<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3zIRpA_0wOH5Zut00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3zIRpA_0wOH5Zut00" width="1500" height="1000" ><figcaption>Shasta the wolf stands in her enclosure at Wolf Haven International in Tenino on Thursday, Oct. 24. Credit: The Chronicle .</figcaption></figure>+ Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS): Recipients of the 2024 Carole Noon and Outstanding Sanctuary Awards Announced======Wolf Haven in Tenino receives global federation’s Outstanding Wildlife Sanctuary AwardExcerpt from The Chronicle (Centralia):Wolf Haven International received GFAS [Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries] accreditation in 2015, making it the first, and so far only, wolf sanctuary in the world with the accreditation.Nine years later, GFAS selected Wolf Haven International out of 200 GFAS-certified sanctuaries worldwide to receive the 2024 Outstanding Wildlife Sanctuary Award.“This year’s award recipients truly embody and put into practice the GFAS philosophy of vision, dedication, and excellence in animal care,” GFAS Executive Director Valerie Taylor stated in a news release. “Part of the GFAS mission is to recognize sanctuaries and rescue centers and raise awareness of their work, and the 2024 Award recipients serve as exemplary models of many important characteristics attributed to true sanctuaries, demonstrating professionalism, collaborative spirit and leadership, all for the animals.”Wolf Haven’s animal care staff formally accepted the award during a virtual rewards ceremony on Friday, Oct. 25.“All of us at Wolf Haven are honored and humbled to receive the GFAS [Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries] Outstanding Wildlife Sanctuary Award,” Wolf Haven International Executive Director Geoff Willard stated in a news release. “The award is a great recognition of many years of hard work by our staff, board, volunteers, and other supporters, and especially the amazing work done day-in, day-out by our animal care team to maintain (and surpass) GFAS standards for care.”Wolf Haven International has rescued and provided lifetime homes to over 355 animals in the last 42 years at its primary location in Tenino and its satellite sanctuary in Bridger, Montana.The Tenino sanctuary is currently home to 42 wolves and wolfdogs, while the Montana facility is home to 16.======Wolf Haven is also planning to ramp up its community outreach and education efforts about wolf-related issues, including the dangers of owning and breeding wolf dogs, and wild wolf packs’ ongoing spread into Southwestern Washington.For more information about Wolf Haven International and its ongoing conservation efforts or to schedule a sanctuary visit, visit https://wolfhaven.org/. </div></body>

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+ Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS): Recipients of the 2024 Carole Noon and Outstanding Sanctuary Awards Announced. Wolf Haven in Tenino receives global federation’s Outstanding Wildlife Sanctuary Award. Excerpt from The Chronicle (Centralia):. Wolf Haven International received GFAS [Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries] accreditation in 2015, making it...