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I Saw A Wolf!
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Just back from a week in the Scottish Borders. We were driving on the B711 (Hawick to Tushielaw) when an animal emerged from the scrubby hedge on the left; looked calmly at us, turned and disappeared back into the greenery I looked directly at it. My first thought was 'That's a huge fox', then 'Wrong colour for a fox' and it gradually dawned on me that it was a wolf. Size of a large-ish dog, wonderful silver-grey coat, pricked ears, bushy tail with a pure white circle of hair at the end. My brain refused to believe it for a while, but we both saw it and it was a wolf! (This was before lunch, no alchohol involved!)
I didn't know that they now roam free in Scotland, I thought that some were kept in large, fenced reserves. Does anyone know? Beautiful animal, quite an experience.
I didn't know that they now roam free in Scotland, I thought that some were kept in large, fenced reserves. Does anyone know? Beautiful animal, quite an experience.
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I love them - family orientated animals. We don't officially have Wolves loose in Scotland. I don't know what the law is regarding hybrids - it may be that they need a permit or something to keep them.
It would be great if they could be released up north, but I am not sure that they would be safe from people.
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there have been other reports too...a large country estate just up from me is reported to have a wolf or two strolling through... dog walkers have been warned
there have been other reports too...a large country estate just up from me is reported to have a wolf or two strolling through... dog walkers have been warned
Thanks everyone. I do feel privileged.
Douglas, I've had dogs all my life, Mr. J2 adores and kept lurchers. This was not a cross of any sort, I'll vow. There was just something about it and I took some time to convince myself.
Been looking up wolf pictures and I am more certain than ever that it was a wolf, a young-ish one, not quite full-grown. The snout was chiselled perfectly, as were the ears. I can see it now. I'm not supposed to report it am I? I don't want to.
When I lived in France and was troubled by wild boar tearing up my land, I learned that they can travel 30/40Km in one night, so it is quite possible that wolves could have moved from the Highlands over a matter of years.
Douglas, I've had dogs all my life, Mr. J2 adores and kept lurchers. This was not a cross of any sort, I'll vow. There was just something about it and I took some time to convince myself.
Been looking up wolf pictures and I am more certain than ever that it was a wolf, a young-ish one, not quite full-grown. The snout was chiselled perfectly, as were the ears. I can see it now. I'm not supposed to report it am I? I don't want to.
When I lived in France and was troubled by wild boar tearing up my land, I learned that they can travel 30/40Km in one night, so it is quite possible that wolves could have moved from the Highlands over a matter of years.