Gary Lawless, Maine’s Poet who speaks for our Wildlife In his poem “Treat each Bear” he takes us to a place of deep loneliness when we humans have left no room for the “others.” How would life on earth be without them? Where would the wonder be? Treat each Coyote as if she were the…
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…
“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…
I am Coyote in the City Tryin to adapt, to survive I am a fish out of the water Tryin to breathe, and to thrive. And you think I don’t belong in your world But I’m your sister, your brother Hunted down by your guards Armed with guns, with sedation That will close…
UNDERSTANDING HISTORY ~ How important is it to understand the REAL history of our country? VASTLY IMPORTANT! We cannot truly understand the perspectives held in our society today … and the behaviors that result, without understanding the perspectives and actions of those who came before us. I highly encourage every American to read author Dan…
Coyote 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…
COYOTES 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…
OUR 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…
We 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…
COYOTE INSPIRES ART AND POETRY~ The following poem was recently written by one of our Maine poets when he visited our Coyote Connections Art Exhibition at the University of New England’s Gallery in Portland, Maine, and was inspired by “The Ghosts of Evergreen Cemetery.” Coyote Beautiful O keepers of the night and reapers of…
