Our wolfdogs and foxes all come from captive bred lines, most of whom have siblings or other family members that also do ambassador work.
To learn the important role of ambassador animals please check out our page here for more information.
To learn the important role of ambassador animals please check out our page here for more information.
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Lucian
Lucian is the founding ambassador animal for Ironwood. We adopted him from a lovely rescue in Texas who knew his potential as an ambassador for wolves. His personality is very dynamic; he can be serious, focused and reserved, but other times he is playful, dramatic and silly. Without Lucian, our program would not be what it is today. He is probably our most recognizable animal in our program, since for a while he was our only working ambassador. As our longest working animal, he has entered semi-retirement, only working on concepts shot by Rachel and attending occasional educational programs. |
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Cana
Cana is an amazing asset to our program. Her outgoing and gentle nature helps us educate about how caring and affectionate wolves are. She truly loves her job, and is the most enthusiastic about everything she does with us. Although she is our oldest animal, she still loves going to work every day with no sign of slowing down. Cana comes from a working ambassador animal line in Canada, with many of her siblings doing ambassador work all over the world. Cana absolutely adores children. Because of this, we know that she will help us educate the next generation; who are ultimately responsible for the future of the environment. |
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Logan
Logan comes from a line of very social animals. He is known for being so relaxed at lectures that he falls asleep once the lights go low! This always surprises attendees at events, as most expect wolves to be defensive and aggressive. Logan is very affectionate, and often makes us laugh with his dramatic attitude. He likes to cuddle up to many people that he meets. Logan is wonderful with people of all ages and is always excited to make new friends. For photo work, Logan poses perfectly with Cana as they are a bonded pair. |
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Luther
Luther is Logan's first cousin. After seeing how great of an ambassador Logan has become for our program, we decided that we couldn't pass up a close relative. Luther has been a star from the start, and truly loves his job. Traveling is his favorite thing, he often goes to work with us in West Virginia and Kentucky. Luther's drive for work is amazing; we give each of our ambassadors days 'off' from work, and he still tries to get us to take him out on those days. Luther is very easy going and gentle. His size and coloring are very striking, so he makes a big impact not only at educational programs, but for photo work as well. |
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Vincent
Vincent was the first fox ambassador we acquired. He came from a private breeder that produces gentle, social animals. Vincent is a 'cross phased' Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes). Although our focus is and will always be wolves, we have a love for all wild canids. In the last few years, we have received countless requests for animal programs featuring native Ohio species; so we have decided to venture into foxes as well with our program. Vincent will help us teach locals about our native wild canid species and why wolves are no longer present in populated regions. Vincent is already busy working with us in classrooms educating others about his species. He has a lovely gentle demeanor. |
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Ena
Ena is a traditional red phased Red Fox. We had been looking for a red colored kit for a few years, and Ena is the perfect fit for our program. Most of our animals either have come from private breeders or we adopted, but Ena's story is the most heartbreaking. She is from a rescue who saves foxes from fur farms; generations of her family before her have been killed for their fur. We know that Ena will help us not only teach about her species but to maybe also educate on the plight of fur farm animals. Hopefully when people meet her they think twice about buying fur coats. |
At Ironwood Wolves, our Ambassador Wolves are wolfdogs of varying wolf content.
*we are not a sanctuary, rescue, or breeder.
*we are not a sanctuary, rescue, or breeder.
In Memoriam
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Oblio (Obi)
Obi was our melanistic (black) Red Fox, which is also known as 'silver'. Obi was born in captivity but was relinquished to a wildlife rehabber after his original owner could no longer care for him. Since he is not from the wild, he could not be rehabbed and released. Obi had a very high drive for work and loved going places with us. In his career as an ambassador animal, Obi not only touched the hearts of many people, but was also featured in countless fine art photo shoots, illustrations, and paintings. He will be dearly missed. |
