A small dog that’s been on the loose in Yellowstone National Park for a month has been spotted crossing intersections, strolling through employee housing and entering lodges through automatic doors.
Yet Luna, a Jack Russell terrier from California, has eluded capture. And with winter closing in, volunteers in the search for the dog say its time is running out.
Katie Boucher, the volunteer helming the rescue effort, says Luna has good survival instincts. Luna’s family prefers to remain anonymous, but told Boucher that before she was adopted, the 10-year-old dog spent the first year of her life surviving on the streets.
So far, temperatures haven’t dropped low enough that Luna could freeze, but that could change in an instant. Boucher is hoping the light dusting of snow in the area is enough to make her want to come home.
“Hopefully she has decided that winter in Yellowstone National Park is not a good vacation,” Boucher said.
