Natural History

Posted in wild dogs, wildlife, wolves | Tagged Adolph Murie, Denali, The Wolves of Mount McKinley, Wags the tame wolf | 4 Comments

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1. on April 22, 2010 at 10:29 am Djanick Michaud

   I salute that greatly ! Let’s hope noone forgets…

   
   
2. on April 22, 2010 at 11:59 am Laura

   Another of my favorite authors, Nevada Barr, a former national park service employee has written about the wolves in a recent book, Winter Study. She is so eloquent in writing about people, nature and the wilderness. I recommend all of her books, which have a female protagonist (Anna Pigeon) and are set in various national parks through out the nation.

   
   
3. on April 25, 2010 at 5:14 pm Bridget K

   We just got the new numbers of the wolf population in Finland.
   According to RKTL (= Department of Hunting- and Fishing Industry) there are ab. 145-160 wolves in Finland.

   And just after that, got new numbers from the Hunters’ Union. They say there are 279–362 wolves in the country. They also say they need badly new licences to kill for the rapidly increasing population.

   The HU have’t showed the pairs or packs lacking from the RKTL’s chart, tho’ they are asked for.

   For that I tend to think the HU is faking.

   In Lapland this april, one wolf was tortured to death by driving over it with a motor sledge again and again. One out of the four responsible men got mildly sacked. The others were freed.

   In march, another wolf was found hanged in a foot trap so weak it had to be put down – also in Lapp.

   BTW, in Norway and in Sweden the same thing is happening.
   http://www.tunturisusi.com/uutiset.htm

   I’m so sad.
   We have millions of dogs and it’s too easy to find a new dog if one happens to die.
   But no one can create the wolf again if it disappears.

   
   
4. on April 25, 2010 at 5:28 pm Bridget K

   And it’s not only the wolf, it is a ecosystem, a culture, and the values of the nature over the human artificial / virtual culture.
   Wonder do those Lappish poachers lack gals when they act so obsessively?

   It ain’t no brave act.

   
   

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