WILD MUSTANGS AND COYOTES On any number of occasions, community members will ask me, “Are Coyotes endangered?” You know….this is an interesting question. What do you think is the underlying thought process behind that question? Should we be concerned about them if there are only small numbers of them left, and not be concerned…
DetailsNEVER FEED WILDLIFE! So what is the significance of this statement? THERE IS GREAT SIGNIFICANCE, a significance that goes beyond the “common sense” reasons. Katy Payne in her book Silent Thunder, writes “I was thinking about what is lost when wildness is lost, and realizing that habituation is not just a slight modification of wild nature.…
DetailsThe beautiful fur coat of a healthy wild Coyote. Yes, this is what they should look like. But from time to time when I give my presentations, a community member will say to me, “Are the photos you show of coyotes, wild coyotes? Their coats look so beautiful.” Then they will continue by saying that they…
DetailsI was in the forest hiking the other day in one of my favorite spots. Usually I hike around a big loop and my hike is completed. But on this particular day, I decided to turn around and go back the way I came…the hike would be longer that way…and I did not want to…
DetailsDO YOU SEE THE COYOTE PUP? In this rare photo of a coyote pup you get to see who is keeping Coyote parents very busy at this time of the year. First of all, they are very protective of their little ones ~ hiding them from our view, carefully watching over them and protecting them from all…
DetailsSPRING TIME …AND COYOTE PUPS ARE BORN! A very busy time for coyote parents. They want their pups to survive…they need to feed them…but you want them to feed their pups wild prey ONLY. We have many amazing farmers here in Maine that have an understanding with our wild Coyote parents. And they communicate with…
DetailsWe all share a common ancestry with the myriads of life on our planet Earth. We are not separate from Coyote, whether we recognize this or not. The following short video portrays more than any words can express about how we are all connected. This man, driving along a road with his friend sees a…
DetailsCOYOTE IS COMPLETELY AWARE OF HER WORLD……. Take a moment and peer into the eyes of this coyote photographed by Janet Kessler. And try to feel how she is in her world and how she experiences it fully. How fully do we experience our world? Last week I was leaving Bowdoin College after a…
DetailsWILD MUSTANGS …. AND COYOTE…. When I give my Coyote presentation to our communities in Maine, I include historical perspectives…. What happened when the Europeans invaded the New World. And what did they bring with them when they came….they brought their world view. And their actions and behaviors were the expressions of it. And that…
DetailsDO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THESE TWO COYOTES ARE EXPRESSING THEIR AFFECTION TO EACH OTHER ….. OR DO YOU BELEIVE THAT ONLY WE HUMANS CAN DO THIS? Because what you believe will shape your actions. So our science keeps seeking to know our wild ones in ways we never could imagine. And the “knowing” is not merely what…
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