Chipper cries

and we cry with him. February 3rd 2012 Chipper's best friend and long time companion Glacier, and his father Charbonneau have left this carbon plain. It is very still here today, but for a lone cry so heart wrenching. Over and over his cry's are heard through the night. Morning finds our little Chipper in a tight little ball still and exhausted. The pain in that voice so so very heavy.

I will wait a bit to say my goodbye...

Pardon my venting

We are a non profit corporation. We receive no government or corporate assistance or funding. The sanctuary has been open since 1980, and has cared for 100s of wolves and hybrids.

We have an information center at the Sanctuary. In the last 12 months we have been trying to upgrade the information center. We want to be as efficient as we can. It was suggested that I get a cash register for the center. SOOOOO I did. Okay it took me a year to get around to programming it, ONLY to find the Sharp ECR XE-A41S is not supported by the company that sells it. Nor do they have a fix for the soft ware. They simply decided to discontinue the model and sorry about your luck if you want to use it. You can not use your PC unless its and XP or Vista model and heaven forbid if your computer is 64 bit. That simply will not do. You must stay in the dark ages if you wish to use a Sharp cash register.

So I am stuck with this piece of scat, unless I want to spend another several hundred dollars of money I would rather use to feed my wolves!

I am staring at the ceiling while I write this so I don't emit words of profanity. OHHHHHHHHHH what should I do to SHARP corporation. I don't want anyone to EVER buy another Sharp instrument or product. If you even get an urge to do this send the money here instead.

The wolves will definitely be able to use it and they will not be out dated and antiquated when you come to visit them.

Gray Wolf

The gray wolf was once found through most of North America. But by the time the Endangered Species Act became law in 1973, the wolf was gone from the Rocky Mountains, having been exterminated by shooting, tapping and poisoning. Over the past 30 years, the ESA has helped increase wolf numbers in the Northern Rockies. But, Congress just acted to remove the gray wolf from the Endangered Species List in the Northern Rockies. This marks the first time in history that a species was delisted by legislators, threatening the future of the gray wolf and the Endangered Species Act itself.
Sierra Club founded 1982

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all!!!!

Smokey

Elegant and serene her poise and stance shall carry through the time before and to come. Her quiet demeanor and level rein kept a family close and loyal for many moons. Through two unions and many births she stood tall. Calm understanding and unwavering respect from all that met her. Non challenged her rein and always bowed to her status as the mother as the alpha.

Our Smokey, our matriarch born March 1995 has left us on December 11, 2011. Now free from fences she clears the great river as she runs down a well worn path. To sing in another world. It is a good day ......

For those left in her wake, we will heal and move forward. Safe journey wise mother. We will follow your teachings and try to carry ourselves with dignity and grace.

Thank you for your Wolf Awareness Day

Thank you for your Wolf Awareness Day event. My kids and I had a great time meeting and learning about your wolves (especially our favorites Thor, Solo, and Glacier), getting our faces painted, decorating pumpkins, and listening to the live music, among other things. Before this morning, we didn't even know the Wolf Sanctuary existed, but now we're excited to visit again for a public tour and I plan to come back for the Full Moon tour. My sister's ex-husband used to be curator at the Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown, PA. While they were married, I had the opportunity to volunteer for a summer and the highlight of my time there besides hosing down the gibbons' area and feeding the bison was walking an injured wolf they had at the time. I couldn't believe and still to this day find it hard to believe that I had the opportunity to stand beside a wolf without a fence between us... and on a leash at that. Thank you for all you do; your work and care for the wolves is truly inspirational!

Gene and family

Charlie

It is with a heavy heart that I share this news with you tonight. Our beloved Charlie, at twelve years of age has gone from our side. To say good bye seems somehow wrong, maybe until we meet again is more apropos. She moved on quietly in her sleep. She was the pride of the sanctuary. As a young wolf she was seriously injured and lost her front left leg. Her courageous recovery was nothing short of a miracle. A proud leader to the end. We will miss her.

I wonder does she stretch out all four legs now that she runs free of this plain?

Stay Golden Charlie Girl!