CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. — A volunteer from the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center led Ke’nai, a young male timberwolf, into the circle of SAFE BASE students. They rocked back and forth in anticipation as the wild animal moved from person to person, letting them pet its soft black fur.
The group had traveled from Leadville earlier Thursday morning, and had arrived at the preserve at around noon. The compound sits outside of Cripple Creek, in the Rocky Mountains. Inside its wire fences live some of the mountains’ most beautiful and…
