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I saw wolf in wood by my house. It was big hary and good! I live in Canon Fall and it was chasing a rabbit. I named wolf smoky
I am not sure but I think Canon Falls might be a little far south for wolf territory. I will find out and check back to make sure I am not leading anyone astray.
i like wolfs!!!
i like wolves to
I like wolves too
i like wolves too
i like wolves too!!
wolves are so awesome! i haven't seen ny yet, but i hope to. my friend says that sounds adult-like. oh, well!
I AM IN MAD LOVE WITH WOLVES I LOVE THEM MORE THAN MY THREE DOGS!!!!
we use to have a female and male that would nest in the hay stack around 50 feet from my parents house! Early winter and there till spring
My favorite wolf is the wolf named Cree at the Environmental Learning Center at Wolf Ridge. That is the coolest wolf ever!!!!
Wolves are my absoulute fave animal!!!
In first grade we did a project on an animal of our choice. Three people did wolves, but I was the only girl. Ever since, I've been in love with the majestic creature. My room is full with wolf stuff! A whole shelf dedicated to little wolfie statues. Whenever I go vacationing in Wisconsin (Dells) or around there, I get something wolf related as a souvenier. I've even written poems about wolves. I'm never embarassed when everyone says their favorite animals (cat, dog, parakeet, giraffe,....WOLF!) and mine is the odd one out. (Which one of these things is not like the other?) If my mom wasn't allergic to dogs, I'd definately get a husky (It'll be close enough, until I can work w/ wolves up close some day!).
wolves are important to the story of europeans in the midwest. as the land was farmed and towns grew they were killed off. most people born after 1930 never saw one.
I love wolves too. They are fantastic animals. I have an adopted wolf at wolf haven. This is my second year.when I went their I saw the wolves there great my room is covered with them.
i was gonna get a souvenir once, but i never have money on me :( how many liyyle wolf statues you have? :D
But Wolves eat bunnies and other cute criters. They are some mean..
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Wolves aren't mean, they kill and eat to live.
Wolves are not mean. They need to survive so the bunny was on the menu. I am sorry you feel this way but the bunny can harm alot of crops if not kept in check.
if wolves are mean for eating bunnies then we are mean for eating cows and chickens and pigs etc.
hey i was going to say that:P btw i love chickenns they r so cute but i eat chickens still O_O
also i think this should count for everyone but humans DO eat alot more than they need to(except people who cant get food themselves)
I LOVE WOLFS THEY ARE SO COOL BUT I NVERE SEEN ONE YET BUT SEEN PIUTURE LOVE U BOO
I dont beleve you if you really did, see one then put a picture on it.
I would say not likely, but not impossible that a wolf was spotted in southern MN. It was likely a coyote, which are becoming very common in MN. Wherever they are they deserve our respect and understanding. The risks to people really are small and even smaller to livestock especially if the farm animals are properly managed.
I am pretty sure we can all agree that we love wolves!!!
Really? That's pretty far south... Sounds cool, though.
You named the wolf Smoky?
of copurse i named my wolf smokey........................
OH MY GOODNESS!! i live in cannon falls too! what happens if i get eaten?! oh my i fret about my little children and their children and then theres other people too, i guess. sad, well good luck :)
I hope it all goes well with you and your children!
Wolves don't eat people.
Wolves are carniverous, but if your children are playing in their yard in complete daylight, no sane wolf is going to come out of his hiding place to attack them. Wolves eat hares, mice, deer, and even bigger things if they're in a pack, like elk or even moose. No matter how big a moose is, though, it is still lower on the food chain than a wolf. Humans are at the top of the food chain, always. Wolves don't look upon humans as creatures to kill and eat, but predators to run away from and fear. You have no reason to fret about your little children and neighbors. Relax.
i agree with you but just make sure your kids dont do anything to upset the creatures living there and make sure they dont do anything to make themselfs a threat because wolves have a good memorey
Thats would be correct, wolves are generally shy towards humans. On the other hand, we're starting to hunt them again, which is ok 'cause they're getting smarter and will eventually outsmart us all.
WOLFS ARE SO COOL
WELL PROTEST THEN! No wolves should be hunted, they are amazing animals and their species is almost extinct.... :(
I so agree with you! They are pretty creaters of gods creation, they shouldn't be hunted they should live in peace with us!
that is not true in the least wolves are no longer exctinct and to maintain a healthy population they must be harvested and regulated if they are to thrive. if you want to protect something give it value by hunting it.
thank you
u of m crookston
that's mean they may be outsmarting us but that dos not give us the resen to hunt them they are shy and gentle.
UNLESS THE WOLF IS CRAZY AND HAS RABIES OR SOMETHING
That is so corny!They are gentle creatures.
That's right, I know for a fact that a wolf will only attack if starved and there is nothing left to eat, or if it's disabled and what it's attacking is the only thing available, and even then, if it's in a pack and just on it's own for the time being, like hunting for the cubs if there are any, it won't endanger the pack by attacking humans. Besides, they are not a stupid animal, and know not to attack anything stronger than the pack.
wow. sounds like you know what your talking about. Sometimes i wish i was a wolf. lol. i love to run and i love the woods. i think i could adapt. anyway. i love wolves very much. even thinking about anyone that would want to hunt them makes me mad.....
All though your right, normally wolves do not attack humans, some still might. The ones that are in a pack will never go after a human unless theyve been starving for days because prey is prey, no matter what it is if a wolf is hungry it will attack. Lone wolves will attack humans probably more then a pack would because with a pack they can easily go after an elk or deer or some big animal like that cause they have help, but a lone wolf does not, and if it sees a small helpless child it will attack
wolves dont eat people,
i have a pet wolf named kapu after the book julie of the wolves and he is nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i love him!!!!!!!
nikki i hopee you are joking, if you really do have a wolf please, please give him a wild life expert, wolves are not tame! EVERYONE SAVE THE WOLVES IN ALASKA FROM AERIAL HUNTING !!!!!!!!!!!!
WHAT?! Are arctic wolves under some kind of new threat? They are the ones that are supposed to be unreachable by us.
Sooo cool! i had to reed Julie & the wolves in class this year! it is an awsome book! Also my class report is on a wolf book that i have to make! Thats why im on this website to get ideas!!!!! :0)
you have a pet wolf? no offense, but they should be outside, unless it wsas abandoned or something,it needs to be in its natural terriotry, not a enviorment with couches and dog food.
I read that book, and I just LOVED it. And I can't believe you have a pet wolf. I love it!!!
I love wolves too!! I am creating a story on a site named Balto Source that feature Kapu. And I sooo wish I had a pet wolf just like yours!!!!!
well some wild woves do eat people but the wolves that are trained and home are nice just like kapu,ur pet
Please cite your examples of wolves attacking humans. Outside of "Little Red Riding Hood" and "The Three Little Pigs," there are no documented cases of wolves killing humans.
You don't need to be afraid!
Wolves are afraid of human, unless you try to catch their cubs, or if you attack them!
wolves dont eat ppl
I saw a wolf two days ago at the Minnesota Zoo. I was glad that it looked happy; sometimes they look so bored and sad. It is great that we can have them in zoos and still have them be happy because it is essential to educate people about wolves. The International Wolf Center in Ely, MN, does an especially good job at educating and helping wolves. Wolves are also becoming more plentiful at Yellowstone, an amazing natural wonder. Because my family farms and has pets, I know what it is like to be on the opposing side of wolves (we don't have any in our area, but their "cousins", the coyotes present a clear enough picture, having just recently lost a few cats to them.) However, it is important to be on the side of the wolves and help them as much as we can so that not only we can enjoy their beauty, grace, and the wisdom they bring, but so can future generations!
Have you seen it again? I think that wolves are awsome!
I have see wolf only two times in nature in my hole life.... So i don`t have really much to tell about it, but i have some kind story about wolf (Fairytale).... Here it gomme:
Once about a time when young wolf killed holly white deer and get a punishment from the goods. And that wolf get killed. But becaus that wolf wasen`t have any idea what did he do wrong, the greates good cive him new eternial life, inside the bobby of half man and half beast..... When time has go on and go on did one of thoise good die, but becaus into heaven must always be twelve element goods, decide greates good cive that cursed wolf power of goods.... And that is how O`kami (Note: O`kami is japan word whic mean great good) soul of wolf was boorn....
