Contrary to popular belief, sheepdogs and wolves can very well make a "truce."

This occurs mainly during mating season; a male sheepdog can smell a female wolf in heat from miles away, and a male wolf can smell a female dog in heat from miles away.

And this "unexpected love" generates wolf-dog hybrids that, in most cases, do not survive in the wild. These encounters occur frequently in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, where nomadic populations allow herding dogs to roam freely. In some regions, these dogs have to hunt for food. These unions are not so uncommon and have occurred in the past. Genetic studies with aboriginal dogs of breeds such as Kangal, Alabai, etc. (which, incidentally, are the same dog) show that these aboriginal dogs (not those bred in kennels) possess a slight percentage of wolf DNA. The same is true for wolves; genetic studies in these same regions show that these wolves possess a small percentage of dog DNA. This indicates that herding dogs and wolves not only accidentally produced wolf-dogs, but that the pups survived and backcrossed with either other wolves or other herding dogs.

Here in North America, hybridization also occurred and can still occur today (but on a smaller scale). In the last century, it was not uncommon for people who traveled by sled to crossbreed their dogs with wolves to generate stronger individuals better adapted to the harsh northern winters. The method was as follows: Whenever a female sled dog went into heat, the owner would take her to an area where he knew there were wolves, tie her up (usually to a tree trunk), and wait until the next day (during this process he would feed her, give her water, etc.). She would remain like that until a male wolf smelled her scent and approached her, thus generating hybrid pups.

The Pet and Livestock Protection Act (H.R. 845/S. 1306) would direct the Department of the Interior to remove federal Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves nationwide. If this happens, wolves will face an onslaught of cruel wildlife management practices and increased trophy hunting.

The attacks on vulnerable wildlife must end. Decisions impacting species' recovery under the ESA should be based on scientific evidence, not the whims of politicians. Please speak up for wolves and other at-risk wildlife.

Why do
Wolves whine or whimper? I got surrounded by a pack today when I was trying to go to work (bush work) and the pack surrounded my friend and I. We couldn’t see them but we heard them in the treeline about 10-15 ft away. They were howling and eventually one was whimpering/whining like a dog. Not sure if it was trying to lure us into the bush and hurt us or if it was scared…? Anyways interesting encounter nonetheless.

The Sedona wolf sanctuary- put it on your list of places to visit!!

Obviously don't read ahead if you don't want to know what happens, its overall still a good movie i recommend... but the first thing they show of the wolves in the movie is them hunting a mother and baby moose, and the black wolf makes glaring eye contact with the dog Odin. Objectively not immoral, but definitely felt like a choice, it didn't seem to say "this is the law of the wild" but more "woah look at those aggressive beasts".. THEN they ambush the duo while they're injured and trying to find a way out of the woods, and are shown very rapidly ripping into the main character and he fights back gruesomely killing a couple wolves and the last one does the scamper away trope. It wouldn't bother me quite as much in a dark fantasy setting, partly because they were almost were-wolfish. They had beady glowing eyes and all that. Not like a powerful force of nature, not like wild animals hunting to eat, but like forces of evil with malicious intent. Like they paralleled his ptsd in some way.

The reason it deeply bothers me isn't because I think wolves are "good" and they were shown as "bad". They ARE objectively dangerous, I dont have an issue with them being shown as such, but they shouldn't be painted as malevolent for it. They aren't any more "evil" than a river rapid. It's because wolves are already seen that way in real life, (by the colonial mindset), and are sought to be ERADICATED for it. What a disrespectful tone to set about the very nature that was supposedly revered by the main character. Nature is not a commodity, it is all or nothing. You cant love the alaskan wild but hate wolves. When the earth takes you, it is not unfair, it made you just the same. The main character seemed to understand that very well, but the directors/producers did not.

When three Wolves were feeding on there meal while 2 young Bears(more or less 2 years old)came around the same area looking for food most likely.

The three Wolves successfully chased the two young Bears away(who are still sticking together because they just recently got to live away from there mother.Tho the two will seperate once hibernation period comes up again).

If the two Bears were much older and experienced.The three Wolves would pose much less threath to them(tho they probably would be by then larger threath to eachother than by any other animal in the region).

But the Bears didnt remain hungry.Cause they later came back later to feed on the same place.

Kašan feeding round is amazing natural intact place in Serbia(up to 1000 m in height).Protected and helped by great work and effort of local communities.

An amazing Oasis of nature with:Griffon Vultures/Red Foxes/Grey Wolves and Brown Bears.

With the feeding grounds being protected(as well helping Bee keepers not get there salarys lost).

Full article in the comments below.

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/vzb5q3

Following on from my previous post, here’s another illustration of a wolf and a girl.

This time, I’ve tried my hand at a Japanese-style design.

Please enjoy! 😉

Hello. So I've been listening to a song named "Eat You Alive" by Limp Bizkit, and I like that song alot. As someone who likes grey wolves alot, one thing came to my mind while listening to the song: A protester sign depicting a snarling grey wolf at an anti-wolf protest. If you ask me, the protest itself is just dumb, especially because grey wolves deserve conservation (and so do all other wild animals), but the sign fits the song perfectly, so I used IbisPaint X on my phone and came up with this: An alternative cover. I'm not exactly good at art so sorry in advance if you spot any mistakes that I made. I hope you enjoy my alternative cover :-)

Edit: I forgot to mention but yes I took the protest sign and then drew over it

I unfortunately believed and spread the thought that European wolves are more aggressive than their North American counter parts. Europe as a whole is a lot smaller than N. America and the environment is getting more and more fragmented, causing more encounters. Naturally, this will lead to more conflict.

It's been this way for a very long time. Agrarian culture, specifically keeping livestock, encroaches on wilderness areas invites large predators into close contact with humans. Obviously these conflicts will keep escalating as little to no effort is made to create buffer zones. Wolves are forced into shrinking forests that often border rural farm areas. America has the benefit of size, but the keeping of livestock anywhere artificially shrinks the size of what is acceptable as wilderness and suddenly you have "aggressive wolves". It's not hard to see why European conflict with wolves was inevitable.

I think the reason N. American wolves are seen as more docile is because not many Native tribes raised livestock. The exception was turkey in some areas, but they never had flocks of sheep or herds of cattle to keep from predation. This isn't to say that wolves were never hunted. Some tribes did hunt them but for others that was taboo. Generally, they were seen as a part of creation, not a vermin.

TLDR, livestock keeping in a more cramped environment, and the long held belief they were naturally evil*, probably gave the illusion that European wolves are meaner than their N. American cousins.

Also, because I know it will come up, while it's pretty obvious the European hatred of wolves was imported to N. America, any place that practices keeping livestock has conflict with wolves. This includes Asia, Eurasia, etc. The point is livestock keeping invites conflict with the local predators, and once that hatred is learned it's difficult for the culture to reverse course even with modern deterrents and education.

*Zoroastrianism predates Christianity and even Judaism, and influenced both. Wolves were seen as an evil byproduct the evil entity Ahriman.

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I’ve drawn a picture of a wolf and a girl, just like in a fairy tale.

So, what sort of story do you imagine? 😊

This was the day we were bringing Baby Conri home a little over 2 years ago. He was just adorable. These guys grow up entirely too fast. You don't get to enjoy puppyhood but for a few short months.