Howls in the Anthropocene: Between Wildness and Captivity of Wolves in the Memoirs of Lois Crisler and Teresa Martino

• Authors: Paulina Szymonek

Title variants

PL

Wilcze wołanie w antropocenie. Niewola i wolność wilków we wspomnieniach Lois Crisler i Teresy Martino

RU

Волчий вой в антропоцене. Жизнь волков на свободе и в неволе в воспоминаниях Лоис Крайслер и Терезы Мартино

Abstracts

PL

W artykule ukazano zmianę postrzegania wilka, jaka nastąpiła w Ameryce Północnej w latach 1950–1990, poprzez historie Lois Crisler i Teresy Martino – dwóch kobiet, które nawiązały bliskie relacje ze swoimi wilkami. Choć wilki Lois Crisler – Lady, Trigger, Alatna, Arctic, Barrow, Killik i Tundra – urodziły się dzikie, ich życie było zależne od ludzi. Natomiast Mckenzie, wilczyca urodzona w niewoli i wychowana przez Teresę Martino, została wypuszczona na wolność. Historie Crisler i Martino ukazują czas, w którym w Stanach Zjednoczonych nienawiść do wilków ustępowała publicznej ich akceptacji oraz podjęto pierwsze próby reintrodukcji tego gatunku po uprzednim niemal doszczętnym wytępieniu wilków na terenie USA.

RU

В статье, на примере историй Лоис Крайслер и Терезы Мартино – двух женщин, установивших близкие отношения со своими волками, – показан сдвиг в восприятии волков, произошедший в Северной Америке в период с 1950-х по 1990-е годы. Хотя волки Лоис Крайслер – Леди, Триггер, Алатна, Арктик, Барроу, Киллик и Тундра – родились дикими, они провели свою жизнь в неволе. В свою очередь, Маккензи, волчица, родившаяся в неволе и воспитанная Терезой Мартино, была выпущена обратно на волю. Их истории позволяют заглянуть в тот период времени, когда ненависть к волкам уступала место общественному признанию. Именно в это время реинтродукция волков стала рассматриваться как способ восстановления дикой природы после того, как эти хищники были почти полностью истреблены в США.

EN

The article shows the shift in perception of wolves that occurred in North America between the 1950s and 1990s through the stories of Lois Crisler and Teresa Martino-two women who developed a close relationship with their wolves. Although Lois Crisler’s wolves-Lady, Trigger, Alatna, Arctic, Barrow, Killik, and Tundra-were born wild, they spent their lives as captives. On the other hand, Mckenzie, a she-wolf born in captivity and raised by Teresa Martino, was released back to the wild. Their stories provide a glimpse into a period of time when hatred for wolves was giving way to public acceptance. It was during this time, too, that wolf reintroductions were considered as a way of rewilding the land after these predators have been almost completely exterminated in the United States.

Keywords

RU

волки; Лоис Крайслер; Тереза Мартино; свобода; антропоцен

PL

wilki; Lois Crisler; Teresa Martino; dzikość; antropocen

EN

wolves; Lois Crisler; Teresa Martino; wildness; anthropocene

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
• Journal: Zoophilologica. Polish Journal of Animal Studies
• Year: 2022
• Issue: 1 (9)
• Pages: 1-18

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

author

Paulina Szymonek

• Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach

• https://orcid.org/0000000232510617

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Identifiers

DOI

10.31261/ZOOPHILOLOGICA.2022.09.10

Biblioteka Nauki

21150545