Caehopkin, Abercrave,
Swansea Valley, SA9 1UD
South Wales, UK
Tel +44 (0) 1639 730276
Email:-  desk@cefn-yr-erw.fsnet.co.uk

Meet the Wolves

Thunder, on the left, and Lightening , on the right are two timber wolves. Thunder is a male and lightening is a female.

They were rescued from a flat in Belfast where they had been brought up from being pups. 

They had been purchased from a farm in Ireland that was breeding wolves and selling them to whoever came up with the money.

As they grew larger and more unruly their owner decided that they had to go and we were asked if we could take them. As you will see from the pictures they are beautiful animals and are used to being with people, but they are very strong and still have wild traits that have been bred out of domesticated dogs.

They are certainly not suitable as pets as they can react unpredictably.

Wolves are social animals living in packs of 6 to 10 animals with one dominant breeding pair which produces one litter of 5 or 6 pups each year. The pups can see at 2 weeks old and hear at 3 weeks. The family abandons the den after the pups are fully weaned at around 7 to eight weeks. 

They need lots of space and in the wild have a territory of up to 120 square miles, which they defend against other packs. Humans are their main enemy and the largest wild colonies are in Alaska and Canada, although they have been re-introduced into some American States..

Common name  Eastern Timber Wolf

Length Up to 5.5 ft to tip of tail. 

Height Around 2.5 ft

Average Weight Males 75 lbs (34 kilos), Females 60 lbs (27 kilos)

Common Colours Grey, Ivory, Light Brown and mixtures of these colours.

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