Al, did the RSPCA know about this?. as a matter of interest, how long ago was this?.
Jim.
Lincoln .7.
It made the national news in 2006 Jim…
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/5004766.stm
I had been deeply involved with them through rearing Scottish wildcats for the official breeding programme (I was the international studbook keeper for the species), was even a volunteer at the park, and often fed these very wolves.
They were concerned that the lowest-ranking wolf was being picked on by the others, and the public didn’t like seeing it with a raw and bleeding rump.
But this is normal behaviour for a pack. Every wolf has a particular job to do, whether planning and executing a hunt, or staying at the den to look after the kids.
Any wolf surplus to the pack’s needs gets driven off by the others to fend for itself, which is what was happening, only that particular wolf couldn’t move on because of the enclosure fences.
This incident finished my association with the park, and the wildcat breeding programme – I couldn’t see the point of continuing if individual animals could be disposed of so ruthlessly…
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