A Single Coyote is somebody, a distinct individual. He or she is the experiencing subject of a life whose quality and duration matter to him (her) independent of his (her) utility to us. Esteemed wildlife researcher Gordon Haber wrote of this very subject regarding the wolves he studied (but his statements are all so true…
DetailsHOW DO WE RESPOND TO THE MEDIA ~ when it seeks to demonize our carnivores, especially Coyote? Here we are in the Spring time of Maine. And along with all the songs of our returning birds and the peepers in our ponds, I began hearing from a number of concerned Maine people. They were in…
DetailsWHAT DOES A TERRESTRIAL CARNIVORE HAVE IN COMMON WITH THE ATLANTIC OCEAN? In his marvelous book The Mortal Sea W. Jeffrey Bolster takes the reader on a historical journey. With detailed references from historical writings he relates how Europeans overfished their waters, and then sought new fishing grounds in the western Atlantic Ocean…….the coastal waters…
Details“If there is a single species on this planet who will test our own mettle as humans, who pushes us to understand instead of judge, to study instead of kill, to coexist instead of dominate, to become more thoughtful and less fearful, it is the coyote. I appreciate any animal with the audacity to thrive…
DetailsWe humans are like the new kids on the block ~ We are slowly……very slowly learning about the amazing beings with whom we share our planet. In his marvelous book The Secret Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben share his deep insights and experiences with the forest. He is a scientist and a forester who has…
Details” I feel that it is up to the artists of the present to reveal new ways of seeing the world and to create new worlds never before seen.” Dahlov Ipcar Dahlov Ipcar, Beloved Maine artist, passed away on February 10, 2017 at 99 years of age. She was still painting on the morning…
DetailsBeatrix Potter, the famous author of small picture books for children, was born in England in the second half of the nineteenth century. All her books were about animals, many of whom she personally experienced in her life. She cared about the lives of animals, as well as the natural landscape. In her adult life…
DetailsMAY THIS NEW YEAR bring our humanity New Insights into the world of our fellow travelers on this planet Earth…. Sharing here with you the words of esteemed ecologist George Schaller, writing of his experiences while researching Mountain Gorillas. THE SAME HOLDS FOR COYOTES ~ “Only by looking at gorillas [coyotes] as living, feeling…
Detailsphoto by Shreve Stockton HABITAT – HABITAT – HABITAT There is ever increasing research pointing out that habitat can greatly affect the relationship between predators and their prey. When we change the landscape by logging or development or building roads….and so many other ways, the relationship of our wild species can be affected,…
Details“All of the ecological, biological, and other logical studies that public bureaus and private enterprise may forward, still will not bring “those authentic tidings of invisible things” that the lifted voice of the coyote brings in early evening while lighening bugs soften the darkness under the trees, or the voice of some other belonger to…
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