Brety intresting story isen`t it? ^_^ ..... But now if i tell you one of thoise times when i see wolf... I was about 12 years old when i first meet a wolf.... I was skiing in forrest when i saw it. Wolfs fur was in crabby shape, but still it was one of the world most wonderfull thing.... That wolf diden`t care me much just run away.... but still it was nice experience.
I hope that you liked my story! Bye!
I went to wyoming and saw a wolf there it was a baby and it was so cute.It's brother was playing with her.
I saw a wolf at minnisota zoo I think it was a coyote or it was a wolf
i saw a wolf too once it is so ncoll dont you think
That is so cool! The only wolves I have ever seen are at the zoo. When did you see it and what did it look like?
THAT'S SO COOL!!!! I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A WOLF SOME DAY
wolves cool
HAY DUDE I SAW A WOLF AT CAMP BARNABUS TO IT WAS HUGE.
wow!!!!!so cool!!!!!
i have never seen a wolf in my hoouse befor but thet must of been awsome to see. were you scared? i would probley faint and scream my lungs out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks for reading this note:marie
Smoky. Not what I'd name it.Just saying not what'd I'd name it.Also not saying that smoky is a bad name just saying wouldn't have named him that.Plus "smoky" that souds like part of a western movie name.
yea but i meet a wolf on a walk with freinds and it was really skinny it was trying to catch a chipmuck it was so hungry so we took out our ham sandwiches and threw it the ham he was black so i named him Shadow Weaver because he liked to weave throught trees!!
Yeah my family named a dead fish smoky so i'd doubt i would anme it that. Seeing how amny people adore wolves beg the question if so many people like them why are they endangered? Anywho everybody just try to be civil towards nature and treat every animal with respect =D
wow thats amazing!
How was the wolf hary? Does this mean hairy? I am interested in knowing, becuase i believe that wolves are very imporant to our enviorment, which is constantly deteriorating. Did you see it more than once?
that is a cool story i in red wing and one summer i went to ely we saw a pake of wolves. it was so cool
well thats good do u no wut kind it wuz
I love wolves they are beautiful creatures. They are my favorite animal
I love wolfs! THEY ARE SOOOO CUTE! im new to this page?i wish to meet a wolf! wolfs dont want to harm us!we are meaner than them!we kill them for fur! they kill us to live and protect they have no clue who could just pull a gun out and boom gone!we are meaner than wolfs! i like talking to people who understand
I have a pet wolf, they arnt really "pets" more of a companion with mutual tolerance. Its legit, he has a 2.5 acre pen in deep woods, with a 8' chainlink walls and a double gate. I didnt pull him from the wild, he was born in captivity so i dont feel bad about not lettimg him go. He eats a high fat science diet dry mixed with 5lbs of raw/ semi-raw meat per day. Wolves are great "pets" and arnt agressive if you raise them correctly. i Hate all this BS around "ohh pet wolf let him go in the wild you a-hole" sheesh. True you cant have them around children or cuddle with them, but then again they arnt dogs. They're wolves. You can pet him and play w/ them as long as you know their body lauange and what to look for. I will admit when people keep a wolf chained to the tree. They are a demanding pet that takes alot of time work and money, but the rewards of being with such a beautiful animal are completely worth it.
yeah 1 time i saw 1 in south dakota at my house. i named him Loki
one time when me my mom my dad and my brother were leaving the boundary waters my brother saw a timberwolf that had come onto the road to cross but then saw our car and went back and by the time that me my mom and dad looked up all we saw was its tail .
YOU NEED A GRAMMER CHECK!!!!!!!!!
I suppose it would be cruel to point out the irony.
do you know what kind of wolf it was?
Bears have been spotted in Eagan; so, I suppose animals can be wherever their feet will take them.
well that is so interesting i have about 3 wolves that live with me. they are crazay i do not sugest getting one i just feel so bad leaving the poor animals out in the cold well i got to go have dinner but have a nice night.
I live in Rochester and I don't think we even have wolves but idk if ur lying soo yeaa
The last time i saw a wolf ws at the zoo! YAY
wolfs are cool. i have been to ely and seen the wolfs at the senter.they fought and it was cool. the worrkers had to come and break them up. the alfa was bleeding but had the other wolf runing away and thats my wolf story
I went with my girl scout troop to a wolf center for an overnight, a few years ago and there was an older wolf named Thor, who was almost blind because he had been fed cow's milk, instead of wolve's, when he was young. But he still became the domanit male.
I met that same wolf when I went to wolf ridge as a kid...such a cute wolf.
I REMEMBER THE WOLF LUCAS FROM WHEN I VISITED THE INTERNATIONAL WOLF CENTER WHEN I WAS 3! I AM NOW 15. I AM AGAIN VISITING THE WOLF CENTER NEXT MONDAY! I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL OF THE WOLVES THAT I STILL REMEMBER! SEE YOU ALL SOON!
-EMILY
wolves can be sacery but I guess they can be helpful
Wolves are not scarey because its the other way around they are scared of us but when they feel threatened they will attack.
Yeah, if you corner them and poke them with a stick, but what sane human does that? And can we all establish that scary is NOT spelled with an E? Thank you.
I like wolves. They're not "people in furry suits" like some delusional people think, but they -are- highly intelligent animals and we can learn a lot from them. Killing a wolf should be punishable by at least a 25-year prison sentence.
I agree
i allmost agree with you. wolves were at one point humans closest reletives (non scientificly) yeearrrrrrrrrrrrrrrsssssss ago when people were still hunter gatherers, they were the MOST respected hunters. they hunted in packs like people, the play like people, and they interacted like people. we changed in the last 5000 or so years, they havnt, we lost our natural senses, the didnt. 25 years is to little... LIFE TIME!!!!!!!!!! EVIL PEOPLE!!! have u read wolf brother?? it is an AWSOME book. thats where i got basically the entire idea of the entry from. its SERIOUSLY good. fantisy but informitive and the auther does TONNES of firsthand research and feildwork so she can put real facts in her books.
Wolves are beautiful, all beautiful things in nature seem to be the most dangerous though...I like the idea of wolves being wolves relatives...it's nice. Never read wolf brother, I'll try it though. Wolves should never be hunted. Hunting for food is okay, but killing wolves (and other animals) for their fur is inexcusable, we've put so many animals through so many hardships just for fasion, really does it mean that much. We need to get a handle on the situation while there's still wolves on the planet. We will not get a second chance. I've only seen a couple wolves, once in a wildlife park...they're elegant.
one time i saw a really cool wolf by the road.
I do not know why he ws wandering around..the sight of the wolf made shiver...Rohan was excited. But we could not get out of the car. The wolf seemed hungry and was looking for beavers in thenearby woods..may be
I do not know if it was an endangered species..anyway, i hope I see more animals..!
I think woves are good for the ecosystem because the dear population grows more and more everyday, and wolves would eat the dear keeping the daer population down.
i think you r wrong
well in the northern states they restricted deer hunting and then the deer population was getting out of control, deer were getting in peoples gardens and causeing hundreds of accidents they were becoming a big problem, so they changed the restriction so the deer population would get under control.
I BELIEVE YOU ARE WRONG, SAVE THE WOLVES !!!!!!!! LOOK AT THE FACTS OF DEER OVERPOPULATION IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK!!!!!
a sane human Like me or you would of course try and save the wolves but how do you get other people to care?
This whole site needs spellcheck. DEER population. are SCARY. saw A wolf by your house[in Canon Falls]
Me and my sister owned a hybrid wolf for 4 years
i think the animals are nice
I saw a bunch wolves at yellowstone there was about 10 of them they were Little to and some were huge wolves are cool but i would not get close is my advice to you they would not let us get close either
We also saw wolves in Yellowstone and they were being chased around by an elk. He was protecting his herd, but it was interesting because you would expect it to be the other way around.
My family also saw a wolf at Yellowstone in one of the prairies by the road. We watched it pounce on something, but we were not sure what it was because of the grass. A rabbit or rodent possibly? Either way, it was cool to see how it patiently crept up to it, and then pounced!
i saw a wolf when i was deer hunting
EVIL PERSON YOU GO DEER HUNTING???? ergggggggggggggggggggggggggg deers r ALIVE and have a rite to LIVE. now unless you went deer hunting so that u didnt starve to death (which i doubt) ur evil
you are so wrong!
people have rights to hunt.
i go hunting all the time!
