Atka was the traveling ambassador wolf for the Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem, New York. During his lifetime of sixteen plus years, he visited thousands of schools, libraries, and an insurmountable number of community events.
Lois Kral has volunteered as an educator and animal care specialist at the Wolf Conservation Center (WCC) since 2006 where she has helped raise three of the ambassador wolves and assisted the curator in taking care of Atka. Lois travelled with Atka on his roadtrips through his teaching adventures, as well as his experiences with programs at the WCC. Watching him all those years has given her a perspective that is as unique as it is rare.Lois is a retired public music educator of thirty-five years and lives with her cat, Macy Jane, and horse, Mexico.
