This image has lasted into this century resulting in an irrational fear of, and hate for, wolves. Only the past decades a growing insight in the madness of the modern lifestyle has brought with it a greater understanding of the environment and of our wild neighbours. Organisations and people struggling to preserve the wolf have contributed to a greater understanding of wolves and their behaviour and due to their efforts the old fear is slowly being replaced by a truer image of what wolves really are. Far from being dangerous or agressive wolves are extremely fearful of people and will actively seek to avoid an encounter. They are intelligent and highly social animals with a very complex behaviour and they form strong bonds to other members of their packs.
Wolves are predators and as such they fill an important echological niche.
They kill mainly old, weak and sick individuals, not as a part of any plan to conserve their prey but because this is the most effective way to hunt. In many ways they are alike us, they are loving parents who care for and teaches their young ones and their social structures have many resemblences to that of human beings. But unlike humans they fill their position in life's web well and when they leave this world only their fading tracks remains. This site has been visited 3588 times. A special Thank You to Judith of Williamsholler, who allowed me to use her wonderful background.