“I've just fallen in love with who he is, what his qualities are and how he lives his life out there.”
Cheryl Alexander is an environmentalist and conservation photographer based in Victoria, B.C. In 2012, she heard some rumours that a lone wolf had arrived on a small archipelago of islands just off the coast, close to the city but far from the nearest wolf pack on Vancouver Island.
We have gathered a series of captivating photos of Takaya below and some of Alexander’s thoughts on the relationship she’s established with this rare and unique creature.The first glimpse is what hooked me into thinking more about him and about his life out there and about him being alone.
I'd love to know why he howls because they are so impactful, emotionally. I'd like to know if he is lonely, does he really miss having his own kind around?Takaya definitely had to adapt to survive in these islands. As far as I know, there are no other wolves that live almost a hundred per cent on marine mammals such as seals and river otters.
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