This is a story about an orchard in Maine….A REAL STORY! All was going well at this orchard until a groundhog moved in. This rather large rodent species has the capacity to cause much damage anywhere from the ground up in an orchard. So the orchard grower hired a “hit man” to keep watch all…
Our Native Wild Dog ~ Coyote never ceases to surprise and thrill us as they continue to re-create themselves. But as they do so, we observe them helping to re-create their struggling larger cousins, the wolves. Here in Maine our Eastern Coyotes carry within their bodies the DNA of Algonquin wolves, the very wolves that…
Why do Coyotes disperse? Back up a minute…what does “disperse” mean? It means leaving home. So dispersal is something we have very much in common with Coyotes and other carnivores as well. When we grow up, we leave home. We leave to find our own home and seek out a mate and have children.…
I Am Coyote with permission of Jim Koon What is wildness? What is it that makes Coyote wild? Why is their wildness so terribly needed in our world today? Can we humans of the 21st century…who are SO domesticated…have any sense of what it is to be wild? On the other hand, our Native Peoples…
Young Coyote Pups by Randy Lubischer Coyote pups are born tiny, blind and completely dependent on their parent’s care. They are not born knowing how to hunt for their food. They must learn that skill by first practicing on small insects like grasshoppers and crickets, then watching their parents as they pounce on a mouse…
Art piece by Sarah Ronald Art has reflected the Values of human cultures all throughout the history of our species. So how does art reflect the perceptions toward wild carnivores in our present culture? So here are the words of a present day artist, Sarah Ronald, expressing what she wishes to reflect. “I am a…
One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human. Loren Eiseley “With drastic loss of habitat, a constant threat from hunters, high mortality, and unreliable food sources, life for carnivores has changed dramatically and rapidly from historic norms” writes author G.A Bradshaw in her enlightening book, Carnivore Minds.…
Coyote Family Photo by Janet Kessler Here is a phrase I all too often hear regarding the numbers of coyotes on the landscape ~ We need to CONTROL their numbers. These words are packed with a world view brought here from Europe that believes our species has the right to control other life as we…
Coyote Pup in Southern Maine with Mange Why does this small Coyote pup look like this? Where is her beautiful coat? This young coyote pup is suffering from a painful affliction that often causes them to endure a slow and painful death. It is mange. What causes this affliction? RODENT POISONS And this is just…
Photo by: Janet Kessler That Moment in Time That moment in time when I saw you and you saw me, stands tall within me and feels like a monument to your world and mine, the intersection. That moment in time when I saw you and you saw me, vibrates in me, whirls me,…