The mascot is a wolf, many of which live in the Dinaric Alps, where Sarajevo is located.

[1] Through his smiling, frightened or serious facial expressions, Vučko gave the wolf a friendly appearance, helping to transform the often fierce image which the animal previously enjoyed.

The other proposals were a snowball, a mountain goat, a weasel, a lamb and a hedgehog.

[3] Readers of various newspapers and magazines could later vote for the final mascot.

[2] In the final poll, Vučko received more votes than all the other candidate mascots combined.