Saturday, August 2, 2008

Wolfhaven - A Wolf Sanctuary in Washington State

Wolfhaven

Wolfhaven - the perfect place to go to learn about wolves in the United States and how they have gone on and off of the Endangered Species list. Wolfhaven is home to roughly 60 animals; this includes mostly Gray Wolves, some Mexican Gray Wolves, some Red Wolves, some Coyotes, and some Wolf-Dog Hybrids.

The only way to view the wolves at Wolfhaven is to take one of their tours, which are given on the hour every hour. You will take a tour in a sectioned off area of Wolfhaven which has multiple enclosures that hold two animals in each. Obviously, all 60 of their animals are not on display on these tours. Roughly 16 animals ARE on display, meaning that I would guess that they have 8 visible enclosures.

All tours have a "tour guide" of sorts who tells you all sorts of interesting facts about the wolves in the enclosures. This information can range from a specific wolves' background and life, to the history of a certain kind of wolf. The tour guide has maps to demonstrate where wolf habitat in the wild was and is. The tour guide also carries a collar like the ones that are put onto wolves that are released into the wild.

One of the great things about Wolfhaven is that it is very easy to help their cause; to adopt a single wolf of your choice, it costs only $25 dollars, give or take shipping prices. After adopting a wolf you will receive a picture of you wolf and a certificate saying that you adopted said wolf.

Adopting a wolf is a super easy way to help Wolfhaven's cause, and I encourage all of you to help Wolfhaven and other similar organizations. Adopting a wolf FOR someone would also be a great way of donating to the cause; it would also be a great present! :)

Visit wolfhaven.org to learn more about their wolves and how Wolfhaven works in general.

Thanks!
Emma