A fox among the wolves

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January 31st 2014

Published: February 10th 2014

What is it with the weather and Bush Babes outreaches? Waking up to the sound of rain in the middle of Thursday night reminded me of our last visit to the wolf sanctuary. Heavy rains, sorely needed by the Free State farmers after a long dry spell. This time seemed to be exactly the same, but there's no excuse when it's raining. The forecast was heavy rain for at least a week. We ... Read Full Entry

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Alma van As

roamingfox

Alma and Paul's (aka Fox & Squirrel) travels, holidays and tours over the last three decades - wow, a long time - to a fair number of destinations and countries. Some of our hobbies are camping, overlanding, diving and snorkelling. We have been fortunate to see so much, and yet there is still so much more to see..... Thank you for reading my blogs and please feel free to pass comments.... full info

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11th February 2014

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

I didn't know there were wolves in South Africa...
we have a wolf sanctuary about 5 miles from us. That's great that you dedicate your time to this worthy cause.

11th February 2014

roamingfox
Alma van As

Not endemic to South Africa
Hi Bob and Linda, wolves aren't endemic to SA, they have been brought in over the years to cross breed by unscrupulous breeders. Many have been abandoned or set loose, which of course is not the right solution. Sad to see such loving animals mistreated or abandoned.

11th February 2014

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

The joys of animals
Looks like they are well cared for and a worthy cause.

12th February 2014

roamingfox
Alma van As

Joyous indeed
Larry who owns the sanctuary knows them all by name and there are 200 wolves, hybrids, malamutes and huskies and you can see how fond he is of all of them.

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