Grey Wolves Kago & Nushka reside at Howletts reserve. Kago’s favourite food is fish and he often asserts his dominance when its dinner time. Nushka however prefers to roll around in her fish and wear them on her back instead! European grey wolves were once widespread across Europe, but due to human-animal conflict they were hunted almost to extinction by the 16th Century. Today, grey wolves inhabit remote areas of Europe in a very limited portion of their former range.
Your Adoption Really Helps
By adopting an Aspinall animal, you are helping to support our amazing overseas work and back to the wild campaigns.
What's included in your adoption?
Digital pack £25
Digital adoption pack including photocard and fact sheet about your chosen animal written by the expert team at The Aspinall Foundation.
Certificate of adoption
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Printed pack £35
18cm cuddly toy
Adoption folder including photocard and fact sheet about your chosen animal written by the expert team at The Aspinall Foundation.
Certificate of adoption
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Fun Facts about Grey Wolves
The grey wolf is the most widespread large land mammal after humans and livestock.
How many grey wolves are at Howletts?
Kago and Nushka are the only grey wolves at Howletts Wild Animal Park and have become much more confident with age. Our other group of wolves are Iberian wolves, a subspecies of the grey wolf also known as the Spanish wolf.
Why do wolves howl?
Wolves howl as a way of communicating with other members of their pack. While in popular culture a howling wolf is a common figure in many horror films, it is the equivalent to a domestic dog barking. You may even find a wolf is only howling because he heard another wolf howl!
What do Kago and Nushka eat?
They now readily come over for feeds when called and keepers are trying some new 'functional' enrichment items for them. They have also had fish added to their weekly diet which has gone down as a hit with Kago. Nushka prefers to roll in hers and wear them on her back instead!
Will these two grey wolves ever go back to the wild?
Kago and Nushka were rescued and will not return to the wild, however, other wolves from The Aspinall Foundation have been sent to the wild areas of Portugal to help establish the species in the area.
How we're helping
The Aspinall Foundation have sent Iberian wolves back to Portugal to help re-establish wolves in this region.
