Crawford was in a patrol vehicle rounding a turn close to the prison parking lot at about 10:30 p.m. when the headlights shone directly on the wolf, about five metres away. They locked eyes for about 15 seconds before the wolf took a last bite of seal and bounded back to the shore and into darkness. “It’s not the first we’ve had wolves inside the compound,” Crawford said. “We’ve got 95 acres here and we often see bears and cougars and wolves, so we don’t think it’s unusual. “We call it a smorgasbord feeding frenzy for wildlife. About 100 deer live in the prison grounds. We’ve got rabbits, otters, so there’s lots of feed available for predators.”