It used to be fun running survival courses within sound of the wolves howling..... some of the course members did not get a lot of sleep...
I have heard howls in the dead of night on the Antrim Plateau that have turned my blood cold !,
44 going on 200 ?long live Gothic littérateur?Just how old are you Ricky??![]()
the only other time I can recall hearing a similar but not as fierce sound was when I went camping in the Pyrenees and heard Black Wolves!
There's already an outcry over the person who wants to fence off his estate to allow moose, reindeer and wolves to roam.
Moose, seriouslywe have enough bother with deer
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Interesting thread. As one who basically lives with large to mid-sized carnivores just outside his doorstep (black bears / grizzlies / lynx / bobcat / cougar / wolves / coyotes / wolverines) they do need huge amounts of territory albeit overlapping. It is also obvious that carnivores need a good supply of food in said territory and that usually means ungulates. It would be nice to see large carnivores return to the old country but in terms of practicality and fairness on the animals in question, it is presently unrealistic IMO.
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I constantly have critters like this apple-raider in my garden, although fascinating to some extent, things can get out of hand since this bear decided to rip off some of my neighbours vinyl siding and trashed his wooden door in an effort to get in. How many folk are willing to accept that?
I think you're mistaken on the harmonics, humans are very, very good mimics, and my Father never took LSD in his life; spent a few shillings on whisky occasionally though
cheers,
Toddy
Gorgeous pic. I'm odd enough to actually relish the thought of a big black neighbour like that. But I know most folk wouldn't. Love to visit your garden if I ever get over there to visit friends in Takoma and BC.
It used to be fun running survival courses within sound of the wolves howling..... some of the course members did not get a lot of sleep...
How did you know they were black ?..................Wolves have only started to colonize the Pyrenees since about 2010, or rather traces of them have been found, principally the dejections which have been DNA'd.................they are a branch of the Italian wolves which came accross the alps & started to colonize the French Alps in the early 90's........interestingly, they crossed the whole of the south of France without anyone knowing
European wolves arn't black though.
How did you know they were black ?..................Wolves have only started to colonize the Pyrenees since about 2010, or rather traces of them have been found, principally the dejections which have been DNA'd.................they are a branch of the Italian wolves which came accross the alps & started to colonize the French Alps in the early 90's........interestingly, they crossed the whole of the south of France without anyone knowing
European wolves arn't black though.
No he's quite right. I too have heard the real thing; in my living room. My wolf/malamute, Star, could keep that unmodulating tone for a time that would easily choke a human.
Hi Toddy I don,t know of ??any human?? good mimic or not who is capable of being heard at a distance of 12 miles. Not even with Nigle Tufnel's speakers that "go all the way up to eleven"I think you're mistaken on the harmonics, humans are very, very good mimics, and my Father never took LSD in his life; spent a few shillings on whisky occasionally though
cheers,
Toddy