July/August 2008 Issue

A Haven for Wolves
by Allen Cox

Chief Seattle once said, “What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit. For whatever happens to the beasts, soon happens to man. All things are connected.”

Those are prophetic words taken to heart by the staff at Wolf Haven International, a sanctuary for wolves, wolf-dog hybrids, and even a few coyotes, in Tenino, Washington. “I don’t know of any other facility in the world like this,” says Wendy Spencer, the facility’s Animal Curator, as she opens the gated wolf enclosure to lead me inside. “Wolf Haven is unique among sanctuaries because you can see grays, Mexican grays, reds, and coyotes, all side by side.” ...

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