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We had a terrific 2025 and look forward to 2026- exploring Glacier Bay & Southeast Alaska.
HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM KIMBER AND THE CREW
We thank everyone who has become part of the Sea Wolf family over the years for your enthusiasm for nature and for sharing with others of a like mind your adventure stories. Your support of the Sea Wolf ensures our continuing vision of spreading natures joy. 2025 was a wild year in so many ways from wacky weather, rapidly changing landscapes and incredibly wonderful guests. The last few days of the year here at home in Gustavus has brought 6 feet of snow presenting challenges for all creatures. Moose are standing out in the open where folks have just cleared the snow, yesterday we watched a big Bull Moose following a neighbor who was plowing the road. I sleep with one window open so I can hear the chorus of wolves who have been nearby this week. Seeing tiny tracks across the snow of birds, mice, voles and ermine make me smile. The snow is a little bit too much of a good thing, but it does give time to pause and reflect and to give thanks for natures gifts of joy, wonder, as well as its healing and rejuvenating power. So here is looking past the mountains of snow into the promise of 2026.
Click to Listen to a Wolf in Glacier Bay National Park
Wolf & Raven Mutualism
Mutualism occurs when two such species’ interaction results in positive and beneficial effects for both animals. Wolves and ravens share a mutualistic symbiosis especially in winter, where ravens act as scouts, leading wolves to prey or carcasses using their calls and flight, while wolves, in turn, provide access to meat by tearing open tough hides, creating a rich food source for the ravens. These birds follow wolf packs, benefiting from leftovers and alerting wolves to food, while wolves gain an extra set of eyes and playmates, sometimes forming individual bonds with specific ravens. In Glacier Bay we have observed games of chase between the species as well as ravens alerting the wolves with calls of warning as a bear is approaching as it will try to take the kill.
WOLF MOON TONIGHT
| The Wolf Moon is the traditional name for the first full moon of the year, occurring on January 2nd and 3rd. It is named for the increased howling of wolves during the cold winter months as they hunt and maintain pack bonds. It symbolizes themes of instinct, inner strength, and community, often appearing larger and brighter as a “super moon” when closest to Earth, coinciding with harsh winter conditions reflected in other names like “Cold Moon” or “Hard Moon”. |
