Understanding the Wolves

"What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, man would die from a great loneliness of spirit. For whatever happens to the beasts, soon happens to man. All things are connected." Chief Seattle

Wolves are carnivores, and cannot survive without killing other animals for their food. This is not a bloodthirsty act of violence, (a judgment only humans can make), but simply an act of survival. A wolf could no more choose to survive on fruits and vegetable matter than a deer could decide to survive on meat.

The wolf is an apex predator, like humans, and is at the top of its food chain. Wolves evolved over hundreds of thousands of years to fit this specialized role in nature...to hunt, to catch, and yes, to kill large hoofed animals, or ungulates. While this is not a heinous act, it is not an altruistic one. The wolf has made no conscious decision to cull the weak in service to a stronger herd. This is the outcome, however, and it is an important element of a healthy, balanced ecosystem.

Feared and hated by men the world over, the mighty wolf has been plagued by all forms of evil stories, myths and legends. Hunted, trapped and killed to the point of extinction, many of these majestic animals are gone forever...their breeds and bloodlines never to be seen again. In spite of the many horror stories of wolves hunting, tracking and killing humans, no such event has ever been confirmed.

Their eerie and lonely howl, which can make the blood run cold, is merely their form of communication. Each howl, with its tone, depth, and frequency carries a different message to the pack, or to the partner who is out of sight. They're merely "talking."

The Wolf's Hunting Song

O wandering moon, thou wolves' blessed sight;
To thy rising the humble wolf takes heed,
And wakens in thy tender light.
And night begun, to hunt be my right,
I shall not forsake thee till dawn,
Thou herald of the coming night.

by daisy 12©

SILENT PASSAGE

On it's journey to extinction, a wolf pauses and looks back on those who are helping with this journey. There is no malice in the wolf's eyes, rather there is a hint of tragic understanding, an instinctive intelligence that knows that all species including mankind, will disappear from its environment when that environment is altered by a stronger force. The world will be a poorer place if the wolf passes in history.

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