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Wolves rescued from a Northern California ranch devastated by wildfire have arrived at their new home in Mohave County.
The four wolves now live at Keepers of the Wild animal sanctuary in Valentine, 26 miles northeast of Kingman. The wolves previously lived at a ranch near Chico, California, where last year’s Butte Fire consumed more than 70,000 acres of forest lands and 500 homes. According to a media release from Keepers of the Wild, the wolves survived the fire by creating their own “safety zone,” digging a 15-foot deep den to escape the heat and smoke as the wildfire raged on.
Their 1,300-mile relocation to Mohave County was assisted by 12 people, including Jonathan Kraft and Tina Matejek of Keepers of the Wild.
“It was a grueling rescue but well worth it in the long run,” Kraft said in the news release.
A veterinarian from Angels Camp, California, provided medical services during the journey, and the entire rescue was documented on video by a film production company.
The wolf pack is led by Banyanita, a 9-year-old female arctic wolf. She is the mother of the three youngsters. The father wolf, a timber wolf named Skeena, succumbed to advanced heart worm disease prior to the rescue. The pups, Pawnee, Shadow and Unita, will turn 5 years old in April. During the rescue, the wolves were immobilized, examined by a veterinarian, vaccinated and microchipped.
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