A pair of Alexander Archipelago Wolves (Canis lupus ligoni) aka "Sea Wolves" (inhabiting the Alaska Panhandle & offshore islands, coastal British Columbia) pull in a crab trap to extract the bait (usually ground sealion meat, or fish, particularly salmon or herring), the first observed (and documented) instance of a wild carnivore using a human invention as a tool (sea otters use natural objects such as rocks for tools) !!...

Another foursome of wolves, looking somewhat hungry?

Inhabiting the Alaska Panhandle and offshore islands, the Alexander Archipelago Wolf is also called the "Sea Wolf" for its habit of swimming up to three miles from the shore to fish! The primary species that they fish for is Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), depicted in the jaws of the wolf in front. One other (gray) wolf subspecies, the Vancouver Island Wolf (C .l. crassodon) has also been observed to swim out after fish. When fish aren't available, the wolves will take more typical (warm-blooded) prey such as waterfowl, and Sitka Deer (Odocoileus columbianus sitkensis) also found in the same region. The Alexander Archipelago wolf (a quite distinct subspecies genetically) ranges in color from ashy (pale) gray (with a dark muzzle) to blackish (very dark) brown, often with white-tipped hairs on the rump.

Trio of Eastern Timber Wolves (Canis lupus lycaon) on the prowl in snowy woods.

Exhibited December 13-22 at Flushing Town Hall
Mother Earth is Dying: Environmental Injustice Exhibit curated by Wanda Best

9/9/23 @ the 40th Annual Queens County Fair's (Queens County Farm Museum) art exhibit.

9/9/23 @ the 40th Annual Queens County Fair's (Queens County Farm Museum) art exhibit.

Self-portrait with wolves

March 29 is part of "National Lobo Week ", 23 years ago today, some captive Mexican wolves were re-released into the wilds of the southwestern U.S. (Arizona & New Mexico) after being exterminated there for over 3 decades before.

Images of the sculpture in process

side view