First litter of polar wolves born in Spain
By m.p
The four pups were born at the Lobo Park in Antequera
The Lobo Park Wolf Park in Antequera has seen the first birth in captivity in Spain of a litter of polar wolves, the rare white Alaska-Tundra wolf which is in serious danger of extinction. Only an estimated 300 of the animals remain living in the wild, with another 20 in captivity.
The four wolf pups, who have now opened their eyes, were separated from their mother at two weeks old and are being bottle-fed to allow them to become accustomed to humans. They will not be returned to the pack for approximately four months.
It is the second polar wolf birth at the park: the same pair of wolves produced just one pup in May 2005, which is blind and lives apart from the rest of the pack.