Carnivore Minds
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,…
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Coyote’s Family Planning
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.…
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Why so much Sarcoptic Mange in our Carnivores?
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…
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An Encounter with Coyote
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…
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Oh Coyote ~ Your Bond with our Native Plants!
Photo by: Andy Marks How many of you have awoken to the night time serenade of wild song? And why the song, and who is singing it? And where is…
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Yes! Keystone Carnivores Control Disease
Keystone Carnivore Photo by: Shreve Stockton Human Health is inextricably tied to the health of animals and the environment. And today we are seeing serious outbreaks of disease that are…
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Negotiating Relationships with Carnivores
Coyote CHOOSES to play with dog toysPhoto by: Janet Kessler I increasingly come across research on large and powerful carnivores regarding how we humans perceive them, and as a result,…
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Coyote and Every Scrap of Biodiversity
“Biodiversity is the totality of all inherited variation in the life forms of Earth, of which we are one species. Thus we should preserve every SCRAP OF BIODIVERSITY as priceless…
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The Biology of Belief
How do we perceive the lives of the Others who share our planet with us? In his enlightening book, The Biology of Belief, author and scientist, Bruce Lipton, writes that…
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Misunderstood Coyote Behaviors
Our species views the behaviors of Coyotes from our human perspective…. a perspective that often cannot fathom how Coyotes see us and their world. Three behaviors especially are perceived as…
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