Followers of the Bondi Blog already know about our summer wolf howls, how Nancy was such a howling success with our guests (and with the local wolf pack) during August, September, October and even November.
Come December, the wolves just weren't answering. There are reasons for this, that have nothing to do with the quality of Nancy's wolf karaoke skills.
Our wolf pack is still here. We frequently see tracks along the ski trails, and from time to time we'll find the evidence of a kill site. Sometimes the resident Bald Eagle leads us to this tell-tale area. It is so rare to see a track that still has a wolf standing in it, however. That said, Sharon, from The Beacon, saw a wolf loping along the snowmobile trail near Marsh's Falls on Saturday!
And just because the wolves aren't answering our call doesn't mean you can't hear them. Through the magic of the internet, we're going to introduce you to a great website: The Science Behind Algonquin's Animals.
Informative, fun -- and if you follow the link into the wolf research section, you can hear a wolf howl right in your own living room.
It's admittedly not the same as standing on the lawn at Bondi, under a summer sky full of stars, with the pack answering from the corner of the bay. But it's the best we can do in January!
Nor is it as good as lying in bed with the windows open and hearing the eery sound of their howls as you drift off to sleep. This summer we couldn't believe how many times we heard their plaintive howls.
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