Arctic Wolf, Ellesmere Island, Canada, less than 500 miles from the North Pole. Image ©Marianne Barnett
Arctic Wolves, One Woman’s Experience on Ellesmere Island
Steady gold eyes stared back, straight into her own. Curious eyes. Holding her gaze as it came closer. White on frozen white, the big Arctic wolf was the only thing moving in the vast flat expanse of cold and snow, well, the only moving thing except for Marianne’s rushing adrenaline.
Marianne lay flat on the ice as the wolf approached, aiming and focusing her camera. The wolf closed the distance between them. Then it stopped, dipped into a play bow, and rolled on the snow.
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