Wolves of Douglas County WI Films
Our films will make the viewer stop and think about how the human race is impacting wildlife, specifically gray wolves.
​ The inspiration for this body of work comes from the way dogs looks at you with intense concentration as if trying to understand your words or thoughts. I am intrigued by the intelligence and extreme focus in their eyes and the depth of their concentration as well as their beautiful noses, detecting smells …
Continue reading "‘Behind the Eyes of a Dog’ by Artist – Diana J. Smith, "
This year in review for the Great Lakes wolf has seen it all from being federally protected, to threats of delisting, and anti- wolf riders being rejected. The year 2015 started out on a positive note for wolf advocates, because a federal Judge had ordered the Great Lakes Wolf back on the ESA on December …
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People share the northern Wisconsin forests with wolves. ​These folks​view the wolf from several perspectives:​​​ some fear him, others love him, ​and still ​​there are those who outright ​hate him. ​​Regardless of opinion, the wolf is the most talked about wild animal in Wisconsin. ​So how do we all live in these woods with such …
Continue reading "Learning How to Coexist with Wolves by Meeting the Needs of the Local People"
Point counter point: The newest debate on the fate of America's wolves comes in the form of a letter..."The 18 November (2015) letter, sent to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and Dan Ashe, director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), is intended to support the federal government’s position that wolves in Wisconsin, Minnesota, …
This is good news for a pack of wolves that were rearing their pups at the Colburn Wildlife Area in Adams county Wisconsin. In news released on Friday October 30, 2015 in an article from WKOW Channel 27... "DNR carnivore specialist Dave MacFarland says no wolves were captured in traps." "MacFarland says signs of wolf activity …
This came in today to WODCW from HSUS Wisconsin State Director Melissa Tedtrowe. Please follow the directions and share. Hello everyone! I’m writing to share a quick update on our federal campaign to keep wolves protected, and to ask for your help. Senators Cory Booker of New Jersey and Barbara Boxer of California have …
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Fenrir is the name for the wolf in the old pre-christian Norse legends. Fenrir was the son of the god Loki well known as a trickster. In the tale The Binding of Fenrir from Scandinavian legends the gods raised Fenrir the wolf but soon felt the need to control him. The old Norse gods used trickery …
Continue reading "Fenrir Wolf Myth in Norse Mythology Reflects Man’s Fear of the Unknown"
This is Mickey Nelson's account of her encounter with wild wolves. This is truly a story of coexisting with wolves... In September of 2012, I was at our cabin in Douglas County Wisconsin. My husband was in the cabin and I decided to go for a walk with our dog, a Giant Schnauzer weighing in …
Continue reading "An Encounter with Three Wild Wolves in the north woods of Wisconsin "
The wolf has been given a bad rap through-out western culture. The visual arts and literature has played an active role in perpetuating this fear and hate of wolves. We are all familiar with 'The big Bad Wolf' and 'The three Little Pigs' as examples of children's books written about wild wolves for the purpose …