MEET THE WOLVES...
Get unobstructed views of wolves and their fascinating pack dynamics!
The Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center is home to several gray wolves. The wolves were born in captivity and are unable to live in the wild. The facilities they were born in did not have room to keep them and the GWDC was able to provide them a home. Here, the wolves give visitors an up-close look at their normally secretive lives.
Features such as tall grass, logs, trees and a pond with a waterfall give the wolves a very comfortable natural home. The keepers provide plenty of stimulation by hiding bones and spraying other animal based scents. Live trout are added to the pond during the summer. A natural diet of elk and deer meat, hides and bones are provided by local hunters and meat processors.
HOODOO PACK
BRIDGER AND OBSIDIAN
The Hoodoo wolf pack consists of two wolves. They arrived at the Center as pups from another captive facility in Montana in the spring of 2019. Bridger is a male named after Jim Bridger, a mountain man and wilderness scout after which the Bridger Mountain Range was named. His brother, Obsidian, is named after the black volcanic glass that forms Obsidian Cliff in Yellowstone.
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THE FOSSIL BUTTE PACK
Current Fossil Butte pack members Colter and Harlequin were born at the Center on April 30th, 2020. The structure of the pack has changed since they were born from a larger group down to the brother and sister duo because of their compatible temperaments. Harlequin is slightly smaller than her darker gray brother, Colter.
Harlequin - a gray female. She is alert, playful and interactive with her surroundings.
The Fossil Butte Pack - Harlequin and Colter
Colter - a gray male. He has an independent personality and is frequently observed spending time by himself.
OTHER WOLVES
These wolves are currently off-exhibit
SURA
Sura came to live at the Center as a 9-year-old captive born wolf in September of 2019. Sura, her former pack-mate Lakota and their offspring Boulder, Colter and Harlequin were all part of the original Fossil Butte pack. In October of 2024 the decision was made to move her to a more-senior friendly habitat off-exhibit along with Boulder.
Adopt Sura
BOULDER
Boulder, a male littermate of Harlequin and Colter, is the largest wolf that resides at the Center. He is currently off-exhibit with his mother as he appears to be seldom fazed by new situations. Sura and Boulder have exhibited a balanced dynamic together and have adjusted well to the changes.
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