Man Who Rescued Dumpster Diving Runaway Wolf From Euthanasia Shares an Inseparable Bond With Him

Courtesy of Apex Protection Project

A domesticated wolf who ran away from his owner and survived alone for weeks, scrounging for food, was picked up by animal control and was destined to be put down until a rescue group stepped in. Over several months, the scruffy wolf slowly bonded with his rescuer, and today they have a unique, inseparable bond.

Steve Wastell, 50, co-founded the Apex Protection Project with his wife Paula. The wolf and wolfdog rescue, education, and advocacy group is based in Los Angeles, California.

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In December 2016, Apex received a call from a rescue group in Oklahoma about a wolf named Riggs.