Founders Note

Hermis Haridas & Nisha Purushothaman

Hurray!!! The wolves are back in Belgium, the one mainland European country they were still absent. Decades of persecution had resulted in keeping the wolf away for the last 100 years. Now to put that into perspective imagine being driven out of your home for 100 years. Think about all the political and humanitarian crises across the world precipitated by ethnic cleansing and religious or sectarian revolts. In natural terms, that is the same thing that happened to the wolves.

Driven out of the majority of Europe, the comeback is definitely an indicator of the improved protection accorded to wild areas and animals. But the return has not been without its set of problems. Wolves have returned to live in close proximity to humans who are no longer used to them. Alarmed by the growing wolf populations and incidents of livestock raids, some countries are already mulling over limited culling to keep the numbers in check. Funny that nobody considers culling to keep the booming human population in check, but such are the facts of life!

Demonised and persecuted throughout history, the wolf does not seem to have returned to a bright future. The only protection they have are those accorded by law and it is high time they were accorded protection by the well wishes of people, accepting them as co-beings.

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Hermis Haridas & Nisha Purushothaman
Founders – PT Explorers