I have never seen a wolf but i would like too
We were coming home from a hockey game when my family saw a timberwolf.
We new it was one whenwe saw it because our dog is bigger than cotye and it was bigger than our dog.
This summer i went to Ely and we went to the wolf center. We got to see lots of wolves. The wolves were really cute and I wanted to pet them, but the cartakers wouldn't let me. I think that wolves are the best!!
wow why really when hnow kool!!!!!!
i think wolves are one of the most awsome animals ever.
I personnal think that wolves are not the most awesome of all aniamls but in fact it is the LIGER that heads the coolest animal commitee. wolves are just the peons of the liger army.
That comment honestly made you sound imbecilic.
There are honestly more polite ways to say that you prefer ligers to wolves other than calling them "pee-ons".
That's just crude and childish.
Look up "peon" in the dictionary...
Hilarious.
But ligers cannot reproduce in the wild. They were bred with a lion and a tiger. They are human made. Ligers would not even exist if humans did not breed them.
Oh, I don't know. There still are Asiatic lions. The big cats of South Asia could have a block party now and again, and you never know who's going to wake up next to whom. Right? Depending on what kind of party we're talking about.
So, in conclusion... why am I writing this on the Wolf Stories thread?
Not true. Ligers are not manmade. They are very rare because ligers are only created when packs of tigers and lions come together for survival. Ligers are only reproduced when danger to both groups is posed. Again this is rare because this circumstance does not arrise much
When I went to the Como zoo I looked into the wolf exhibit. There were'nt any.
My dad said, "Look, a wolf," and I squinted really hard. It was very hot, so I
could'nt see it very well. His head was moving. he was sitting in the woods of the
cage. I have never seen a wolf before. After all, I don't live in Minnesota. I live
in Indiana.
We saw a wolf down by the woods one day. It was really cool. We love wolves because we think they are really interesting and pretty.
I believe wolves are a bit over-rated. I agree on them being cool creatures, not being able to see them often in the wild, but as far as beauty goes, they are not that pretty. They look like skinny grey dogs. But all in all, I still enjoy seeing them.
it isn't the body, it's the eyes huge, golden eyes that search your soul
SAVE THE WOLVES!!!! AERIAL HUNTING OF WOLVES IN ALASKA IS UNETHICAL AND SCIENTIFICALLY BOGUS!
u've read wolf brother havnt you... somthing like that was in the book (about the eyes) and i tottally agree with you but i think the pelt is beautiful as well. and YES SAVEEEEEEEEEEE THE WOLFFFFFFFFFFFF HUNTERS GET LIFE SENTENCE!!!!!!
This is not my story about wolves but I was reading the Aftenposten (a Norwegian newspaper) and encountered a rather unusual wolf story. Two ladies were hiking down a mountain carrying freshly caught fish when they were “circled” by two wolves. The wolves got so close, the ladies could practically touch them! Frozen stiff, the ladies didn’t know what to do. However, the wolves decided to retreat the way they approached. The ladies were left unharmed. Why do you think the wolves retreated?
Maybe something about their body language told the wolves that this was their kill and to back off? I don't know. But there had to be something about the wolves realizing that the humans were the dominant ones in this situation.
IS THere a difference between wolves and coyotes?
There are a few defining characteristics differentiating wolves from coyotes. Physically wolves are twice the size of coyotes and exhibit larger ears and longer noses. Wolves howl in long tones while coyotes tend to vocalize with yups and yaps. The Michigan DNR had an excellent pictorial representation of the differences between wolves (Michigan Gray Wolf) and coyotes. To conclude, sheer size seems to be the determining factor between wolves and coyotes.
It was a beautiful sight when we gazed uponed a pack of wolves more than 15 feet away. There were many hills, and the wolves didn't see us. At one time they were howling to the skies. Sure they might be dangerous, but that's only true when they don't see you :). Nothing's better than seeing Nature take fold.
I agree. I have never seen a wolf but I wish I could, I have always admired wolfs. Wolfs are amazing and powerful creature people can learn much from them.
i live in the big city, seattle. we don't have any wolves there, but there are probably some in the outlying foothills, below mt. rainier. in the streets you see big dogs, reminiscient of the animals, probably their urbanized descendents.
When we were in Wisconsin, we saw a red wolf on a rock eating a deer! It was very exciting!
Red Wolves are native to the South Eastern part of the USA- Historically found along the Gulf Coast and up toward the Carolinas. Your wolf may have had a reddish color but was most likely a Gray wolf/ Timber wolf. Christine
I saw a pack of wolves chase a moose until his chest was heaving so deeply that his speed was delayed and the wolves pounced him. It was difficult to watch, disgusting, and made me hate wolves forever
Wolves DO need to eat you know.
What about humans? Out of all the creatures on this planet, I'd say the human is the absolute worst. If you're going to hate a creature because it killed something, hate humans. Humans not only kill animals, they've caused to endanger and sometimes lead some to extinction.
Wolves are beautiful creatures that have been pushed around TOO many times by people that HONESTLY BELIEVE a wolf will eat their children. LUDICROUS! Wolves do not attack humans, in fact, there haven't been any reported cases of a wolf attacking a human.
So get over it.
That's absolutely wrong. There are plenty of reported cases of wolves attacking humans. When I was doing research for an historical article, I had to read through numerous early Duluth, Minnesota newspapers. During the years 1900 - 1912, I came across dozens of reports of wolf-human confrontations. During one period in 1910 there seemed to be a wolf attack story just about every week.
The most startling newspaper report I came across was a 1911 story from Tashkent in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia which claimed wolves killed all but two in a wedding party of 120 people, including the bride and groom! They were all sledding from one town to another, when the pack of ravenous wolves attacked. I suppose it could all be a folktale or just plain bunk, but here's a link to a copy of the original article which I saved. You can decide for yourself.
And if a 90 year old newspaper jumped off a bridge, would you believe it too?
Why would a 90-year-old newspaper be any more or less reliable than any other source? Is information about World War I immediately suspect just because it was written 90 years ago?
That's where you yourself may very well be absolutely wrong. After all, it is highly uncharacteristic that a pack of wolves would randomly strike out and kill (unless under the influence of rabies) one hundred and twenty people - besides, I highly doubt that even a larger pack would be capable of such mass slaughter.
True, just because it was put into print over ninety years prior does not necessarily make it fiction, but centuries worth of fact does.
The only case that is possibly likely of such human killing at the hands of a wolf would be the Beast of Gevaudan, which supposedly had one hundred victims between the years of 1764 to 1767.
Besides, as mentioned before by another commentor, humans are really the most vile and cruel beings on this earth, if take ninto consideration. After all, something tells me wolves are incapable of many of the atrocities we humans do to one another, from genocide, to corruption.
If you're anything like me, you've stopped thinking about wolf attacks on humans, and you're wondering what the Beast of Gevaudan is.
Crytozoology buffs, take note: the Beast of Gevaudan is
Beast of Gevaudan: The text above the drawing translates to, "Drawing of the monster that afflicts Gevaudan. This beast is the size of a young bull. It prefers to attack women and children. It drinks their blood, cuts their head off, and carries them away. 2700 francs are promised to he who kills this animal." (Image from Wikimedia Commons)
Fascinating...
Centuries worth of fact have absolutely no bearing on what may or may not have happened to that wedding party. However, our knowledge of wolves behavior does tell us that this would be extremely unusual behavior, and a skeptic would be well justified in seeking additional proof.
Self-hatred isn't going to solve anything.
RIGHT, THAT IS COMPLETE JUNK! 120 PEOPLE EATEN BY A PACK OF WOLVES WHICH PROBABLY NUMER BETWEEN 8 AND 14, THAT WOULD BE ABOUT... 9 TO 16 PEOPLE EACH !!!!!!! I AM AFRAID THAT IF YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE FAR TO GULIBLE! GEE, THE GOVERNMENT DECIDED TO KILL ALL OF THE WOLVES AROUND MID 1800-BEGINNING 1900'S I WONDER WHAT THE CONECTION THERE IS...... HONESTLY IT'S JUST PLAIN BUNK
In the 1900's many people would tell stories about wolf attacks to scare children and other people. Noone would go wander off in the woods alone and get lost because they were to scared to leave. you cannot believe everything you read.
