WHY IS IT THAT WHEN WE NAME AN ANIMAL WE CARE ABOUT THAT PARICULAR BEING? Humans gave Cecil his name, and so what happened to him mattered. Is it that we feel more connected to him? What about all the other amazing wild beings whom WE have not named? Is it that we do not…
DetailsCOYOTES AND OTHER LARGE CARNIVORES are VITAL for biodiversity….diverse life and diverse life is vital for the health of our planet…. BUT ….diverse life is about habitat …both the predator and the prey need habitat for diversity of life to happen. It all sounds so complex…yes? But what if all this was happening in your yard?…
DetailsSEEKING OUR PLACE ON THE EARTH and understanding the Wild Ones place as well. When writing of our human experience of wildness and what is it in our human perspective, environmental historian William Cronon wrote in Incommon Ground…. “We are made to acknowledge that they [wild beings] are not of our making, that they have…
DetailsCOYOTE PUPS ARE BORN ONCE A YEAR IN THE SPRING They are tiny, blind and helpless, depending completely on their mother and their father for survival. Coyote parents are completely devoted to their pups ~ keeping them warm, fed and protected from danger. They will do everything in their power to help them survive. BUT…..…
DetailsWHY IS IT….? Coyotes, our Native Wild Dog of America has next to NO protection from human persecution IN THE 21st CENTURY in this country? WHY IS IT…? The following is a quote from a legislator that says it all……. “The legislators do not deal with reality – we deal with the public’s perception…
DetailsTHERE IS A WHOLE NEW WAY TO FARM….. It is the farming of the future that is already happening today. The focus of this farming is: We are part of Nature! What is so enriching to the leading farmers is watching how their domestic dogs….the guardian dogs …. speak to our wild dogs. The ancient…
DetailsOUR HUMAN BEHAVIOR affects the evolution of the living beings with whom we share our planet. The following is a quote from The Wild Canids by H.T. Gier “We, with our persecution of the Coyote, have added another parameter to natural selection; with the result that Coyotes are now larger, smarter, more adaptable, faster and…
DetailsWE WANT OUR CARNIVORES TO REMAIN TRULY WILD… That means…..self sufficient, using their innate intelligence and the gifts that Nature has equipped them with to survive and thrive. By remaining truly wild, they fulfill their important role in keeping ecosystems healthy and balanced, protected from epidemics of disease in wildlife and humans. So we have…
DetailsDOES WHAT WE LEARN THROUGH OUR RESEARCH TRANSLATE INTO OUR HUMAN BEHAVIOR? Here is an example…and then you decide. Research was conducted in Utah because ranchers were concerned that the small herd of Bison, that were placed on Public Land there, were eating up all the forage that the ranchers wanted for their cows. Now…
DetailsWe all have the freedom to choose how we see our world. And how we see our world affects how we act in our world……. HOW DO YOU SEE COYOTE? WHY DO YOU SEE COYOTE THAT WAY? HOW DOES IT AFFECT YOUR BEHAVIOR TOWARD COYOTE? IS YOUR LIFE RICHER OR POORER ? Here is a writing from…
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