In pictures: Your wolf encounters
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They feature frequently in folklore, but how easy is it to spot wolves? We asked you to share your photos of the wolves you've seen around the world. Here's just a selection of some of your amazing images.
Christopher McLeod took this photo of a focused wolf at Colchester Zoo in April 2013. He says: "This image, in my view, shows that gentle side of wolves that people do not see because of the reputation they have been given because of Hollywood films."
Gaston Maqueda took this photo of a grey female member of the Bow Valley wolf pack in Canada's Banff National Park. He said it was an amazing experience to see such a creature in the wild.
Mark Paff saw this wolf walking along the main road in Yellowstone National Park in the US in 2010. He says: "This remains the closest I have ever gotten to a wild wolf, and it was an amazing experience to see such majestic predators thriving once again in our country."
The eyes of this wolf mesmerised Christina Milton when she photographed this couple in Lobo Park, Antequera, Malaga, Spain, in 2014. She says: "I could feel the power behind his eyes."
Bryan Ceney took this image in Haliburton, northern Ontario, Canada, in the late 1990s. He and his family spent three days in log cabins, searching for a wolf pack to photograph.
Hamilton Greenwood took these images in the Mid-Boreal Mixed Forest in Saskatchewan, Canada. He says: "In this environment, wolves are an important predator chasing elk, moose, white tailed deer and woodland caribou. In this area of Canada, the wolf populations are healthy and growing. They are iconic symbols of the wild, but it is uncommon to actually get to see them in their natural state."
Katey Duffey took this image of a wolf pup in 2009 in Ely, Minnesota, US. She says: "The team I worked with was catching pups to implant radio transmitters for a mortality rate study."
Janet Midwinter took this image in September 2014 in a Spanish wolf reserve near Antiquera. She said it was a pleasure to study such enigmatic creatures.
Philip Bryant spotted this grey timber wolf wandering through Grouse Mountain in Vancouver in 2012. He says: "The wolf was one of several that were living in a protected area on the mountain, together with some grizzly bears."
Maurice Schutgens snapped this picture on a trip to Ethiopia's Simien Mountains on 25 December 2014. He says: "As a conservationist, it was a fantastic sighting - when there are so few left of such an incredible species - it was a dream."
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