Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center February 2015 Newsletter

FEBRUARY 2015

Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center conservation 路 education 路 preservation

Karen and Kekoa

In Memory of Makah Behr Makah-Native American for Land

them until 4 weeks and raised them. Makah had such a sweet little round face and her nickname became, “Sweetie Peatie”. I can tell you that their were were times as she matured she looked at me funny like a teenager who has grown out of the baby talk when I would in my highest pitch say;”There is my Sweetie Peatie”. If she could talk she would have told me how embarrassing that was for her especially around her new boyfriend Yukon.

I will always remember Makah as sweet, beautiful, independent,and a joy to be around. In May, she would have been 16 years old.I will love her sister a little bit more as she is the same age.

I love you Makah Behr and you will always live in our hearts.

Behr-Was a true companion dog who I dearly loved and who was tragically killed. I wanted his name to live on so when I rescued the little Arctic wolf pup and her sister, I named her Makah for the new land in which she would live and Behr for my dog who would live in her spirit.

Makah Behr and her sister Akela were rescued at 2 weeks of age from the Hollywood area. When I received the call about the two pups that needed a home I agreed to take them, however I was given only 2 days to get them before they were euthanized because the owner was going on vacation. I asked to meet her halfway from Colorado to LA. She agreed, however the pick up point wound up in Bakersfield, Love, Darlene California.

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Plan Your Next Visit

2015 Calendar of Events FULL MOON TOURS

CHECK-IN

FULL MOON FEEDING TOURS

March 7....................... 5:00pm

March 6 and 8

April 4......................... 6:30pm

April 3 and 5

May 2.......................... 7:00pm

May 1 and 3

May 30........................ 7:15pm

May 29 and 31

July 4........................... 7:30pm

July 3 and 5

August 1...................... 7:15pm

July 31 and August 2

August 29.................... 6:30pm

August 28 and 30

September 26.............. 5:30pm

September 25 and 27

October 24.................. 5:00pm

October 23 and 25

November 28............... 4:00pm

November 27 and 29

December 26............... 4:00pm

December 27

Standard Full Moon Tour

Full Moon Feeding TouR

Meet and greet Keyni - our ambassador wolf before the tour. Tour starts immediately after and lasts approx.

1 hour. One Saturday night a month!

SPECIAL EVENTS MAY 10th : Mother’s Day Celebration JUNE 21st : Father’s Day Celebration OCTOBER 31st : Howl-O-Ween Event NOVEMBER 26th : Thanksgiving Turkey Toss

Our annual Valentine’s event was a blast.

We had a warm night, a poetry reading, and placed flowers at Chinook’s memorial.

This tour combines our FEEDING TOUR with our FULL MOON TOUR. The Friday before and Sunday after our regular Full Moon Tours.

Visit our website for more information. All special events, full moon tours and full moon feeding tours are pre-pay.

Reservation required!

719.687.9742

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ADOPT ME FROM TCRAS: the no-kill shelter in Divide, CO 719.686.7707 · tcrascolorado.com

Keyni enjoying a snow day TCRAS TCRAS

Dovey Shhh... I’m a little shy of strangers so please be patient with me. I’ve gone through many hard changes over the past few months so I’m just now learning how to get confidence. But, once I’ve met you and have time to adjust, watch out because I’m a lot of fun and love wrapped up into a pretty furry package! I love treats of any kind and I’m also head over paws for my rope toys! I’m also excited to see what life is holding for me. Could you be in my future?

Eucalyptus Hey, my name is Eucalyptus and I’m looking for a home to call my own.

I’ve been here at the shelter for a little while now because I’m not as out going as some of the others. I prefer being the only kitty around because I don’t get along with some other cats. I can get overwhelmed with too much petting, but I do enjoy getting attention and love. I’m also quite unique with my torbie coloring. Please come on by and meet me sometime!

Call TCRAS, the limited intake shelter in Divide, at 719-686-7707 for more information or checkout our website to see all the available animals! Www.tcrascolorado.org

SLVAWS

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3 month old Bambi & Blythe.

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10-month old Fluffy. Great Pyrenees/ St. Bernard male.

What a love

adopt me from SLV Animal Welfare Society · slvaws.org 719.587.woof (9663) Non-Profit Shelter · Monetary Donations Always Needed

Stem Magnet lab Wow! what a great group of kids. They knew lots about wolves thanks to some great teachers

Remus & Romulus. They are orphans. Their mother was shot and killed. About 12 weeks old lab/dalmatian/boxer. Sweet, sweet. Mom was about 50 lbs.

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working together to make a difference “We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.”

We are five 7th-grade boys on a FIRST Lego League team, named Master Mindstormers. FIRST® is a worldwide organization that provides an opportunity for kids, ages 9 to 18, to compete in areas related to science and technology. This year’s theme is “World Class.” Teams were required to come up with an innovative way to teach someone about something.

Our team researched wolves and learned that wolves are beneficial to the environment, but they have been brought to the brink of extinction in North America. It became clear to us that wolves are stereotyped. We then researched the concept of stereotype and decided to develop a boardgame as an innovative way to expose kids to this idea and how stereotyping affects our lives.

Our board game simulates the environment and shows the players what happens if they act on stereotypes. In the beginning of the game, the players draw three event cards, which require them to make decisions on how to treat the wolves.

Based on their decisions, populations of wolves, elk, coyotes, rodents, and trees change. To introduce an element of surprise, each fourth card that the players draw is a season card, which also affects the environment, but the players have no influence over the outcome. After playing sixteen cards, players use their environmental tiles to illustrate what kind of environment they created, good or bad. They then play the game again, but with a different deck of cards. These cards include not just questions, but also facts, so players can base their decisions not just on the stereotype of the “big-bad wolf,” but on real facts. In the brochure that comes with the game, there are discussion points, which gradually introduce the concept of stereotyping humans through the story of the wolves.

We believe that our game offers an innovative way to introduce the concept. The traditional solution today is to discuss stereotypes and discrimination, using specific people as examples, which can be very uncomfortable. Our game is different because it provides a NON-threatening, NON-intimidating, and NON-embarrassing way to explain what stereotypes are and to show the negative impact they have on our lives.

We have created a website to help kids learn about stereotypes and about the importance of wolves in our environment. The website also makes our game available to a wider audience. theothersideofthewolf.weebly.com.

~ Immanual Kant

Natural Resources Defense Council www.nrdc.org

www.aza.org www.projectcoyote.org

“An animal’s eyes have the power to speak a great language.” www.bornfreeusa.org

~ Martin Buber

Mexican Grey Wolves www.mexicanwolves.org

www.defendersofwildlife.org

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