UK Wolf Conservation Trust, Beenham, Reading

I never thought that I would actually get to join a walk with a wolf, let alone touch one, but I did on Sunday!

The UK Wolf Conservation Trust exists to work towards ensuring that humans and wild wolves can live together harmoniously. It does this by educating people on wolves and their behaviour and habits and by supporting a variety of projects.

The Trust keeps seven wolves who live in a beautiful setting near Theale (just off junction 12 of the M4) and there is a variety of ways to get involved with their work, including visiting on open days and attending other events, visiting with schools or other groups, becoming a member or sponsoring a wolf.

I was lucky enough to join one of their walks — and we literally took a wolf out for a walk in the countryside, learned loads about these amazing animals, and then, the highlight, had the opportunity to approach the wolf and give it a good old rub on the tummy. Amazing.

For more information about the trust and how you can get involved visit their website: www.ukwolf.org.

Some useful information on careers working with animals, and how to get into them can be found here.

The wolf pictured here is the one we took for the walk — Duma, 12 years old. Beautiful.

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