We took a drive up to Ely, MN and stopped in at the wolf center. You get to see the wolves through big windows overlooking their outside penned area. They have four adult wolves that roam the grounds and a few more that are in a separate area. The ones that are seperated from the pack are in "retirement". Normally when wolves get old they are no longer welcome in the pack so to keep them safe they put them in a separate area. They get fed once a week -- a deer or something equally big that they feed off of for the week. They do get some sort of "snack during the week. You can pay extra to watch them "feed".
Our boss was coming back to the campground and stopped in the road because a big "dog" was standing in the middle of the road. It looked just like her German shepherd. She thought someone lost their dog. Just as she was getting ready to open her door and call it. The rest of the pack -- 6 more wolves-- came out of the forest to follow their leader across the road. They say that one of the biggest wolf packs in the state is in the area by our campground.
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