Environmental extremists are often accused of hating humanity, but rarely do you see one admit to the charge so readily.
What are they going to do, stop by the local Wal-Mart or Publix and buy some Tofu? Honestly, they're carnivores like dogs, not herbivors like the Moose. And really, would you expect one to say "Hello Mr. Moose, would you be as kind as to let us kill you so me and my family can live, thus keeping the animal population from exploding and causing your kind to starve from over grazing?"
i think wolfs shall be kept under law like they r now but if some one shoots them they should be put in jail for a life time wolfs some times don't get a chance in life i mean think about u evil hunters out there
I like wolves. They don't harm people and they're beatiful animals who contribute to the balances in nature.
What do wolves eat?
Wolves have multiple sources for food. Primarily carnivores, wolves eat a lot of meat paired with other foods. Wolves have a large diet ranging from big game (moose, elk, deer) to berries, insects and worms. Depending on the season, wolves may also eat mice, birds and fish.
Wolves tend to consume their food fast, avoiding predator confrontation. Wolves typically eat every 5-6 hours when food is available and are able to fast up to two weeks.
How do we know what a wolf eats? Researchers learn about a wolf’s diet by studying their waste products otherwise known as their ‘scat.’
I have seen several wolves in Finland, Minnesota, near the state park. They are Timberwolves, and they usually are hanging out close to the road between the state park entrance and the town limits. Beautiful yet dangerous!
hey they may be dangerous but yet they only attack if they feel thretoned and if someone is thretoning them they desurve whats comming to them in my opion. i have seen meany wolves and have actuly had a part artic wolf as a pet. they are vary loving animals and i agree with you when you say they are beautiful and the dangerous partnot so much. dont get me wroung they are but only in some ways.
i have never seen a wolf besides in the ely wolf center.
come visit Northern MN, you just might see one yourself!
One time, a wolf killed a wolf in my backyard. It was interesting, but still really bloody disgusting (we could still see the carcass.)
Wolves are such cool animals! It's also interesting how different indian clans saw them. Some tribes percieved them as enemies, where as others saw them as powerful spirits, not to be disturbed.
We used to visit the wolves at the zoo. One wolf, named Dacota, would come out to meet us at the fence and follow us back and forth as we walked along the other side. When the wolves we knew, including Dacota, left, we were sad. We miss them.
I LIKE WOLVES. THEY ARE COOL. I ONCE HAD TWO WOLVES IN MY BACKYARD. THEY CAME UP TO MY DOG IN HIS KENNEL AND DISTURBED HIM DURING THE NIGHT.
I once saw a wolf howling on a cliff why we were camping. It is believed that when a wolf howls it creates the wind. And according to a Native American belief, if they keep howling, they create fog. Ironically enough, the wolf howled for a few minutes, and the fog rolled in only seconds later.
I think wolves are a beautiful combination of radness and beauty. Combining our ideas and ideals, the pack and the loner, it became for too long more literary motif than animal, but I for one, even as one of those romantically inclined to wolves, think that the violent, cruel and natural ways of the wolf, as well as the benign side of that same coin, the tender mothering (as long as she doesn't eat the little ones...then we're back to violent and cruel), the collaborations, complicated manueverings of several animals somehow communications detailed plans for the hunting about to commence, make the wolf one of the truly complicated, interesting and beautiful beasts that roam our homeland.
Currently we have a wolf living in the backyard of our home in rural Minesota. It's very cool.
i was at camp and saw wolfs across the lake and heard them hollow to the moon
i WAS ICE FISHING AT MY CABIN NEAR ELY IN JANUARY. IN THE AFTERNOON I HEARD A PACK OF WOLVES BARKING AND YELPING ON SHORE BUT VERY NEAR TO MY FISH SHANTY. AROUND 5 P.M. WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO CALL IT QUITS FOR THE DAY, I HEARD A LONG WOLF HOWLING BUT BVERY SOFTLY. AROUND 6:30 I WAS GOING TO GO AND TAKE A SAUNA WHEN A WOLF APPEARED BETWEEN THE SAUNA AND BUNKHOUSE APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET AWAY. I HOLLARED AT THE WOLF,HE LOOKED AT ME AND AMBLED DOWN THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF THE BUNKHOUSE TO THE DRIVEWAY. THE FOLLOWING MORNING WHEN I WAS GOING INTO TOWN, THE WOLF WAS DEAD ON MY ROAD. BEING DARK AT THE TIME, I DID NOT STOP, HOWEVER WHEN I RETURNED I WENT OUT AND EXAMINED THE WOLF AND FOUND PUNCTURE WOUNDS IN HIS NECK. I CALLED THE GAME WARDEN AND TOLD HIM ABOUT THE WOLF AND THE WOUNDS WHICH I WITNESSED. I TOLD HIM IT LOOKED LIKE HE HAD BEEN SHOT. THE WARDEN STATED TO ME THAT HEWOULD COME AND PICK UP THE CARCASS WHICH HE DID. THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND I WAS TOLD BY THE GAME WARDEN THAT THE WOLF WAS NOT SHOT BUT HAD BEEN IN A FIGHT WITH ANOTHER WOLF AND THE PUNCTURE WOUNDS WERE ACTUALLY TEETH MARKS. THE WOLF WEIGHED ABOUT 90 POUNDS STOOD 3 1/2 FEET. I WOULD HATE TO RUN INTO THE WOLF THAT WON THE FIGHT. THE END.
I've not seen any wolves lately except as road kill, sad but that's the
cause of people who don't stop when an animal runs out into the road either @ night or during rush hour
I LIKE WOLVES
When I went to boundry waters, we stayed in the wilderness in a tent on an island. At night we could hear some of the wolves howl, it was so amazing! And we also found wolf tracks in the sand. It's a shame I never saw one. :(
My dad took me to red wing and then at night he took me to a water tower. I could here wolves everywhere! Then I saw one! My dad started the car and the wolf ran away!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Woohoo,
I love wolves and think they are the most interesting and kind loving animals.
I saw a wolf once from a far while I was driving my car. I was a little scared but then it ran away. I was kinda sad after that. Other than that time I've only seen wolves at the Como Zoo!!!
MY FAVORITE ANIMAL IS A DOG BUT SINCE WOLVES ARE LIKE DOGS WOLVES WOULD BE MY FAVORITE ZOO OR WILD ANIMAL.
my favorite animal is a dog also but i dont really think that dogs are like wolves because dog are domesticated and wolves are wild.they are realated though.i still think dogs are are a way better animal though
i went to ely and actually saw the wolf center
ME AND MY FRIEND WHERE FOURWHEELING IN THE WOODS BY BRANIRD,MN AND WE SAW AT WOLF BY A WOOD PILE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WOODS RIGHT AS WE SAW IT OUR FOURWHEELER BROKE DOWN AND WE HAD TO WALK A LONG WAYS BACK TO OUR CABIN IT WAS COOL BUT VERY SCARY!
A couple weeks ago I was camping up at Itasca State Park. I didn't actually get to see any wolves, but heard a great program led by a park ranger about wolves. The most interesting thing she shared was that the average northern Minnesota wolf will eat 14 to 18 deer each year. And that's not a bad thing (unless you're one of the deer being eaten, I guess). We have a surplus of deer right now so the wolves help keep those numbers under control.
i saw a wolf at the cabin one day.
I saw a wolf at my cabin one day too!!! It was quite amazing in fact. If i were you, I'd be very very lucky to have seen one. But remember, don't go TOO close to the wolf or it may feel harmed and maybe attack you!! =O
The wolf wouldn't attack you, it would snarl maybe and then run away, especially if you put up your arms and made yourself look bigger. A wolf isn't stupid.
Have seen the wolf center. Magnificent!
wolves are wonderful animals. However, if they are present with domestic animal, problems can rise. Proper management is a must.
i like wolves.
its sad wolves are trapped .
Thanks for all the answers to the questions. We learned a lot.
i saw a wolf at the como zoo stuck in the chainlink fence on concrete crying becuz he is locked up for the rest of his life
When I lived in Calgary,Alberta my mom saw a coyote. I was wondering if they are like wolves?
Coyotes are like wolves, but with a few key differences. They're generally smaller in size and they tend to live in more diverse environments (prairies, river basins, even suburbs) than wolves (forests). Coyotes and wolves have been known to cross breed.
