SPRING IS HERE! ALL LIFE IS SEEKING REBIRTH… And in that context, I wish to share my thoughts. I was asked to give a presentation on Coyote’s important role in the ecosystem of Acadia National Park in Maine. This year is the 100th Anniversary of this beautiful Park, and when it was created the howls…
DetailsSpring is arriving, and all new life is appearing~ How DIVERSE AND HEALTHY is this life? Are the predators present? Is the KEYSTONE PREDATOR present? FOR PREDATION IS THE FUNDAMENTAL DRIVER OF DIVERSITY ON OUR PLANET EARTH! Renowned biologist and researcher of our great carnivores, George Schaller has spoken of predation: “There is neither cruelty…
DetailsWords of Gandhi that speak for all Life ~ “When I despair, I want to keep remembering that the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible. But, in time they will always fall….think of it…always.” His words are true for…
DetailsCoyote Family ~ “We are made to acknowledge that they [coyotes] are not of our making, that they have little or no need of our continued existence – they recall for us a creation far greater than our own. They have their own reasons for being, quite apart from us.” William Cronon in Uncommon Ground…
DetailsChoices you make may determine if this Coyote pup will survive. and may determine if Wild Mustangs will survive. What do you mean?…. you may be asking. Let me first share this quote by Al Cambronne in his book Deerland: America’s Hunt for Ecological Balance and the Essence of Wildness “When we purposely manipulate…
DetailsMAKING CHOICES IN THE NEW YEAR 2016 ~ I wish to share with you a short video that an observant person placed on You tube of two coyote mates assisting each other to relieve their bodies of ticks. I have been hesitant to share this wonderful video with you, because it is a public you tube, and you…
DetailsCOYOTES LOVE TO SING… we all know that! In her newly published book….out just in time for Christmas… Maine’s very special artist, Kathleen Fox shares the wonder that our children are so capable of. Here are her own words ~ “Virginia’s mom tells her that animals can talk on Christmas eve and so she sneaks…
DetailsWhen our Words inspire Art…… Renowned Maine artist, Evelyn Dunphy, after reading I Am Coyote was inspired to create this powerful watercolor. Her moving work depicts a dramatic event in this newly published book ~ the young dispersing female Coyote is fleeing across the mighty St. Lawrence River, via a bridge that she waited…
DetailsCOMMMUNITY is caring about everyone’s best interest So here is a community happening playing itself out in a Maine community~ One of our Maine farmers who raises vulnerable farm animals like goats and chickens co-exists well with the carnivores that live on their farm…especially the coyotes and hawks. They want the coyotes on their farm…
DetailsI have exciting news that I wish to share with you ~ The publication of my new book I Am Coyote has finally arrived, and it will be available in mid-October of this year. I welcome you to seek it out on Amazon or your local book stores, and share it with your local libraries…
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