Zoo in Battle Creek welcomes 2 Mexican gray wolves
BATTLE CREEK (AP) — The Binder Park Zoo in Battle Creek is now home to two young Mexican gray wolves from the California Wolf Center.
The two-year-old wolf brothers arrived Nov. 18 and will be formally introduced to the public next week, MLive reported. The Mexican wolf is the rarest subspecies of gray wolf in North America.
The Binder Park Zoo recently euthanized its last Mexican wolf, 14-year-old Phoenix, due to deteriorating health issues.
“Our staff has received hundreds of comments from guests sharing their stories about seeing the wolves here at the zoo.” Diane Thompson, Binder Park Zoo President and CEO, said in a press release. “They have expressed their love for the wolves and their hopes that we’ll have them again in the future,”
Brett Linsley, manager of Wildlife, Conservation, and Education, reached out to Association of Zoos and Aquariums-accredited facilities that participate in the Mexican Gray Wolf Species Survival Plan shortly after Phoenix’s death and eventually connected with the California Wolf Center.