A sure sign of Spring is the return of our American robins and their melodious song. They are considered common, and oftentimes do not excite a word of wonder. But despite this oftentimes human perspective, they are amazing survivors of the past centuries of abuse and have regained their abundance as they are meant to…
COYOTES PLAY! Coyotes play just like our own dogs play. They like to have fun too. They delight in the joys of life too, just as we delight in the joys of life. WOW! We share this planet with such a wild being. Sharing a link about just such play: https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/blogs/coyote-stealing-newspapers-so-heres-what-delivery-man-did
Coyote Center for Carnivore Ecology and Co-Existence The people have spoken ~ … of the need for education, collaboration, sharing, empowerment, research, experience, and change. And so we are listening. We are on the way to creating this PLACE where all this will happen…and it will be in Hope, Maine. We welcome you to follow…
THE COYOTE STARE Have you ever chanced upon a fleeting encounter with a Coyote? Maybe you were driving your car down the road, and there standing in your headlights is a Coyote staring at you? Have you ever had a chance encounter when you were hiking….both you and Coyote surprising each other? Coyotes often immediately…
We 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…
MAY 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…
This little girl’s name is Willow, and you see her right after she had the opportunity to enjoy our Coyote and the Boy Ben puppet show. The story of a mother Coyote, her pup and the boy Ben is accompanied by the magical, original music of Maine musician, Elizabeth Starr. and the characters created by…
BRAIDING SWEETGRASS ~ What does this marvelous book have to do with Coyote? EVERYTHING! Robin Wall Kimmerer is a Native American. She is a scientist ~ a botanist. And in this deeply moving book she takes us to a place of belonging … a belonging to the rest of creation. And that belonging takes us to a…
Have you ever had an “encounter” with a Coyote? “Encounter”…. what is it? Well, it is often defined as an “unexpected meeting.” Because people in our culture have little knowledge and experience with Coyotes [or other wildlife for that matter] persons who do unexpectedly meet coyotes most often do not understand a Coyote’s natural behavior,…
Spring and Summer is a time of birth ~ Rebirth of the wondrous array of plants and trees Birth of farm animals under our care Birth of wild ones like Coyotes and Cougars Life in the wild is never easy and being a wild parent is a challenge to all their survival skills. Sharing with…