We need a wiser and perhaps more mystical concept of
wolves. Man surveys the wolf through the glass of his
knowledge, and sees a feather magnified, and the whole
image is distorted. We patronize them for their incompleteness,
for their tragic fate of having taken form so far below ourselves.
And therin we err. For no animal shall be measured by man.
In a world older and more complete than ours, they move
finished and complete, gifted with extensions of the senses
we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never
hear. They are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are
other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time,
fellow prisoners of the splendour and travail of the earth.
Henry Beston, The Outermost House
On Knowing The Wolf
There are still too many people in this world who
hate wolves. Most would change their minds, if
they could share my experience. One must
understand the wolf in the wild to truly appreciate
the animal. We humans judge wolves by our own
standards. However, in their own world, up there
in the high arctic where human standards are
sparse, this wolf pack can maybe teach us think
about their species in a different way. By sharing
the life of this pack that I have had the extreme
privilege of knowing, I hope I can help other
people to see the wolf for what it is: One more
magnificent species, superbly adapted to contend
with it's harsh environment, and highly deserving
of our understanding and acceptance.
L. David Mech
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