Aqutaq, a two year-old female white wolf (aka arctic wolf), lives in Marin County in the shadow of Mt. Tamalpais with owner Oliver Starr. Aqutaq is not wild, but she certainly isn’t a pet; she was purposefully bred in captivity and raised to be an “ambassador wolf” for Starr’s ongoing advocacy for the protection of wolf species.
“It is a complex thing; to have a wild thing in your home,” says Seaman. “I understand the need for wolf ambassadors, and that is what Aqutaq is being raised to be, but it just is a very different life than living in the Arctic wilderness. Is one better than the other? Who can say?”
- Keeping a Wolf at Home to Save the Species
I never knew much about Wolves until I read about Brenin, the Wolf who lived with Mark Rowlands for 10 years. Mark chronicled his life with Brenin in his book The Philosopher and the Wolf: Lessons from the Wild on Love, Death, and Happiness, which is one my all time favorite book.
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