Hey, it’s Vlad. It appears that spring has sprung here at the center. The signs of this are all around. Of course we are all in full shed which means floating clumps of hair are the official bird around here. Yuri’s winter fat has turned into his spring rolls. The days are getting warmer and longer however due to our location in the mountains outside of San Diego, the weather can be quite fickle as evidenced by that fact that it is supposed to snow. Next week we will be back to spring with the mercury predicted to hit 70 degrees, that’s 21 Celsius for our metric friends.

Another sure sign that spring is here are the formerly barren hillsides that have turn into an explosion of color and fragrances almost overnight. Us ambassadors got to enjoy some of these flowers…of course Yuri tried to eat them.

Spring is also the time things go into high gear at the center. The Arctic fox Villa will be complete and Freddy and Sakari will get the home the always dreamed of. A new #dorkwolf habitat and a jackal house are on the construction schedule and everyone is eagerly awaiting there completion. This will free up some existing enclosures which will allow us to rescue additional canids and give them a forever home where they can be safe and happy.

Our educational programs will also kick up to the next level. While rescuing an individual animal is very rewarding and high profile, it’s with our educational outreach where we can do the most good. I’m sure you’ve heard the saying “give a man a fish feed him for a day, teach him how to fish feed him for a lifetime”. This is kind of what we are doing here. Many youngsters that we speak to say they want to grow up and rescue animals. If only a fraction actually follow through, we have created an army of canid crusaders who will help many animals.

To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow