Once again, I've returned to my happy place...otherwise known as Wolf Park! For my birthday my parents gifted me a photography session with Mr. Monty Sloan, the wolf photographer at Wolf Park. I was so excited to be back at Wolf Park! When my mom and I arrived I attached my telephoto lens to my camera and we walked in to meet Mr. Sloan and the adorable Wolf Park wolves. We went in and two wolves, Aspen and Mani, came right up to the fence. I immediately got down and started taking photos. I took the advice of Mr. Sloan and I zoomed out my lens and got as close to the fence as I could. Mr. Sloan was throwing treats up over the fence to the wolves and they were very excited as they ran after them. It started to rain, but my mother helped me throw on a rain cover on top of my camera as I continued to click the shutter button. Then, an amazing thing happened. Mani threw back his head and howled just for us. A moment later, his brother Aspen joined in. In the distance, we could hear the other wolves howling back. Wow - what a memorable moment!
We moved on to the other side of the pen where one of the other Wolf Park wolves, Khewa, emerged. Her light gray fur stood out perfectly against the dark green foliage. I watched as she snuggled Mani, and I was able to capture the sweet moment. After that, we headed to another pen, which held their older wolf, Timber. She posed for me, even though she's shy, and when Mr. Sloan howled, she howled right back. We left her exhibit and then went to the final enclosure which held the other two wolves, Niko, a big black wolf, and Sparrow, a sweet and light-colored wolf. Niko was right up-close to the fence, so the bars of the fence were more visible, but Sparrow was further back, and I got lots of great photos of her as she rested. The entire experience was amazing and exceeded my expectations. I am already looking forward to my next trip back to Wolf Park!
About Wolf Park:
Wolf Park is an amazing nonprofit organization just outside Lafayette, Indiana. Their mission is to teach the public about wolves, as well as providing a space for behavioral research and education. Teaching people about wolves is one of the best ways to help them. Wolf Park is doing a lot to help gray wolves, but what can you do? One of the things you can do is check out Wolf Park's page. There, they list many ways that you can help, from wherever you are! Check it out here- https://wolfpark.org/.
Another great page to check out is the Relist Wolves page. The Relist Wolves page explains how you can help gray wolves. The page includes information about wolves as well as common misconceptions about them, as well as a petition to sign and a prewritten letter to submit to your lawmakers. It also includes tips on writing your own letter for kids grades K-12. Please sign this petition, send the letter to your lawmakers, and simply learn about these misunderstood animals. By just learning and clicking a few buttons, you are greatly helping to save an important, essential, and loving animal. Here's the link- https://www.relistwolves.org/. Thank you so much for doing what you can to help save these amazing creatures!
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