NOTCH (M2206)

On April 28, 2017, red wolf F1858 (Veronica) gave birth to a litter of four pups - two males and two females. These were the first pups born to Veronica and her mate M1784 (Sam), and the naughtiest litter to boot! Residing at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, N.C., the new family made national headlines when the pups escaped from their enclosure at the zoo! Among the little escape artists was red wolf M2206, affectionately called "Notch" for the notch in his ear. New chapters opened for Notch and his rambunctious littermates in the months that followed their escape in N.C.; in the fall of 2017, the family of six moved to the Wolf Conservation Center. The following April, their mother Veronica gave them six newborn siblings - four males and two females! Although the family resides off-exhibit at the WCC, webcam watchers love watching Notch employ parenting strategies in his role as older brother. This is key, as passing down knowledge from one generation to the next allows the family to maintain traditions unique to that pack.