Submitted by Alex Cruickshank
Boulder
A couple years ago, we heard that W.O.L.F. Sanctuary (near Ft. Collins) was hit by the High Park Fire. Some of their structures were damaged, but thanks to the amazing work by the W.O.L.F. crew, the wolves were all safely evacuated.
Then, last year, the sanctuary was damaged by the floods. Again, the wolves were safe, but the property was damaged.
As a Boulder troop, we wanted to choose a Hometown Hero who had been impacted by the flooding that had impacted so many of us. And as animal lovers, the girls voted to nominate W.O.L.F. We were so excited when the sanctuary not only accepted our nomination, they also invited us up to visit!
The girls of Junior Troop 2971 piled into the car and made the journey (2 hours each way – and the excitement kept our energy up the whole way) on April 27.
We were introduced to the brilliant volunteers of the sanctuary, who then introduced us to all the residents! We learned about the sad tales that brought most of these guys to the sanctuary and the importance of leaving wild animals wild. These wolves have come to Colorado because people thought they could have them as pets – but wolves just don’t make good pets.
We also learned that wolves like Girl Scout cookies!! Isabeau couldn’t get enough of the trefoils. And we got to pet the ambassador wolves, Bella and Rajan and feed Pax some treats.
Troop 2971 thanks everyone who bought cookies from us this season, making this trip possible. We also thank W.O.L.F. for an amazing day. The girls want to let everyone know that you can learn more about W.O.L.F. by visiting http://www.wolfsanctuary.net and you can learn about how to help W.O.L.F. move to a new location that will better serve their needs by visiting http://www.gofundme.com/754aqs
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