works at the sanctuary as a full-time employee and has always been passionate about her job. She generally gets excited about cutting raw meat for the wolves and she is always seen doing even the boring tasks with so much enthusiasm.
The Start Of Everything
In 1993, Darlene Kobobel, from Lake George, Colorado, started this wildlife center when she saved a wolf-dog named Chinook. The two years old dog was soon to get euthanized in a local animal shelter just because she was a “wolf-hybrid” label. Darlene has always been scared of wolves but looking at Chinook changed her life forever. After welcoming young Chinook home she started researching about the wolf-dogs and learned their extreme struggles, throughout the country. The response she received was much more than anyone ever expected.
Wolves Calling
The first year, Darlene used to get 15 – 20 phone calls on a daily basis from all over the country as the number of people who wanted to surrender their wolves were too high. That’s when she realized that people really need to learn a lot about these species. As people can’t take care of their wolf-dogs, out of more than 80% are given in the shelter before they turn 3. The shelter house and humane societies euthanize these young pups in next 24-72hrs.