The Web Dood

Feb 08 2026

KOAT 7 Reports about Wa-Pi and Wanagi Wolf Fund

Ice Wolves fans know Wa-Pi, the gentle 118-pound wolf-dog with striking golden eyes. He lives at Wanagi Wolf Fund and Rescue, a Tijeras sanctuary that rescues wolves and wolf-dogs often abandoned by unprepared owners.

Wanagi’s founder and caretaker, Stephanie Kaylan, leads the nonprofit with humor and deep devotion. She met Wa-Pi after learning of a wolf-dog wandering Wichita in 2020 and says their bond was immediate. Wa-Pi’s Lakota name means “the lucky one” — a title that seems to fit them both.

Kaylan emphasizes that wolves and wolf-dogs are intelligent, social animals that care deeply for their families. Wa-Pi’s appearances at Ice Wolves games help spotlight the rescue’s mission and encourage responsible adoption through sanctuaries rather than breeders.

From rink to refuge, Wa-Pi’s role as mascot helps change lives — one paw at a time.

Watch the video and read the full story at the KOAT website.

Jun 05 2024

Meet Jyoti at Placitas Community Library on June 22

Placitas Community Library
Una Placita Para Todos ~ A Place for Everyone
Saturday, June 22, 2024, at 2:00pm

Meet Wanagi Wolf Rescue Ambassador Jyoti and learn about wolves and wolf-dogs. Children will be given priority seating in the front near Ambassador Jyoti.

We will have a slide show presentation of the pack and you can have your photo taken with Ambassador Jyoti! A $10 donation is requested.

We will also have wolf-fur filled ornaments, locally made pewter jewelry, and other items for sale. Cash only at the event please. We cannot accept credit or debit cards.

Payment for purchases or donations can be made online using our QR code.

Donations and Purchases

Do you have any freezer-burned meats or veggies? Please bring bring them to donate. We also accept lovingly used stuffed-animal toys and soccer balls, and monetary donations are always graciously accepted.

Please visit our donation page to make event purchases or to donate.

Directions

Take I-25 North towards Santa Fe and get off at exit 242. Take the ramp right for NM-165 toward Placitas/Bernalillo. When you arrive at NM-165, the last intersection is Piñon Ridge Drive. (NOTE: If you reach Puesta del Sol you’ve gone too far!)

Jun 05 2024

Tay’Sha

Welcome to the newest member of the Wanagi Wolf-Dog family, Tay’Sha (‘Friend’ in Pawnee), who arrived here on May 9, 2024.

Tay’Sha is about 4 years old and was rescued from a horrific hoarding situation in Northern California.

Steve and the Crew from APEX in Southern California drove him door to door to me. Steve saved his life!

Tay’Sha is settling in, eating 4 meals a day, and is now cured of pancreatitis!

I know it will take time (on his terms) to relax, decompress, and come to me for petting & love & completely enjoy being in his forever home.

He is a beautiful being and deserves only the best.

A new bright beginning, a new happy healthy life!

Welcome, my Dear Friend, Tay’Sha.

You are home.

–Stephanie

Apr 09 2024

2024 Raffle

It’s so very hard to believe that it’s April already, and the sale of Wanagi Wolf Fund & Rescue Raffle tickets has begun.

As always, the prizes are rollin’ in and they are off the charts!

If you have wonderful items to donate to the raffle, please let me know ASAP!

The raffle drawing will be held the Sunday before Christmas and you need NOT be present to win.

This Year’s Prizes

The grand prize is a 1950s wool Persian rug called a “Sarouk”. 180 knots per square inch. It’s 15 feet x 12 feet and valued between $8,500 and $10,000. WOW!

Stephanie Kaylan with donated Sarouk rug

The rug was donated by the wonderful man who owns THE RUG MAN OF SANTA FE.

We currently have 80+ prizes including:

Hand-made wolf quilt made by my friend in San Diego
Navajo rug
Native jewelry
Native artwork
So much more!

Each raffle ticket is $10.

How to Enter the Raffle

We enter you into the raffle every time you make a donation of $10 to Wanagi Wolf Fund & Rescue. So, for example, if you donate $50, we enter you into the raffle 5 times.

Donate by Check

You can donate/purchase tickets with a personal check — payable to WANAGI WOLF FUND & RESCUE — by mailing it to:

WANAGI WOLF FUND & RESCUE
PO BOX 984
TIJERAS, NM 87059

Donate via PayPal

We accept donations both via regular PayPal and via PayPal’s Giving Fund. If you purchase tickets using regular Paypal, they take a cut, so please be kind and add a small bit more. That way the pack can still receive the full $10 per ticket. The regular PayPal buttons are on the top and bottom of each page of this website, and also directly below.

If you give using PayPal’s Giving Fund, using either this link or the QR code directly below, PayPal covers the fees.

Please Share

Please share this raffle information with all the wonderful folks you know on your personal social media and any other way you can! The more the world learns of Wanagi Wolf Fund & Rescue, the more lives can and will be saved.

Thank you all for caring and sharing.

Hugs & Howls of Joy!

–Stephanie & the Pack

Jul 08 2023

2023 Raffle

For every $10 you donate to Wanagi Wolf Fund and Rescue, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, we will place one ticket into our 2023 raffle. For example, a $100 donation automatically places you into the raffle 10 times. There is no limit to how many tickets we will enter for you based on your one-time or monthly donations.

We will conduct the 2023 raffle — which this year has 85 prizes and counting — on December 17, 2023. You DO NOT need to be present to win. Stephanie will contact you via phone or email if you have won prizes.

2022 Prize Recipients

Here are some of last year’s prize recipients with their prizes!