OH … WOW … THIS ISN’T A COYOTE!
NO … IT IS A COD! And it is an important predator fish of our ocean.
Our earth has evolved to include predators in all the diverse spaces of our planet: the land, the sea the sky!
They all play the important role of sustaining biodiversity so needed for the health of all life on our planet…including ours.
I invite you to watch this very enlightening film on these predators of the sea…and us!
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photo by Jan Myers
“Man’s respect and awe of predators turned to hatred when man’s lifestyle changed from tribal hunters – when he ceased to be a kindred spirit living by his wits as a hunter. And instead, took the land himself.
He took the land without forethought once he began his agrarian mode of life, his domesticated plants and animals having priority over all else. No longer did he share the land with his fellow creatures – suddenly they had no rights. The world became an extension of his egocentric needs and values- and egosphere – arrogant and blind indifference to all life but his own.”
The Sacred Paw by Shepherd and Sanders
Let us change the future ….. respect for all life.
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OUR CHILDREN IN MAINE CREATED THIS MURAL
After learning about Coyotes as the keystone carnivore …and coming to understand that all things are connected, the children from kindergarten to grade 8 created this most meaningful mural. Take a few moments to drink it in…. WOW!
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photo by Shreve Stockton
HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS AMAZING WILD DOG WHO LIVES AMONG US?
The following is a great article about your wild neighbor. The more you learn about them, the more you want them to be in your neighborhood.
https://tpwmagazine.com/archive/2018/mar/ed_2_coyote/index.phtml
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pups at play
photo by Tim Springer
COYOTES PLAY!
Coyotes play just like our own dogs play. They like to have fun too.
They delight in the joys of life too, just as we delight in the joys of life.
WOW! We share this planet with such a wild being.
Sharing a link about just such play: https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/blogs/coyote-stealing-newspapers-so-heres-what-delivery-man-did
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ANNOUNCING THE COMING OF OUR FUTURE COYOTE CENTER!
Our communities have shared with me the need for a PLACE where we can come together to experience, to share, to learn, to research carnivores and our relationship to them.
IT IS TIME!
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photo by Shreve Stockton
“What is important is to remember that in killing these thousands of animals without being very sure of what we are accomplishing, we are playing around with lives, which involves questions of ethics. And we certainly are playing around with complex ecological systems with very little understanding of the rules of the game, knowledge of the odds, or appreciation of the stakes involved.”
Francois Leydet in The Coyote: Defiant Songdog of the West
photo by Shreve Stockton
OUR SCIENCE IS DISCOVERING HOW AMAZING OUR NATIVE CANINE IS!
Our Native Peoples who lived with Coyote already knew all this….
Dr. Stan Gehrt, who has been researching the Coyotes who live in Chicago, shares what he has found in the link below. Know that Coyotes are Coyotes whether they live in or out of towns. Their same spirit of resilience that you will observe on this link can also be found in our Coyotes living in rural areas.
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photo by Ellison photography
HIDDEN IN OUR FORESTS AND FARMS, COYOTES ARE PERFORMING THEIR CLASSIC CANINE LEAP
It is a delight to observe their physical agility, the shifting of their ears back and forth….listening, listening to sounds we can never hear.
BUT …. know that this repeated leap many times a day, every day of the week, can be YOUR protection from disease
LYME DISEASE
For your delight and inspiration watch our Native wild Canine…Coyote doing the Leap!
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photo by Jan Myers
Coyote Center for Carnivore Ecology and Co-Existence
The people have spoken ~
… of the need for education, collaboration, sharing, empowerment, research, experience, and change.
And so we are listening. We are on the way to creating this PLACE where all this will happen…and it will be in Hope, Maine. We welcome you to follow our facebook as we travel on this amazing journey……come with us~ Support us!
Our Mission
To enhance awareness of the value of carnivore presence on our planet by providing a wide range of creative, educational and research experiences for the people of New England, focusing on carnivores, their habitat, and their relationship to us.
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