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Could we save the wolves out there? And where would I be able to interact with one?

Asked by Vincent_Lloyd (3007points) August 22nd, 2010

Okay as many of you know, I LOVE WOLVES! And I know wolves are going extinct…(It’s saddening to me….) But could we ever save the wolves? I know they’re “wild” animals, and they’re dangerous. But I mean it’s understandable…Humans attack, kill, then use fur and meat…But I mean who wouldn’t want to be defensive if someone was trying to kill you? I just want to be able to make some difference in this. I want to be able to see a wolf close up and interact with, see how it behaves to me, will it attack me or will it interact by not attacking? Is there somewhere in oceanside where I can interact with one?

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jeffgoldblumsprivatefacilities's avatar

Perhaps the best way to preserve wolves is to allow them large, protected habitats such as wildlife preserves and refuges. Often times, problems arise when wolves wander onto private land. Many landowners see them as dangerous creatures, and as a threat to livestock. By setting aside land for wildlife preserves, we can ensure that wolves have a (relatively) human-free existence, and an area where they can be wild.

@Vincent_Lloyd I recently encountered some wolves in Denali National Park (a protected area like I mentioned above). There was a pack of 6–7 wolves that had a recent caribou kill, and were resting near the carcass. A mother bear and cub were attracted by the smell of the meat, and stumbled across the wolves. The bears were taken by surprise, and the wolf pack quickly chased them off, and defended their kill. Picture. This was by no means a close encounter, so you can just barely make out their outlines in the picture. The view from my binoculars was much better.

Have you considered becoming a wolf biologist? That would allow you an opportunity to interact with wolves, study them, and help protect them.

zophu's avatar

Have you seen A Man Among Wolves? It’s a great show.

naconasong's avatar

I had two wolves one that my nephew found the mother was dead and he brought the young one home to me. I took him to my vet and had him checked out and it took me three days of holding him to get him used to me but once I got him use to me he thought I was his mate and he started to urinate on me and it was a problem. I had to call an animal communicator to “talk” to him and let him know that it was not socially acceptable in the human world. After the “talk” that was costly he never did it again. Mind you he was about four months old when I got him. I thought he was lonely so I found a breeder who bred wolf mix dogs and called Native American Indian Dogs some are called Tamaskin (I think I spelled that wrong) they are all mixed with wolves. My vet said all dogs are related to them. When I got the other dog though he tried to over power the shy wolf. I had to make the wolf the alpha one and not let the other dog take over.
When Nacona my wolf and Naduah the other dog played it was like two wolves in the wild they would run with me and chase me and knock me over and roll me around and it was so much fun. We would go outside at night and howl and they would sing and Nacona had the most beautiful song I could listen to him sing all night long. Naduah’s song was deeper and sounded like he was a little off key :)
I do think that we should save the wolves and send money to the save the wolves every month. My wolves are both dead now. I have a dog now that is a mix breed and I will forever and always look for another wolf. If I could save one I would. They are not mean. They can be and they should not be around children or other animals or left unsupervised. I do have a handicapped son, however, my wolf was so shy and had been left alone in the wild for a while and he was hungry and was glad to have a mother figure and I have worked with dogs for a long time and I had the help of a vet and and other professionals and at the time I had the money to invest in him. He had giardia and other internal bugs that we had to clear up before we get him healthy and it took months.

NanoNano's avatar

Vincent:

The US has had a program for many years now for reintroducing the gray wolf to the National Parks system for instance, when it nearly went extinct. Its been very successful…

Wolf populations can be managed… You have to get ranchers on board however. You can’t have them going onto public land and shooting wolves just because they occasionally kill a member of your livestock herd (which the federal govt. reimburses for)...

http://www.defenders.org/gray-wolf/basic-facts

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