The Woodland Park Zoo announced Friday that its sole 14-year-old gray wolf, Shila, has passed away.
p An image of 14-year-old gray wolf Shila. Shila was the Woodland Park Zoo's last remaining gray wolf and was found dead on the morning of October 25, 2024. /pThe Woodland Park Zoo said animal keepers found Shila dead this morning in her habitat.
According to the Woodland Park Zoo, Shila was born in April 2010 at the New York Zoo at Thompson Park and moved to the Woodland Park Zoo in the fall of that year along with her three sisters, who have all since passed away. "While pacemakers are common treatments for humans and domestic dogs, it is believed Shila’s pacemaker was among the first for her species," wrote the Woodland Park Zoo.
The Woodland Park Zoo continued to note that gray wolves have been a mainstay at their location for seven decades.
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