my Spirit is the Wolf. It pleases me to find yet another link to Eire.
Posted by: StoneWolf at December 21, 2006 7:50 PM
WHY NOT REINTRODUCE WOLVES BACK INTO AREAS OVER-RUN WITH DEER,GOATS AND HARE AND ALSO REINTRODUCE BOAR,CAPPERCAILLE AND REPOPULATE MIDLAND MOUNTAIN RANGES WITH RED DEER COULD USE OUR NATIONAL PARKS THAT HAVE VERY VERY LITTLE WILDLIFE MIGHT BE A GOOD TOURIST ATTRACTION.
comment by mike b is a great idea and would be great for midlands if done properly unfortunatly this is modren ireland where things are done arseways ie port tunnel,m50,electronic voting system,penalty points and all the other things that dont work. offaly has so much history which connects it still to wolves wildboar etc
Posted by: nick p at January 16, 2007 1:51 PM
Thanks Nick for the comment Wolf trap mountain would be a even more magical place to climb if you actually heard a wolf howl or saw boar in the forestin kinnitty.maybe we should forget the goverment and start a programme ourselves lots of enthusiast on this site. any support?
Posted by: MIKE B at January 31, 2007 1:03 PM
I'd be very interested in anything I could do to bring the wolf back to ireland . and I'm sure many other people would to.
Posted by: Daniel at February 22, 2007 12:35 PM
Have a look at www.betterenergy.ie
Go to sitemap and "wolves in Ireland"
One of the names for wolf is MacTir(son of earth). Most Native Americans revered(some still do) the wolf as a brother, teacher, healer, mother and a deity, as did the Irish(and some still do). Eire lost her wolves, let's not allow to happen anywhere else. Their is an effort under way to open the states of Wyoming and Montana in the US to hunting and poisoning wolves that wonder out of national park bounderies.
Go to www.defenders.org to learn more.
Posted by: Mac an tSaoir at May 1, 2007 5:43 AM
Having just come home from your beautiful country, Ireland, I was looking up whether wolves still lived in Ireland and found this site. In the U.S. I provide a small sanctuary for wolves or wolf dogs who have been "adopted" by humans as exotic pets and found that they were too much to handle. They are wonderful animals - smart, affectionate and very communicative. But they are not dogs - more independent and more clever at excaping if that is what they want to do. The myths about wolves still persist. The truth is, wolves will run rather than fight and use various communication methods through body language to avoid a fight. Their effect on livestock in the U.S. is far less then that by natural causes like weather and disease. Furthermore, there is no historic record of anyone in North America ever being killed by a wolf. You are more likely to be killed by a deer, being hit by your car, than by a wolf. One of the most interesting wolf stories about wolves is thestory of Yellowstone National Park, in the U.S., and how destroying the wolves desimated the park. Once they reintroduced them, the park flurished.
I just wanted to make a correction. The book mentioned above, "The Last Wolf of Ireland," was incorrectly said to be written by Fiona Malterre...
The name of the author is
The Last Wolf of Ireland, by Elona Malterre was a tear-jerking great read. Highly recommended to all.
Posted by: Tracie at January 6, 2008 12:26 PM
I LOVE the idea of bringn back the wolf and we can do it!!! the only thing i would worry about is farmers shooting them but the again if the were protected animals! but were can you get a wolf or how? I would love to try it,but would you not need an expert? i love wolfs and would love to have them back. Im sure if foxs are surviving nowadays considering roads ect. a wolf can? would it affect the fox? I think foxs are finding hard to cope as we are losing are wildlife and countryside to new homes and roads. you prob wouldnt be able to reintroduce them and have them wild. you would have to keep breeding them. but after being tamed could they survive wild. Please comment!!!
I HAVE A PICTURE OF A WHITE WOLF IN IRELAND IN THE WILD.
Posted by: DIANNE at May 23, 2008 12:55 PM
Can you send it to us?
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