AZ Daily Sun (original) Posted: Thursday, March 11, 2010 5:00 am
To the editor:
Saturday's headline in the Arizona Daily Sun, "North Rim wolf revival?" (March 6), renewed my hope that a door might be opening for the return of the Mexican gray wolf to the northern part of our state. There are few sounds in the wild that evoke more deep-seated emotion in humans than the plaintive howl of a wolf. It is time that this endangered subspecies return to its historic range here in northern Arizona. Scientific research has clearly shown the benefits of a proper predator prey balance to the restoration of wilderness. But what it may not be able to document is the deep emotional or spiritual need in all of us to stay in some way connected to our natural world. The lobo is part of that world. It belongs here.
STEVE ROBINSON
Flagstaff
