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Why wolves?
I live in the U.K. so the only real wolves I have seen are in zoos, although there were plans at one time to reintroduce them to remote areas of the Scottish Highlands nothing ever came of it. I have been a dog lover all my life, and if I remember correctly the first live wolves I saw were at Whipsnade Park when I was very young. I felt an instant rapport with them and was very upset that I couldn't take a pup home with me. Since then I have been "drawn" to the wolf and have somehow felt akin to him. I was very proud to recieve White Wolves Knowledge Award at my first attempt, but it wasn't too difficult for a Wolfgirl - just natural instinct. ;o) I would love to somehow become involved with the conservation of wild wolves but that is merely a dream. *sigh*
I feel very strongly about the way mankind has condemned the wolf over the years. Children's stories such as "Little Red Riding Hood" have bred a fear and mistrust of him into people from an early age. As should be common knowledge there are no authenticated incidences of a healthy wolf ever attacking a human being! Perhaps sheep farmers throughout the world do have a grievance of sorts, as it is perfectly natural for a wolf to take relatively easy prey to feed his young on than it is for him to work hard at hunting down undomesticated game. Nevertheless this does not excuse the mass slaughter, ridicule and torture the wolf has had to endure, whether he live near a farming community or on the tundra! I think some humans just like to find an excuse to hunt defenceless creatures whether it be the wolf or the deer. Perhaps if the wolf was left alone there would be no need to cull his natural prey at all as nature has a way of creating a perfect balance in most cases; but then there would be nothing for the mindless humans to hunt.
Unremitting war was waged on the wolf in Scotland for hundreds of years. In 1428 King James I passed an act requiring all the barons to hunt for wolves four times a year. Again in 1457 the sherrifs were instructed to organise wolf hunts three times a year during the whelping season, from April 25th to August 1st. In spite of this constant persecution the unfortunate wolf lingered on until 1743, when the last one was slain by a hunter named MacQueen in the upper valley of Findhorn. His descendents today own the same farm that he was given by his master, MacIntosh as a reward.
I dedicate this website to the wolf, not only because of my own great respect for him, but also because my visitors may realise the great strength, beauty, sense of fellowship and family values of the animal we should all emulate a little more, and through it become aware of what humankind is doing to him.
I thank you warmly for visiting this site, and I hope you enjoy browsing around and find something interesting here. Don't forget to visit my links page where you will find links to some of the best wolf sites on the Internet ;o) packed full of info.,sounds, games, graphics etc.
Thanx again and take care.
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