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This digital document is an article from E, published by Earth Action Network, Inc. on January 1, 2005. The length of the article is 968 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.Citation Details
Title: Howling at the moon: learning to live with wolves in the Romanian foothills.(Currents)(Romania tourism industry)
Author: Chuck Todaro
Publication: E (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2005
Publisher: Earth Action Network, Inc.
Volume: 16 Issue: 1 Page: 24(2)Distributed by Thompson Gale
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Some 2,000 years ago, the barbarous Carpathian rulers known as the Dacians charged into battle against the invading Roman forces behind wolf-head banners. They were crushed and ultimately assimilated by the Romans. From this union of "wolf people" and the great Italian civilization under the sign of the she-wolf was born the Romanians. Ever since, the wolf, or "lup" as the locals know it, has played an integral part in the Romanian culture and psyche. Today the Carpathian wilderness is home to more than a third of Europe's large carnivore population, or 3,500 wolves, which is nearly as many as found in the entire U.S. The wolf is a major player in Romanian folklore, and...
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