Wolf Quotes

Thru my many readings of books & articles on wolves, I have kept the memorable quotes of wolves. I thought I would share them with you to begin the new year.

"I have learned of wolves whose master trait was wisdom. I have met many a wolf whose overwhelmimg motive was the love of its little ones."
Ernest Thompson Seton

"No one can deceive the eyes of a wolf. They always know."
R. D. Lawrence, Wolf Biologist

"Only a mountain has lived long enough to listen objectively to the howl of a wolf."
Aldo Leopold

"Wolves are not our brothers; they are not our subordinates, either. They are another nation, caught up just like us in the complex web of time & life."
Henry Beston

"The wolf is neither man's competitor nor his enemy. He is a fellow creature with whom the earth must be shared." L. David Mech, Wolf Biologist

"We have doomed the Wolf not for what it is, but for what we have deliberately & mistakenly perceived it to be.. the mythologized epitome of a savage, ruthless killer.. which is, in reality no more than a reflexed images of ourselves."
Farley Mowat

"Throughout the centuries we have projected on to the wolf the qualities we most despise & fear in ourselves." Barry Lopez

"There are, of course, several things in Ontario that are more dangerous than wolves. For instance, the step-ladder." J.W. Curran, The Canadian Wildlife Almanac 1981

"The caribou feeds the wolf, but it is the wolf who keeps the caribou strong."
Inuit Proverb

"The wolf is kept fed by its feet." Russian Proverb

"You may feed the wolf as much as you like. He will always glance towards the forest."
Russian Proverb

"For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack."
Rudyard Kipling

Tundra & Meshach

They both spent a leisurely holiday season going for long walks and enjoying many treats. Our son, Michael spent the holidays with us & he helped us raise Meshach when he was a very young pup. It was quite a treat to see Meshach remember Michael so well & instantly greet him like a lost member of the pack. Tundra only met Michael when she was three weeks old with barely her eyes open. Tundra, upon seeing the affection Meshach was bestowing on Michael, greeted Michael with the same enthusiasm.

We will begin our school trips in March once the roads are in better shape.

This is a brief newsletter but I would like to wish you all a Happy New Year for 2010 & hopefully we can get some more protection for canis lupus this year.