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Atka, 'Most Magnificent Wolf' At Northern Westchester Conservation Center, Dies At 16 Atka, 'Most Magnificent Wolf' At Northern Westchester Conservation Center, Dies At 16
Atka, 'Most Magnificent Wolf' At Northern Westchester Conservation Center, Dies At 16 The staple at the Wolf Conservation Center in Northern Westchester died in his sleep over the weekend at 16 years old. Surrounded by his family at the South Salem facility, Atka died quickly and painlessly overnight on Saturday, Sept. 22. Staff at the Wolf Conservation Center called Atka, “the most magnificent wolf we have ever known.” According to staff members at the Wolf Conservation Center, “Atka is an Inuit name meaning guardian spirit, and his brilliant spirit lives on in those whose hearts he warmed, minds he opened, and souls he touched.” “While Atka leaves a hole in our lives so b…

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