I go to school in Bemidji mn and have never seen a wolf so i guess its only a matter of time before i see one since bemidji is like 3-4 hours north of the twin cities. o HAPPY DAY!!!!!!!!!!
One time I saw a wolf attacking a woman. Being a very heroic chap I jumped between the damsel and her viscious furry attacker. I was holding only a piece of lanyard, since I had recently returned from camp. Anyway, I used the arts and crafts supply in my bare hand to beat the wolf-killer away from us, careful not mame or harm the wolf permantly. I ended up marrying the lady that I saved. The wolf, now tame, became our faithful pet to this day. He now brings me my paper and slippers in the morning. The three of us get along very well.
That seems kind of hard to believe. there has been no record of any healthy wolf attacking a person
lolz, ill pretend to believe you
Wolves are okay, but they number in the 40 thousands in Canada/Alaska, and there are animals that definitely need more help than the wolf that arent getting it in favor of the wolf. Hyena, African Wild Dog [this one especially, almost extinct, even more gentle and family oriented than the wolf], lions, tigers and snow leopards, just to name a few. The wolf has been romanticized to make it seem more appealing for a while, but MANY animals display the same social nature as the wolf, and they should not be ignored.
While it is true that there are numerous animals who need looking after almost as much as the wolf, the wolf is (in the United States) in much more danger. In Oregon they tried to pass a bill making it so that wolves and wolf-hybrids can be killed anytime of the year. That not only means they can kill a random wolf, but someone's pet. Many people in rural areas here and believe the hype about wolves being serious killers. The fact of the matter is that we build our houses and farms on wolf territory, they don't understand that killing cattle is a bad thing, they're just doing what they think is necessary to survive. People have turned this into something bigger than what it is, and pushed a bill through allowing you to kill a wolf for doing this. While they are carnivorous they only kill what they need to eat to survive. That is a fact. There are more dog attacks in the US than there ever have been by wolves. Since there are so few wolf attacks yet people think they need to be exerminated, why don't we cut down all of the palm trees in Hawaii, they kill more people than wolves and sharks combined.
And to the person who said earlier that a pack of wolves kill all except two people out of one hundred and twenty, I say don't believe everything you read. You seriously cannot believe that eight wolves will bring down one hundred and twenty people. Grow up.
Wolves are beautiful creatures who deserve to be protected and cared for. And to a person who said they just look like a regular dog, you are very mistaken. If you look closely at a wolf you can really see their beauty. Their coloring I have yet to see a regular dog have, and never have I seen a dog with such beautiful piercing eyes.
When I was a child a lady came to my mother and I with wolf-hybrid puppies (and by wolf-hybrid I mean they were about 95% wolf, they had a great great grandmother who was a quarter husky) explaining that she had to get rid of them because, sadly, her new husband didn't want them. My mother was a little nervous at first, but I pleaded. Giving in she allowed me to name her, Dakota. Dakota never once attacked anyone. She was one of the most well-behaived animals I have ever had (and with my family that's really something). When I was little I remember trying to cross a busy road after a ball I was playing with she somehow knew it was not allowed for me to cross the road and held onto the back of my shirt. I began yelling at her, and my mom came running not knowing what to expect. The only reason I was yelling was because I wanted my damn ball. Dakota could have saved my life.
Wolves are not terrible creatures, they're not serial killers, they aren't an ordinary dog, and if you ever get the chance to own a hybrid and are resposible enough take it. You never know how they could save your life.
wow... wow... OMG WOW! where do u live? like in canada or scandinavia or somthing???
Keep them usles things out of the State of Maine, no one has any buisness at all in trying to introduce them here when Mainers have enough coyote problums eating our deer!
well we were camping and we left to go on a hike and two or three hours later we came back to a mess and a wolf back
Here in Idaho we used to have a small but consistent population of gray timber wolves. They mostly kept to themselves and lived in Idaho's primitive area.
Then the environmentalists decided that it was necessary to "re-introduce the wolf to this area", but what they brought in were brown and white Canadian prairie wolves instead of those like our resident gray timber wolves.
Now these non-native wolves have interbred with our original gray timber wolves to the point that there are no more pure gray timber wolves left. Due to this action of the so-called environmentalists, the gray timber wolf does not exist any longer in Idaho. All we have left is these cross-breeds that are not very much like our original timber wolf. This should be a lesson for environmentalists who push through actions without thinking through the possible result.
These new cross-breed wolves do not stay in the high mountains as the gray timber wolf did. They tend to live closer to ranches and people, where they have become a serious problem killing and eating ranchers sheep, calves, dogs, and cats. While they probably do not kill that many elk or deer, they keep these animals moving and running to the point that they are not allowed to eat enough grass and browse in the fall and winter and thus many of these underfed animals die from the cold weather. When they die the wolves, bears, and coyotes feed on their carcasses. While it may sound impressive to think that wolves regularly kill their own meat, they are more often opportunistic feeders who will eat from dead carcases if the opportunity arises.
It is sad that the environmentalists saw fit to doom our beautiful gray timber wolves to extinction by bringing in a non-native species to interbreed with them.
i know some people who went to the wolf center in ELY! that is a great place. and they all fit in the little wolf den and their were like a bagillion kids
yeah
I love wolves and I hope I will buy one.
But I don't know from where I can get it.
Can you help me?
You really shouldn't.
Some breeders sell wolves or hybrid wolves as pets, but getting one without fully understanding what you're getting into, because you "love wolves," isn't smart, safe, or, in some places, legal.
Wolves remind us of dogs, but they're NOT dogs. They're wild animals--it's not fair to them to keep them as pets. And they're not domesticated: you may have problems with everything from housebreaking to aggression.
Enjoy wolves from a safe distance, and keep them wild.
They get exterminated by the goverment if you leave them in the wild.
I AGREE WITH YOU SOOO MUCH! SAVE THE WOLVES IN ALASKA FROM AERIAL HUNTING!
Liza you should add one more thing. Wolves should be left in the wild but they still need their turn of visitors
liza, u have to understand that a hybred wolf can never live in the wild if his or her domestic side is maternal. the dude whos hybred wolf saved his life had a GRANDMOTHER who was husky. a wolf pack will not except a wolf cub born in non pack territory but will drive out a non wolf pregnet female or kill her. Trust me, im not even in colege yet so i dont blame u if u dont beleive me but iv been studying wolfs scince i was 7 and i aim to be a ecologist.
I'm not saying we should go around "liberating" hybrid wolves and returning them to the wild. I'm saying that people shouldn't contribute to the breeding of hybrids by seeking out these animals as pets.
misunderstood animals in the forest. Many people fear wolf and think they are a threat to humans. Nursery rhymes and fairy tales depict wolf as "big and bad." In reality, wolves are shy and much more afraid of us than we are of them.
This is the first reason that makes me love it.
And there are many another reasons makes me crazy about the wolves.
i have a wolf pup his name is koda go look at his pictures on myspace search for me as katie stout
That story of the Wolves attacking from town to town and killing all but two in a wedding is just an excuse to kill wolves. People needed a reason to kill'em, so they made that and created a vision of "threat". Wolves would NEVER go in packs to attack towns, they live in the wild, they're shy and they won't attack a human, unless threatened, of course.
"Wolves are just killers with a thirst for blood!" LIE. Wolves live in packs, they've their rules, they're VERY loyal and protect their pups with their lives (as any other non-human animal would do). They communicate with the other members of the pack with their howls. There're long, short, loud and many other howls, each one meaning a different thing. They fight ONLY when necessary, actually, they try to avoid most of fights. Fights take place only when: a) They're hungry. b) They need a leader or replace the current one.
Another thing to keep in mind: Wolves do not eat the whole prey, which leaves some food for the scavengers (they were starving and had to wait for the cold weather of winter and expect their "preys" to die. With this Warmth that affects us today, caused by humans, winters are less cold and dead animals are not that many to serve as food).
They also play with the other pack members just for fun.
All in all, wolves are noble creatures of wisdom, and you, humans, should learn from us (Yes, I'm a Wolf).
Nuhuinenna - If you actually read the newspaper story you'd realize that the wolves didn't attack anyone IN the towns but rather in the wilderness BETWEEN the towns. Also, the wolves were said to be extremely ravenous. It may have been a very bleak winter. Hungry animals - and even humans- behave very differently when extreme hunger is driving them.
