Never Cry Wolf

Majority of the people think of wolves as carnivorous, ferocious and savage animals. Any person who has been able to catch a glimpse of any type of wolf will surely run for their lives since they are known for being one of the most vicious and blood-thirsty animals. Moreover, Animal Corner (2005) stated that wolves have indeed upright ears, sharp teeth, pointed muzzles, inquiring eyes and other facial features that instantly convey this personality. However, the reality is that wolves are…

vidently June is bear month. Here are just a few of the June 2012 headlines: • Payson, Arizona - two attacks in one week • British Colombia, Canada - man attacked while in his hot tub at home • Cape Cod, Massachusetts - rare sighting of animal roving Cape Cod • Boulder, Colorado - animal roaming campus of University of Colorado • Greenwich, New Jersey - bear wandering neighborhood • Grafton, New Hampshire - woman attached at her back door • Manchester, New Hampshire - found wandering streets of…

such as wolves and cougars. Biologists have tried to create plans to prevent more caribou from being killed. The Canadian government has hired sharpshooters to kill any wolves they see from up above on a helicopter. Government also tried to cull the wolf population in attempt to save the Little Smoky Caribou herd, but wound up killing one-thousand…

Determine Which is the Stronger Case for the Protection of the Wolf Population By: Trinton Leegan The article by Ed Young called “Scared to Death,” as well as the article by Sharon Levy entitled “Wolf Family Values,” both support the protection of the wolf. Each gave their own ideas about the benefits of protecting the wolf. While both articles touch on wolf conservation tactics, the article that presents the stronger case for the need for wolf protection is the article written by Ed Young…

wolves are not just animals, but also not just humans. While the answers of werewolves seem fitting, my interpretation is that they are just humans who became engrossed in breaking the taboos of civilization by being succumbed by their id. The term wolf is just an excuse by the locals to excuse the wild side of humanity as being just animals, as they cannot comprehend humans acting so savage. My evidence of this interpretation is the quote,” We keep the wolves outside by living well.”(Carter…

The Klondike Gold Rush My book is about a story called white fang. The book is about a boy named Scott and a hybrid wolf dog named, White Fang. The story takes place in the 1890’s in Alaska, during the Klondike Gold Rush. The start of the book shows how hard life in Alaska was during this time. There was freezing weather, hardly any food, and most people made their own rules and laws. When someone died, they had to carry the body out of the wilderness because the ground was to frozen to bury…

Alder rises from the ground in his human form with blood on his hands and face. Jade and I look down at the wolf who attacked us. He had died because of the bite that Alder landed on his neck. The man shifted back to his human form after dying. He didn't look very old at all. I would say about low twenties. He appeared very dirty but that could also be because he was covered in his own blood. I looked over him and noticed a tattoo on his left bicep. It was a combination of two symbols…

They moved west because their country land was becoming crowded and her parents didn’t like that. They heard that there was going to be opportunities to expand in the Indian territories, so that’s where they headed. They packed up everything they owned except furniture, because their father could make more once they got to their new home. They sold their cows, and said goodbye to family and set off in a house drawn wagon out to the west. The father directed the horse, the mother sat next to him…

Wolves (Canis lupus) are one of the most well-known examples of a social animal. The wolf pack possesses a mentality where all members compete for dominance in the group. However the pack’s hierarchy and its strict rules for traversing this hierarchy keep the group from falling apart over constant fighting. L. David Mech (1999) explains how a wild wolf pack is a family, with the adult parents guiding the activities of the group in a division-of-labor system. In this system, the female primarily…

The wolf is an amazing and mysterious creature. People don’t often see wolves very often in the wild and for a few reasons. Wolves are more afraid of humans than humans are of them. Man has hunted and killed wolves for their fur. The last reason is that there aren’t very many of them left in the wild. Wolves have received quite a bad reputation. In historical times wolves have eaten farmers live stock because wolves need to survive just like the farmers needed to. That is how stories like The…