Wolf Pups Born at Brookfield Zoo

The Chicago Zoological Society is excited to announce the birth of a litter of Mexican gray wolves, who recently emerged from a den site at Brookfield Zoo’s Regenstein Wolf Woods habitat. Born in late May to first-time mother Zana, 3, and first-time father Flint, 5, the puppies are now becoming more active and visible. Guests have a chance to view them along with their parents playing and exploring their nearly two-acre outdoor environment. The birth of the wolf pups is the first for this subspecies at Brookfield Zoo and helps support conservation efforts by increasing the genetic diversity. Zana was born at the San Cayetano Reserve in Mexico and Flint was born at the Endangered Wolf Center in Missouri. They were both reared by their parents and raised within multigenerational wolf packs. With the upbringing they have experienced, staff at Brookfield Zoo are very encouraged they will be successful parents. Both the mother and the father care for and raise the pups in a social group called a pack. For more information, visit czs.org/wolfpups