Humans kill wolves no matter how hungry they are.
I love wolves
If you live in the uk go to the uk wolf trust in berksire, and if yor a mamber then you can go and see the wolves at the trust and have a walkng to actaully walk with the wovles, which ive done and ill be walking again near my b/day in sept. Wolves are just so misunderstood, they arent scary, they are only scary if you don't know them well...(i am also a wolf) but they are wonderful beatuiful creatures.
I met a wolf cub named Bree at my fathers sanctuary, it was the runt of the litter and was rejected by its mother so me and my father hand-fed it. even now 15 years later I am the only human it lets near it, It the alpha female of the pack!!
i breed high content wolf puppies 93% wolf and 7% malamute, very good dogs if trained right, puppies sell for 1000$ cant believe what people will pay. i have 8 wolf hybrids and 3 of them are pregnant:)
I own a wolf... they're such great animals!
you cn never really OWNa wolf
i know someone who had a wolf . there next door neighbors little boy wandered into the yard and got killed becaause of the wolf.
That's because someone keeps that wolf as a pet, and probably made it act savage because they thought it was cool. And if the wolf was tied, it wouldn't feel like it had any way to escape. The sinfulness of man has an affect on the animals he keeps, especially the wild ones. A wild wolf would never kill a boy just because he wandered into the woods.
I have seen a baby wolf in Ely and they are very cute.
Oh come on PATHETIC!!! Do you thinkwolves are just cute???? Well, they are cute, but wolves are gratious,magestic, wonderful, amazing, and mysterious creatures!! I'm too annoyed to talk right now, I'll add more later...
Wolves kick butt, man!! Move over lion, the wolf is the new king of the jungle (well the forest really)! My opinion is that wolves should not be owned as pets. They are beautiful free creatures that shouldn't be stuck in a cage all day. Be free my little pups, BE FREE!!!
I think one of the most beautiful things about a wolf is it's eyes.They have these golden-yellowish eyes sometimes mixed with brown or lime color and its just breathtaking.
There are photos on the internet of people who went out and hunted wolves. They stand there holding the wolf as if it were a deer... I find that sad and annoying. You can't eat wolves, as far as I know. Even if you skin it and use it for a blanket, I would think that it would smell and look nasty. (You can't exactly wash a wolf skin) Or even the famous use-the-pelt-for-a-rug thing. How could you even stand on that? It is disgraceful and would probably get full of fleas.
I love animals. I tried to keep my post purely factual and not emotional, but I am sorry - I can understand hunting and eating a deer (to some extent), but why would you hunt a wolf aside from to keep populations down?
Some times I wish I could transform into a wolf. Not just because I would be so cool then, but because I could be with other wolves, who I love. I could run with them, eat with them, sleep with them. Truly become a part of the pack.
i totally agree with youit would be awesome to be a wolf ieven if it would be an hour
I think so too. it would be awesome to be free and running wild
I have a bear skin rug in my living room. I don't know where it came from, really, but I could hardly think of a better way to display the beauty and majesty of that great animal. It still has a head, and it's growling with pride.
I feel much the same way about wolves. Along with ravens and and tigers, I think wolves are probably the most magical of animals. They are strong, and noble, and generous, and I don't think we should stand in the way of any of the gifts they choose to give us - so if they want to feed us by letting us shoot them and eat them, or if they want to keep our feet warm by letting us shoot them and turn them into rugs, who are we to stop them from doing just that? Dumbledore had a plan with his death, and I think wolves do to.
It's our DUTY to protect and honor these wonderful animals, until such a time when they want us to shoot them for some reason.
i am a wolf,I live in A forest near chess nut hill elementary,I realized i was a wolf when i was 5 and now i am 10,i have a wolf's prayer that i do with my wolf pack,My wolf pack is:me(Nioshia) niwa, Wakian and wangi here's the wolf's prayer we do before we turn into wolfs at sun set:
Wolfs Prayer
Follow me down the path,
I will walk beside you.
Guiding and showing you the way,
I will not leave you.
Close your eyes,
You will see 6 sets of prints,
2 belonging to you, 4 to me.
Then you will know that I have not left you,
I will be there to Guide you, whenever you need me
it shows our loyalty to our other fellow wolves
i live in ohio. and i went to our zoo there. the wovles were every thin! but i went to another zoo. and the wolves were very beautiful one came up and licked the glass. so cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) i love wolves they r my favoite animals!
Wolfs are the best.but some people just plain out hate them!
i agree!
i love wolves they are my Favourite animal ever!!!!
i love wolves. they are so interesting. they are very noble. they are........ perfect. i love every thing about them, the way they hunt, the way they take care of their young, even the way the dominate over each other. they are beautiful.
I was once in Alaska and we saw a lone wolf take down and eat a caribou.
I was in yellowstone and buffalo crossed right infront of the caar. it wasamazing!
I'm going to Yellowstone in 2 weeks maybe I'll see bears and wolves and buffalo..that'd be exciting!!
I think that wolves are one of the prettiest animals,with their gray coat and beutiful faces.I have only seen one in the zoo,but I can't wait to see one in the wild!
I love wolves. My friends think im obbsesed(which i am lol) Once i went to this place where there were a bunch of animals(not exactly a zoo lol) and there was the wolf cage. When i looked down there was a black wolf with yellow eyes. It looked so innocent! It was one of the most gorgeous animals i had ever seen. and when i started walking along the cage the wolf followed me! I thought it looked so beautiful...but i felt soo sooo soooo sorry for it. I would of rather seen it in the wild then in a cage...it made me sad...
what do wolves mostly eat?
how many kinds of wolves do we hadve in the USA?
go wolves!!!
I really want to see a wolf... I live in australia i wanna go to like canada or somewhere where they have wild wolves.. they are the most amazing creatures. i have only seen one at the zoo and they were gorgeous! i love canines!!! lol (sounded a bit smartass there but i love them sooooo much!) ok well have fun seeing youre wolves! you all are sooo lucky to see a wolf in your backyards and all that!
much love and peace!
I have seen i wild wolf up close, i thought it would harm me but it seemed quite afraid of me.They are the most amazing animals I prefur to see them in the wild rather than in zoo's as they are in a more natural habitat. You can see how they survive in the wild. It gave me such a great thrill when i saw it standing up glaring at me with it's beautiful eye's. That is a moment i will never forget.I have held a baby cub though that was at a zoo.My auntie who also loves wolves, works there researching them.I have a room full of research and pictures of wolves some of my friends think its strange but it's what i truely love.
Usually you dont see many wolves in Victoria but i saw one and it was eating the meat that we put as bait at 3 o'clock in the morning. It was very small though so yeah but that is my story.
SAW A wolf in yella stone careful u don't mistake a wolf for a coyote from a distance it is an easy mistake
i saw a wolf in the woods when i walking my huskies, it looked kinda of wired. well anyway the week later my mam said her friend had seen the same wolf but a lady with long brown hair in robes walking with a pack of wolves. weird huh?
well i make sure i never walk my girls down there again.
lol
from scarlette wolf lover
We live near Duluth MN, I saw a huge wolf in our yard recently about 15 ft from me. Now I'm seeing droppings (scat) which is white and with alot of hair --- does anyone know if is this wolf poop???? It is very white.
lol where do you live? What you've described actually sounds like Hyena scat. They eat everything from their prey, including the bones and hair. The digested bone makes their scat very white and crumbly, and the hair would be mixed in that.
But it's not wolf poop. No.
i have no idea, but that is sure freeky to see a wolf soclose to u!!!!!!!!!!
wolves are cool. I think it would be scary to see on in the wild!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wolf scat is the same color as any dog's scat. It may be a birds scat, or some other migratory animals'. I personally love wolves, and have a German Shepard/Wolf mix and a White Lab/Wolf mix. They are some of the roudiest dogs you can ever find, but also some of the most loyal. the Shepard Mix saved me at least 3 times in my life. I love him to death!
GO WOLVES!!!
My husband and I are bringing our son to Yellowstone next summer to camp... maybe do some hiking, but he'll be a little young for that still... We're hoping to see wolves there. I was lucky enough to grow up in Michigan, with wolves living very close to us. Unfortunately I never saw one, only coyotes and feral dogs, but neighbors had seen a couple around. Maybe they'll still be there when I go back to visit my family.
just thought you might like this as you like wolves... lol, i love wolves.
