WOLF: WILD, WOOLY AND WONDERFUL

I recently had the most amazing experience of my life. I was one of a group of 20 who were on a guided tour of Romania organised by the T-E-R-R-O-R T-O-U-R The spectacular countryside we rode by as we made our way to Dracula’s Castle was one of the highlights of the trip.

The wolves come down from the mountains when they smell the bonfire and the meat we were cooking outside. The majority of the wolves stay a safe distance away from the fire and the people, waiting for the people to leave. Then they explore the grounds around the bonfire, looking for spare pieces of meat to satisfy their hunger. The women said that once in a great while one of the younger wolves will come down further, and will stand close enough for the people to see. But in all their years, they have never seen a wolf allow a person to hand feed her and pet her, as my friend did for me the night before.

Wolves are under a very strict law of protection in Romania, and although there are some groups in the United States that are trying to establish this protection here as well, we still have a long way to go before these wonderful animals are treated with the same respect here as they are in Romania.

I urge everyone to support any of the following groups, or any other groups they know of, in their endeavor to help save the wolves who share our world.