According to a folktale from British Columbia's Haida People, there was once a pair of wolves that would swim out into the sea to hunt whales until one day when they were unable to find their way home through the fog. Lost at sea, they transformed into orcas. #FairyTaleTuesday
Happy #ValentinesDay and #WolfWednesday, everyone! Did you know that wolves mate for life? They are very loving animals in general - devoted to their families, caring for their weak and sick, and mourning deaths. #wolves#animals#wildlife
Chernobyl's mutant wolves appear to have developed a resistance to cancer!
The wolves are exposed to cancer-causing radiation as they roam the wastelands of the abandoned city - with researchers finding part of their genetic information seems resilient to increased risk of the disease. #AureFreePress#News#press#headline#Ukraine#Chernobyl#cancer#wolves
Gray #wolves were reintroduced to #Colorado in December 2023, the latest attempt in a decadeslong effort to build up wolf populations in the Rocky Mountain states.
What is special about this reintroduction in Colorado, and how can humans coexist with wolves?
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"We should be doing everything we can to protect and live alongside both wolves and grizzly bears, not actively facilitating their eradication. These species are incredibly important to the Nimiipuu people, and we are working to end the assault on these species – for the benefit of our environment and for future generations."
Thank you, Julian Matthews and #Nimiipuu Protecting the Environment. We are honored to be your coplaintiffs.
#Norway has declared all-out WAR on #biodiversity: they're now #DeepSeaMining, killing HUNDREDS of #whales, wrecking coastlines around the globe with intensive #salmon farms & shooting endangered #wolves from helicopters
"Anti-predator hate is bound up in a long, complicated relationship going back to the beginning of westward expansion.... As cultural attitudes toward ecology, wildlife, and conservation shifted over the course of a century, predators’ standing in the eyes of millions of Americans did too. ... The animals that most symbolized that shift — #wolves#grizzlies and the like — thus became avatars for a particular political class."
Just came across this footage of Gray Wolves being released into the Colorado Rocky Mountains* this week.
There is no sound, but just the look in their eyes and the spring in their step is enough! The darker grey/black ones are stunning. Beautiful animals! #Colorado#Wildfire#Wolves
*They were relocated from Oregon in an effort to reestablish a sustainable population in Colorado.