THE WOLF
There he was, there he stood,
He gaze met mine in the cool wood,
His coat was a thick hazel grey,
His stood tall and proud, blocking my way,
The snowy sky above mirrored the snowy ground,
In the quiet morning there was not a sound,
I blinked and dropped my glance at last,
And in that second the moment of challenge past,
For I heard his paws crunch on frost,
He knew I was just a traveller, lost,
I heard him go but then he turned back,
As I looked, behind him came his young pack,
And he raised his head and cried to me,
The howl carried far over the mountains, wild and free,
With a last glimpse back he trotted away,
The youngsters followed and I carried on my way.
Wolves are the coolest!I love wolves. We keep pets in our houses yet we have "the big bad wolf". Dogs are descendants of wolves so what's the difference. "the big bad caveman"? I don't think so. Hunting is wrong. How would you like it if you were in your house and a giraffe bursts in and shoots you and makes you into a rug? HUH?!? Wolves deserve the best treatment. Just like dogs or even better. Plus they are helpful. They hunt the deer and rabbits that make out back yards into litter boxes and eat our gardens. So if you think wolves are bad or huntin g them or any animalis good then you are evil in my mind!!!
i live in england so i've never seen a wolf but id love to see one - i LOVE all wild cats, big cats, and wolves. GO WOLVES!!!!!!!
I agree with Q. hunting IS wrong. for all animals. and its true that they are a part in the food chain - they help keep the deer and rabbit population down so that they eat all the grass, starve themselves and all other creatures who eat the grass, and kill all the insects and small creatures e.g. rodents that live in the grass.
and i am also the same as Q in the sense that i too think that hunting wolves and any other animal is very CRUEL and EVILLLLLLLLLL
so STOP whoever hunts
I had an encounter with a pair of gray wolves on my porch here in Ketchikan, Alaska last night...and I live inside the city (but right below a wilderness mountain). My dog started woke me, barking and growling at the window, I have a chicken house on my porch and I looked and saw a head and pointy ears between the window and the chicken house. I figured it must be a dog after the chickens so I went out to run it off only to have two very healthy looking wolves run around the house and face me, the closest being a mere 5 feet away! I yelled and was ignored, they just kept staring and finally grabbed up some rocks I had sitting there and lobbed them at the closest, at which point the trotted off while watching me over their shoulders. I checked with animal control and these two have been reported attacking and killing some small dogs in the area lately. The eerie part of the entire encounter was the total silence of these animals.
man you called the animal patrol? the wolves are probley just trying to eat and get by, you have no right to do that! there already a rare species without you calling the animal patrol on them!
I called animal control because I thought at first they may have been a couple of huskies running loose...but after they said they knew of no pair of huskies that met my description in town and told me about the wolf reports I realized what they were. I do not, and have never advocated killing or trapping wolves, although they are far from endangered in the islands of southeast Alaska.
I'm from just north of Toronto so I don't see many wolves. Whenever I travel north with my dad, though, I'll usually encounter one in the wild. I have to say it's an overall breathtaking experiance to be within a proximity of a wolf. Especially enthralling is the sight of a dark coloured wolf in the middle of winter when all that can be seen is white on the horizon and on land. The beauty and majesty of the wolf can only truly be experianced fully by seeing one in reality, in it's own habitat. I don't entirly recomend going out looking for wolves, as the experiance is enhanced when it's a chance encounter (though it really is your choice to do so or not, so you dont have to listen to me at all XD). Being partly Cree I find wolves to be one of the most religiously entwined animals on earth. If your really a commited wolf fanatic, I would suggest picking up a copy of the novel "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George. It's a compelling, heart warming tale of an Inuit girl who is trying to preserve Eskimo tradition, and escapes a reserve to trek the Alaskan wilderness. There she is accepted by a wolf pack usind old Inuit techniques to seem like a wolf. It's a really amazing story, very factual, and I recomend grabing a copy.
I just want to know what is the difference between Wolfdog and wolf?
how do you realy tell the diffence between them. is one a dog and one a wolf?
I love wolves and would never hunt one.although, granted, I have never seen one in person (They aren't at the St. Louis zoo) I would be ecstatic if I did. They are probably the most beautiful and graceful creatures in my eyes. (My homepage is my own wolf rpg)
Oh, and yeah, I HATE WOLF HUNTERS!!! wolves kill small pets because they do not know the difference between Pet and prey, and need to eat. I have also picked up this fact: In recorded history, a wolf has never killed a single person. wolves are amazing, and absolutely breathtakeing-even on internet pictures. yep, I'm that person who hasn't seen a wolf yet. the wolf rpg person.
I think that the story of the three bears should be changed to the three wolfs, and goldielocks should be changed to goldeifox. In a new story of course.
I completly agree. Goldielocks and the three bears gets kind of boring. Maybe this new virsion can be a chapter book for grownups. Thanks and I'm sorry this is not about wolves.
i love wolfs i went to a wolf center a cupple of months ago
I love wolves! I think they are cuddley and sweet. How much do you like wolves? I love wolves 100%.Did you know
that wolves eat deer? If you were a wolf would you eat an apple or meat? You pick. Tell your parents what you think.
Have you seen a wolf before?
i've only seen a wolf once before... and even then it was just at the zoo. It kinda stinks doesn't it. Everybody says wolves are so bad but they barely are even seen!
omg i love wolf(ves) soo much they are my favorite animals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
I like to sometimes see a wolf when I look out my bed. I call him 'Wolf-face'.
I have one thing to say about wolfs, and that thing is that "wolfs rock!"
i love wolfs they are so cute nice homepage!!!!!!
hey watz upman woves is cool nomatter wat kind of type there is out theah anywayz they is cool!!!see yahs laterz!
I LOVE WOLVES THEY ARE SOO COOL I WATCHED A WOLF DOCUMENTER ON REINTRODUCING WOLVES AND I LOVED IT IT WAS SO INTRESTING
I stand for all life, no matter what form it is.
Wolves are particularly one of more, close, of natural bretheren.
My totem is a wolf, and I truly believe that I have reincarnated from a wolf.
So all the work done to protect my people I applaud and speak for.
Thank you for your work for my people
You're very welcome!!!
WOLVES ARE BEGINNING TO COME INTO TEXAS FROM MEXICO, I JUST FOUND SCAT IN MY YARD,, (I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY IN WEST TEXAS ) THE SMALLEST PIECE WAS 1.25 IN THE LARGEST WAS OVER 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER. COYOTE SCAT IS SMALLER. THIS HAD LOTS OF GRAIN, PROBABLY FROM THE CROPS OF MANY BIRDS AS IT IS HARVEST SEASON FOR GRAIN. WE HAVE HUGH PACKS OF COYOTES, A FEW WINTERS AGO WE HAD A PACK OF AROUN 50, WE SAW THEM SEVERAL TIMES IN THE COLDEST PART OF WINTER. COYOTES ARE SMALLER THAN WOLVES. COYOTES LOOK SKINNY KIND OF LIKE A STRIPPED DOWN RUNNER. THEY RANGE IN COLOR FROM WHITE TO GRAY TO BLUE TO PINK, THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE GENETICS BUT ALSO THE KIND OF DIRT THEY TAKE A DUST BATH IN AND THE LIGHT THEY ARE SEEN IN. I HAVE SEEN COYOTES WITH RABIES TRY TO ATTACK ANYTHING THAT MOVED. A WOLF PACK THAT HAS RABIES WOULD PROBABLY DO THE SAME. WOLVES AND COYOTES HELP CONTROL THE RABBIT POPULATION AND OTHER ANIMALS THAT EAT OUR FOOD CROPS. TO HAVE THEM AROUND MEANS THAT THE ECOSYSTEM AROUND YOU IS PROBABLY IN FAIR SHAPE. I LIKE TO HAVE THE RABBITS GONE, BUT BOTH THESE ANIMALS AS WELL AS DOGS KILL CHICKENS AND YOUNG FARM ANIMALS SUCH AS CALVES AND COLTS, ALSO SHEEP AND GOATS. JUST LIKE ALMOST EVERYTHING ELSE IN THIS WORLD, THERE ARE GOOD POINTS AND BAD POINTS AND WE SHOULD ALL LEARN TO CO EXIST.
i live in Minnesota obvisouly up by buffalo maple lake annnandale area and i dont believe there are mcuh wolfs but sure is coyotes and you can here them at night and there has been no attacks on dogs or humans but some nights you enjoy the noise just like loons
I saw a baby wolf in Fairmont MN it was hurt badly so Jelly and I broght it to a wolf farm and now it is back in the wild and safe.
