Dancing with 150 wolves in Xinjiang

“Dancing with wolves” serves as the best description of the life of one man in Jimusaer, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The 71-year-old man is raising more than 150 wolves in a valley. 

Yang Changsheng started raising the creatures 19 years ago. Although his “career” is costly, and although his family opposes it, Yang still fell in love with the wolves.

It all started when Yang visited a friend who kept a tamed wild wolf as a pet. After years of mating and breeding, Yang now has his own “wolf valley,” with over 150 predators belonging to eight species. He spends about 1 million RMB to breed these wolves, as each one consume a large quantity of meat every day.

“Those costs don't even cover expenses like medical treatment and wolf house maintenance,” the elderly man clarified.