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That's right, the wolf exhibits are finally opening today! The first look will be this afternoon after a big lunch and several guest speakers. Yours truly will be on hand talking about the wolves, and hopefully coaxing them into visible areas of their enclosures. There's a lot of brush and trees for them to feel more at home, but they really don't have much fear of humans, so I'm sure I'll be able to. Advance ticket holders who have backstage passes will have multiple opportunities to go behind the scenes to see how we're managing their health and meals. I look forward to seeing you all there.

Well, while I'm still ticked I missed meeting Salty's litter in person, I am glad I can look online and see them. At nine days old, they'll be opening their eyes soon, which is awesome. Moose, ever the protective dad, keeps camping out on top of the den, which is neat of him. Since I'm still waiting on them to finish the enclosures for the Honshu pair and the Hokkaido pair, there's not a lot for me to do at work right now. Aside from getting them used to me, that is. Still working on names for the four, we're debating posing a contest online so people can suggest names for them. I think that would be cool, but I'm also still trying to talk the zoo into installing cameras in the exhibits for people to follow online. It would get more of the public involved and interested in the four of them.

But in the meantime, for anyone who wants to coo over a pile of red wolves, click here! nywolf.org/wolf-cam/red-wolves-ex2/den