Virginia's Busch Gardens Adopts Orphaned Wolf Pup - WRIC Richmond News and Weather -

Virginia's Busch Gardens Adopts Orphaned Wolf Pup

Posted: Updated:
  • 8News

  • Sunday, May 19 2013 1:24 PM EDT2013-05-19 17:24:06 GMT
    LUNENBURG, CO, Va - On May 18, 2013 at approximately 1:00 a.m. the Lunenburg County Sheriff's Office responded to a shooting call on Pleasant Oak Road in Lunenburg County. Upon arrival deputies learned
    LUNENBURG, CO, Va - On May 18, 2013 at approximately 1:00 a.m. the Lunenburg County Sheriff's Office responded to a shooting call on Pleasant Oak Road in Lunenburg County. Upon arrival deputies learned
  • Sunday, May 19 2013 1:16 PM EDT2013-05-19 17:16:55 GMT
    RICHMOND, Va - We are getting word of a possible homicide in Richmond. The incident is said to be on Fendall Ave. Little is known of the shooting, but we have crews heading toward the scene and will have
    RICHMOND, Va - We are getting word of a possible homicide in Richmond. The incident is said to be on Fendall Ave. Little is known of the shooting, but we have crews heading toward the scene and will have
  • Sunday, May 19 2013 12:31 PM EDT2013-05-19 16:31:57 GMT
    RICHMOND, Va - Frederick "Toots" Hibbert, frontman for the legendary reggae band The Maytals, was hospitalized in Richmond, VA for injuries sustained while performing at the Dominion Riverrock festival
    RICHMOND, Va - Frederick "Toots" Hibbert, frontman for the legendary reggae band The Maytals, was hospitalized in Richmond, VA for injuries sustained while performing at the Dominion Riverrock festival

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) - An orphaned wolf pup has a new home at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg.
    
Officials for the theme park say the 8-week-old male wolf was found wandering along the side of a road in central Idaho and was transported by plane to Busch Gardens.
    
The pup nicknamed "Boise" by the park's zoological team is slowly being introduced to his new pack mates. He will eventually be part of the park's animal ambassador team to help teach about the role wolves play in the wild.
    
Busch Gardens is home to 10 wolves split into three packs, including two 6-week-old pups the park recently acquired from a private breeder in Montana.



Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.