I like wolfs cause they are so cool.That is why i am doing a project on them.They are also very cute.
I ran into a pack of wolves last night about an hour after dark. Right here in town, close to Grand Rapids, along the river. I was going to the Grand River to fish. I was extremely surprised as I never saw a wolf and I've been out in the woods in some pretty remote places. I didn't feel safe at all, but nothing happened, they just watched me as I slowly backed away. I want to tell you that I did not like it. And all you weirdos that think wolves are so neat wouldn't think so either if you found your self surrounded in the darkness by wild glowing white eyes, silently floating tween the sticks on top of pitch black shadows of death. I hope the DNR will come to their senses and stop bringing them here, and start getting rid of them somehow, but I guess most of you idiots think having wolves running around the city is a good thing. Go hug a tree, you hippies, and maybe a wolf will come take a bite out of YOU, then you won't think it is so cute.
As sprawl and human encounters continues to encroach upon denning sights, has their been a decrease in fecundity for established packs in our northern boundaries? Have the data changed significantly with the DNR recording record number of deer populations and decrease in juvenile mortality among grey's?
i've never seen a wolf but i want to!
I used to have wolf hybreds. They were magnifecent but even so our 20 acre land was not enough They were always wary and enterjetic. One of our male wolves was named River He was my favorite because my mother ? if he had any husky in him he might have been pure bred wolf!!! And one day I was sitting in my sandbox outside and River came up to me and licked my face!!! My mom was just standing there shoked he had never licked anyone else in the whole world before! but trajedy struck that made my mom vough to never ever ever have wolves again River and his son anook Were playing really rough and Rivers bottom jaw got hooked un Anooks collar and since wolves do not like to be caught he strugled feaircly and broke his bottom jaw my mom had to put River down because he could not eat and she also put Anook down becaue he could not survive without his father and was to spireted and she could not handle him with our 25 other dogs!!!! River still lives in my heart even though he is gone I will see him in the rainbow bridge when it is my turn to say goodbye!!!
i love wolves....they are cute and furry.....i caught one the other day inmy garbage...we play everyday and he sleeps with me everynight...his name is jonas
i have a pet husky but were i live there are NO wolves except in the wild we have Dingos look them up on the internet here beautifull but i like timberwolves and white wolves and black wolves , wolves like that! my bro said on a train in canada we were sitting there and he saw a wolf tail!
My husky is 1 year old but she has growing problems she is very small her name is jesse and she is 78% wolf and rest dog so more than hallf! husky are normally like... 50-60% wolf so that might explain her shortness except wolves are quite big!
DOES ANYONE KNOW ANY WOLVE GAME NOT HUNTING ON THE INTERNET? THAT ARE FREE AND U DONT HAVE TO DOWNLOAD????
Why yes. I wrote about a wolf game called Wolf Quest that is currently being developed with the Minnesota Zoo. You actually play from the first person point of view of a Wolf and it looks quite fun.
We have been to the International Wolf Center and it's really cool -- I recommend it!!
Love, your BFF Nvty
Back in 2005, I went to a Zoo with my family&friends for my sister's party. I know it was 3 years ago, but yeah. Anyway, we took a long time looking at the Monkey cage, than we went over to the Tiger&Lion cage. We looked at the Lions&Tigers for a while and soon after, I left, because I wanted to see what other animals were there. (I don't go to the Zoo very much).
I came across the Arctic Wolf cage and I got EXTREMELY excited, because I've NEVER seen a wolf up close before. When I first got to the cage, I couldn't see any wolves, anywhere. I urged my family&friends to come over, because they were walking towards me. When I looked back into the cage, an Arctic Wolf walked RIGHT UP TO ME! That got me even more excited.
I dunno how it happened really, but we started to race each other! ! We raced each other for a LONG time and whenever I'd take a break and lay down in the grass, the wolf would pace up and down the front of its cage, and look over at me! There was another wolf in the cage too, and I think he wanted to play with us, but he had arthuritus. My friend tried to race with the wolf too, but she didn't run very far with her, because the wolf paused halfway and just looked back at me!
When we all went to the other side of the wolf cage to check out the Panther cage, my friend told me to look down, (because we were on top of a bridge), and the same wolf was looking right at me! She paced around in front of her cage again and would look up at me every now and again, too. It was so cool! When I went back the next summer to see her, she remembered who I was right away! But that time when I took a break and would lay down, and she did the same thing as before, an old couple who was watching us told me that that is something a wolf does whenever they think a family member is hurt and are worried about them. Ever since summer 2005, wolves have been my favorite animal and they still are!
We went to the international wolf center this summer and we loved it. My brother loved it the most because wolves are his favorite animal.
We live on the Wisconsin River and one winter when the river was frozen over, we saw wolves eating a deer they had killed on the frozen river. They were large, grey animals.
I saw a wolf while I was driving at 6am way up in Canada last summer. It was really cool to see...
I see coyotes on a regular basis at my house in belle plaine111
the difference between a coyote and a wolf is a coyote is much smaller then a wolf!!!! its super obvious when u coyotes everyday like i do!
Back in 2002, while visiting my brother in a suburb some 15 minutes (with the metro) outside of Stockholm, Sweden's capital city, I encountered a wolf while resting from a jogging session at 12:30 midnight. It was by a lake surrounded by dense woods. The wolf approached me unti he/she was standing only a few feet away from me. Although it seemed more curious than imposing a threat, I was really scared and could almost hear my heart beating! The wolf was stearing me in the eyes, and it was those eyes that really scared me. At first, out of fear, I tried to scare it by making noises and gestures, but it just lowered its head and kept stearing at me. Then I decided that my only good alternative would be to slowly turn around and just walk away, which I did. After having walked about 20 feet or so - all along fearful that the wolf would attack me from behind, I turned around to see if he/she was stalking me, but the wolf was gone!
We think that wolves are very interesting animals. We think that they are very unique also. They are very good hunters, and when it comes to mating it can get pretty rough... Wolves are very smart when they hunt in packs. Wolves have very beautiful coats.
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well i was in bear country south dakota we werein the car filming bears then we saw thes white gray wolfs we filmed them then we saw a wolf pup
At Como Zoo I saw wolves that were barking.
The wolf recovery plan and now wolf management plan for the Great Lakes Region has been very succesful. Wolves are now common in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. It is really cool to see wolves and wolf sign (scat & tracks). The wolf howl is an amazing experience! Alaska, Canada and now the Great Lakes States now has a wolf population that is a renewable resource, much like ducks, grouse and coyotes. Conservation is the wise use of our natural resources. We know that if we use our natural resources wisely, they will always be there for the next generation. With the right management and rules, wolves are a resource that we could and should be able to harvest by trapping or hunting. They have a beautiful and valuable fur.
Did you know that hunters put more dollars, sweat, tears and passion into the conservation of wildlife than any other group of people on the planet? That's right, no other segment of the population has given more money to wildlife conservation than hunters and anglers! That's right hunters and anglers fund wildlife management professionals, habitat projects and the purchase of public lands. Really all people benefit from the conservation work that hunters and anglers provide. Clean water, air, wild lands and open space that benefits the quality of life for all of us.
If you really want to do something special for wildlife, buy a hunting and fishing license (even if you don't plan on going) and join a non-profit conservation organization.
Have a great day and take a kid outdoors!
well I know that the hunters would like to keep some animals instead of exterminating them, but WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO KILL ILLEGALLY OR GO ON HATER-KILLING SPREE'S???(as in, kill things just because you dont like them, or because you think you deserve to live more than animals need to) those people are the bad ones obviously, but next time say specifically WHICH hunters you mean please.
I thought it was interesting reading the question and answer section!
I SAW A WOLF AT THE MINNESOTA ZOO AND AT MANY OTHER ZOO'S THAT I HAVE BEEN TO. I HAVE ALSO SEEN MANY WOLFS IN ELY MINNESOTA!
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