A Wisconsin Story "Wolves Mired in Political Intrigue" with Dr. Jane Goodall, Adrian Wydeven, Marvin Defoe and Peter David. A Wolves of Douglas County Wisconsin Film, Director Rachel Tilseth, and Producer Manish Bhatt Gray wolves recolonized parts of Wisconsin in the 1970s after being killed off in the state in the 1950s and grew to …
Coexistence Holiday: Let’s take the first path before us and howl a chorus or two together.
To hear those howls a singing awayA howl here and a howl over thereCome on, it's lovely weather for a howl with you. Photograph credit John E Marriott Outside the snow is fallingAnd families are calling "Howl Howl"Come on, it's lovely weather for a howl with you. Awoo-yip awoo-yip let's howlLet's roll in the snowWe're …
Opinion: Why the Wolf?
Canis lupus italicus, cuccioli che guardano - Photo by Antonio Iannibelli This is the question I hear most often from those who know me and are amazed that all of a sudden I am dealing with wolves. In fact, I teach English and my life has been oriented towards other goals after having searched in …
A Film Explores the thoughtful “Can Do” Approach Solving Serious Problems
https://vimeo.com/131528982 “Living with Carnivores: Boneyards, Bears and Wolves" is a documentary film about living with large carnivores. The story begins a decade ago in western Montana’s Blackfoot River Valley and explores how a rural agricultural community responded to the resurgence of grizzly bears and wolves. The film explores the thoughtful “can do” approach of Montana …
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Memories of My First Wild Wolf Sighting
With so much depressing news about wolves these last few weeks - from the relentless anti-wolf legislation in Congress, to the dreadful Montana and Wyoming wolf hunts - I so desperately need some positive wolf thoughts running through my head right now. So, I take myself back to the first time I ever saw a …
Changing Perceptions by Planting Seeds of Compassion
Changing the perceptions of people who have negative views of wolves begins with dialogue. If we want to change this negative to a positive perception we must open the dialogue, and engage, ask questions, and plant seeds – seeds of compassion that will grow into new perceptions of valuing the role wolves play in balancing …
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