Iberian Wolf by danob
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El Hombre y la Tierra was perhaps a film that may have changed the attitudes the the last remaining wild populations of this lovely wolf
Until the early 1970s the wolf was ‘officially' considered as a pest in Spain, and the government paid out bounties for dead wolves and distributed strychnine to landowners and peasants. At the time, many saw the wolf as a mark of a Third World country, in contrast to ‘civilized' nations like France and Britain who had successfully eradicated their wolf plagues.
On occasions in the past, persecution was widespread and crushing. An act passed by Principality of Asturias details that between March and December 1816, bounties were paid out for the death of 76 adult and 414 young wolves at 160 reales for an adult wolf and 32 for a wolf cub. The historian Juan Pablo Torrente concluded that the hunting of wild beasts, including wolves, bears and foxes represented, ‘in absolute and relative terms, a considerable source of wealth' for local populations. The lobero or wolf-hunter was a respected county figure until relatively recently, and a whole range of ingenious traps have been devised over the centuries to catch wolves. All are now illegal. It is however still legal to hunt wolves in most of Spain.
Despite that the wolf seems to be increasing in numbers, but this may be due more to the fact that in the last 40 years there has been a huge migration of people from the country to the towns. This depopulation has led to the regeneration of natural vegetation in former agricultural areas and the huge increase in prey species such as roe deer and boar.
Comments (43)
fredster66
Awesome shot. An amazing animal, too...
kenwas
What a face. Such knowing eyes. Thanks for the info as well.
uk601
terrific foto!!!!!!! excellent portrait!
mark.spooner
Nice work.
jeroni
Awesome shot
kimariehere
BRilliant and MOST beautiful Wolf capture!! impressive work once again Danny!
DukeNukem2005
It is very beautiful photography!
Janiss
Oh such gsweet glance... really an amazing shot Danny!
JaneEden
Amazing head study of this wolf Danny, and thanks for the info, hugs Jane xx
MedTran39
Fantastic capture!
amlondono
Terrific Face , Excellent quality as always , thanks for sharing , Ana
bpclarke
Magnificent portrait! Beautiful animal. Bunny
Kyms_Cave
Beautiful close up of this magnificent creature,,it's eyes are so kind looking..thank you for showing..we don't have them here in Australia..we have Dingos instead...
Realm_Of_Illusion
What a beautiful animal, really awesome portrait :)
lior
kansas
A magnificent portrait of this great animal.
Digitaleagle
Awesome Image!!!
tennesseecowgirl
Nice picture and write up if you have an interest in Wolves read the book The Loop by Nicholas Evans, it is a story about a wolf biologist I loved it, and it gave me a great appreciation for these beautiful animals.
Alex_Antonov
that is fantastic! 5!
Cosine
What a wonderful portrait, Danny. I love looking into those eyes.
MrsLubner
And so it was here, with the wolf being hunted to near extinction. Only a few small and dwindling communities remained and they had little chance of surviving had they not been declared a threaten species. We are now releasing new families in several areas hoping to repopulate and bring back the balance in nature that they are so critical in maintaining. I have often sat in the desert valley late at night and heard the coyote speak...someday I hope to sit in a mountain valley and listen to the wolf. This is an exceptional shot that has retained the primitive intelligence in his face that I find so wonderous.
romanceworks
He's wonderful!
delaorden_ojeda
Impressive and wonderful portrait, bravo !
Gor111
A fantastic portrait of this proud looking wolf! I'm sure he is a male! Wonderfully taken!!!
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful photo Daniel, impressive detail and great lighting effects....!!!!
G_Mansco
I know about this quite well, Danny. I have seen these TV films. Felix Rodriguez de la Fuente did them and he was really famous for his splendid work. It was a pitty he died in an accident doing one of his series! Thanks for sharing this wonderful shot and for your info ;O)
rawdodb
Poor things catch a bad rap every where it seems.... Beautiful shot of a Gorgeous animal!!!!!
sharky_
Such a fine looking animal..... Aloha
GOLDILOCKSUK
What a fine looking animal. Gorgeous capture :) Cathy xoxoxo
Richardphotos
very beautiful wolf and you must have been close