Wolves, Coyotes & Foxes: Symbols of the Wild
By Stan Tekiela
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- Popular, proven format: replaces The Lives of Wolves, Coyotes & Foxes (9781591932765), which sold more than 14,000 copies
- Strong consumer interest in wolves (e.g., significant sales of items relating to wolves, from clothing to home decor)
- Highly stylized, beautiful book
- Large-format, full-color photography by an award-winning photographer
- Expert information about the animals’ lives, drawn from years of research by a professional naturalist
- Author routinely attracts more than 100 people to his speaking events and writes a popular column distributed to newspapers in the Midwest and Northeast
- Perhaps nothing generates more positive feedback for the author than the newspaper columns he has been writing for more than 25 years
- Readers have become fans of Tekiela’s style and flair for nature observations and interpretations
- Reader’s experience: simple, concise text complements stunning images that highlight the lives of wolves, coyotes, and foxes
- Softcover with flaps—coffee-table appeal for less than $20
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Wolves, Coyotes & Foxes - Stan Tekiela
Gray Wolf
Wolves—a symbol of all things wild
Few animals in the wilderness elicit such strong emotions in people as the wolf. Wolves are loved by many who cherish wild places and intact ecosystems, but they are loathed by others who regard them as competition for natural resources. I find wolves to be a symbol of all things wild—the epitome of wildness! I live in Minnesota, a state with more wolves than any other in the Lower 48. Living in close proximity to them makes me feel more connected to the wild, and for that I am grateful.
Wolves, along with coyotes and foxes, are a group of animals that I’ve always found fascinating throughout my career as an author, naturalist and wildlife photographer. I have been studying and photographing wolves in particular for more than three decades, but I still get excited each time I see one through my viewfinder. I suspect this will always be the case because they are, strangely enough, lovable, intelligent creatures—much like the many domestic dogs I’ve known.
Stan Tekiela
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Ancient times
Early humans and wolves no doubt shared similar regions worldwide and competed for food. Both were top predators, living and hunting in family units and traveling to hunt for food. They both stayed in groups year-round and were fairly long-lived. Both used complex communication and taught survival skills to their young. Their coexistence must have led to many encounters, and humans must have noticed the similarities. This is in all likelihood how the relationship between wolves and people began.
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The wolf spirit
Some long-ago cultures around the world believed that wolves were their brothers. The early American Indians and other Indigenous peoples also had a kinship with wolves and their ways. While many tribes feared wolves, others respected wolves for their power and even more for their intelligence. Both American Indians and First Nations people killed wolves only out of the need for fur for clothing and teeth and claws for trade, and they often made apologies to the sacred wolf. For them, the wolf didn’t represent something to fear or obliterate. They didn’t speak harshly about wolves or brag about killing them. To do that, it was thought, would offend the wolves and bring bad luck and lead to hard times.
Indigenous peoples of the American West and Great Plains saw the wolf as master of the hunting craft. They wore wolfskins when scouting for prey, believing it would help them hunt like the great wolf. They also believed that wolves understood their language and would even warn them about enemies nearby. Obviously, the spiritual relationship between people and wolves was close—and in some circles, still is today. Even now, the wolf continues to be regarded by some as a brother, teacher and spirit guide.
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Wolves and the colonists
Based on Old World mythology, the European colonists brought to the New World a fear and hatred of wolves. Settlers depended on domestic livestock, unlike the Indigenous peoples, who were reliant on wild game. Wolves were seen as wanton killers and competitors for food. Livestock was easy prey for wolves and needed to be protected.
Eradication programs started right away. During settlement times, the rate at which wolves were killed reached a fevered pitch, and thus began the longest, most sustained and relentless persecution of a species. Other animals, such as coyotes and cougars, were also targeted. In addition to the outright killing of wolves, populations of deer, elk, moose and bison were decimated by hunters for the colonial marketplace. As large prey in the wild became scarce, the remaining wolves were forced to switch their