Train station's wolf bid farewell to Wolverhampton
After basking under the summer sunshine and battling the pouring rain, Wolfy McWolf has finally been carted away.
Thousands of bustling commuters have brushed past the wolf since it took its spot just metres in front of Wolverhampton Railway Station in July.
But the patchy blue statue was finally pulled from its stand by a trio of workers on Wednesday as the Wolves in Wolves event came to an end.
The popular event officially ended on Sunday after busy explorers were taken across the city as they hunted for the wolves over the past two months.
Masses of trail maps were snapped up by residents hoping to catch a glimpse of the wolves in their favourite city spots.
Creative sculptures, decorated by artists across the city, are now being pulled down from their concrete blocks and bundled in bubble wrap.
They will then be slowly loaded onto the back of trucks headed for a secure warehouse, which will become their new wolf den, before they are auctioned off for good causes.
Cash is set to benefit a host of organisations such as the Mayor of Wolverhampton Elias Mattu's chosen charities, which includes Central Youth Theatre, Interfaith Wolverhampton and Alzheimer’s Society Black Country.
Wolves in Wolves swept the city over the summer, with a collection of 30 sculptures places across Wolverhampton in an attempt to brighten the area.
It was organised in partnership with disability arts charity Outside Centre - which is set to benefit from the auction - and Enjoy Wolverhampton to create the largest public art event held in the city.
Bloxwich-based Hilton Main Construction has offered to escort the wolves to their new homes for free.
