This is unexpected news

[epiphyta]

Police reported that 3 wolves escaped their enclosures from a wildlife refuge in the County abutting the Anacortes Community Forest Lands (ACFL) this morning, October 19. All ACFL trails are closed temporarily until the City has confirmed that the wolves have been recaptured. Please contact 911 immediately if you have any information. The City

Comments

[shirebound]

Better look both ways when leaving the house!

[epiphyta]

The "big puppers" (as DS put it) are safely back in their enclosure after a good couple of hours out. I imagine any doggos on the trails will be going "What is that smell?!? Nope, biped, turn around, nothing of interest down there" and herding their humans away.

[kazzy_cee]

Wow! Wolves!

[epiphyta]

Right?!?

[cairistiona7]

Running into a stray wolf would make for too much excitement on a morning hike and no mistake!

[epiphyta]

I am delighted to know they exist in the world and do not want to meet one except under extremely controlled conditions!

[curiouswombat]

Wolves! How exciting! Provided they are at a distance and stay there...

[epiphyta]

They have names! Which they responded to when their carers realised they'd gotten out, and came back to praise and probably some venison - there's a serious deer overpopulation problem on the island, and they're allowed to collect any that have been killed in collisions with autos. (At least the meat isn't being wasted -)

They were cubs taken from the wild and then abandoned, so associate humans with food and safety and can't be returned. :(