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"Play is vital to every stage of a wolf's life. It allows wolves to release pent-up energy, hone their physical skills and establish social bonds. These subtle and shifting relationships within the pack demonstrate that wolves can show aggression, affection, guilt, humor and most other attributes common to human families."
From the Living With Wolves exhibit at the Field Museum
Loyola University New Orleans alumni, students, staff, and family and friends participated in the university's annual day of service, Wolves on the Prowl, on Oct. 20, 2012.
Some of the service projects included: creating a community garden for the Freret Street neighborhood through New Orleans Food & Farm Network; distributing and installing free compact fluorescent light bulbs through Green Light New Orleans; transplanting young wetlands grasses and preparing them for planting in the Gulf through the Common Ground Relief Relief Wetlands Restoration program; hosting a field day for children from the Good Shepherd School on Loyola's campus; and readying the Wise Words Community Garden in Mid-City for the harvest season through NOLA Green Roots.
Photo by Harold Baquet
Of all the things we had hoped to see on the trip, wolves were at the top of our list. There seems to be no creature that better embodies the wilderness, which no doubt goes a long way explaining why some love and others persecute them so passionately. We have seen them before at Yellowstone at extraordinary distances, but never within photographic range. On this particular evening at Denali, however, we had three high quality, close range sightings. Mrs. Orca, who has begun expressing interest in trading her binoculars for a camera, took this photo. Wolf, Denali National Park, Alaska.