Basque wolves

[Sandiepaul]

Does anyone know anything about the basque wolves or has anyone seen them on their travels.

 

[dougfitz]

Presumably someone knows something about them, but I have never seen one. Are you concerned about meeting one?

 

[dougfitz]

Sorry, I didn't realize you were posting in the Crime Watch area. Were you interested in the two or four legged variety?

 

[James R B]

Does anyone know anything about the basque wolves or has anyone seen them on their travels.

Just don't wear a red hood.

 

[Mark Lee]

Not just the wolves. Also bear, vipers and wild boar on the Camino as well...

 

[Icacos]

Not just the wolves. Also bear, vipers and wild boar on the Camino as well...

Aaaaaw, Mark, I refrained from making such a comment myself; now you've gone and done it.
What really concerns me is the griffon vultures.

BTW, welcome to the forum @Sandiepaul. Excuse us, please....we can be quite an irreverent lot. But we are good people nonetheless.

 

[Mark Lee]

Aaaaaw, Mark, I refrained from making such a comment myself; now you've gone and done it.
What really concerns me is the griffon vultures.

BTW, welcome to the forum @Sandiepaul. Excuse us, please....we can be quite an irreverent lot. But we are good people nonetheless.

OK..ok. ha ha
Let me correct myself on this. Just jesting. Although all the aforementioned wildlife are native to northern Spain, it's highly unlikely one would ever see one while walking the Camino. I was just messing around when I mentioned it, and not trying to start rumors (something I just ranted about on another thread).
In fact, if one did see any wildlife like that, it would actually be pretty cool and one would be fortunate to do so.

 

[jirit]

I did a fair bit of back country hiking in the wilds of Canada and never saw a wolf ( however I did hear them at night ).

It would be your lucky day if you actually see a Spanish wolf ( the furry four legged ones ). They are shy animals and with the steady stream of human pilgrims passing through, they do their best to stay away.

 

[peregrina2000]

When I walked the Camino Levante, I was with two French guys who knew everything there was to know about flora and fauna, or so it seemed to me. When the Levante merged with the Sanabres, at a spot after A Gudina, they saw a wolf. I, the unfortunate one, had ducked behind some bushes to pee, and when I came out they were standing there kind of transfixed. They described an encounter with a wolf, locking eyes with this regal creature, no one moving for a few seconds. And then the wolf turned and slowly walked away. I was so sorry to have missed it.

But Sandie, if your question comes from a fear of wolves, I don't think you have to worry. If you are hoping to see one, I think the chances are really slim. Which camino are you walking? Buen camino, Laurie

 

[Wokabaut_Meri]

OK..ok. ha ha
Let me correct myself on this. Just jesting. Although all the aforementioned wildlife are native to northern Spain, it's highly unlikely one would ever see one while walking the Camino. I was just messing around when I mentioned it, and not trying to start rumors (something I just ranted about on another thread).
In fact, if one did see any wildlife like that, it would actually be pretty cool and one would be fortunate to do so.

Must be lucky. Saw 2 snakes and 1 wild boar last April. No bears though.

Being Australian (us not the wildlife), the snakes while a surprise and a fascination weren't an issue. The boar ran towards us and crossed our path. It was more startled than we were.

 

[Davey Boyd]

Last year on the Camino Frances there was an adult bear lying dead in a stream right next to the Way just past Azofra. It was a sad sight to see. Locals reckoned it had come down from the mountains to the North and got hit by a vehicle crossing the busy A12 that is just on the right of the Camino. Poor thing.

The only live snakes I came across were in France, though we did see one on the Camino Primitivo. Also on the Primitivo a large group of wild boar with young crossed my path about 10 feet in front of me, though they took no notice of me, they were running from something, possibly hunters. This was about 7am in a forest. They were very beautiful to see!

Buen Camino
Davey

 

[Sandiepaul]

I did a fair bit of back country hiking in the wilds of Canada and never saw a wolf ( however I did hear them at night ).

It would be your lucky day if you actually see a Spanish wolf ( the furry four legged ones ). They are shy animals and with the steady stream of human pilgrims passing through, they do their best to stay away.

 

[Sandiepaul]

Hi guys
Thanks for the humour I am having a giggle with my morning tea. I'm not worried about seeing any in fact if I get a glimpse of any wildlife I haven't seen it would make my day. I am new to the site and may have posted on the wrong forum but Hey Ho ....good for a giggle. Thanks for the replies

 

[susanawee]

A very warm welcome to the Forum Sandiepaul and, good on you for taking all the jests and banter in 'good part'.

 

[jirit]

I was going to write something about sightings of the wild Spanish werewolf of the Basque Country but as a moderator I am forbidden to start unfounded rumours about such things

 

[Sandiepaul]

Hi guys
Thanks for the humour I am having a giggle with my morning tea. I'm not worried about seeing any in fact if I get a glimpse of any wildlife I haven't seen it would make my day. I am new to the site and may have posted on the wrong forum but Hey Ho ....good for a giggle. Thanks for the replies

I was going to write something about sightings of the wild Spanish werewolf of the Basque Country but as a moderator I am forbidden to start unfounded rumours about such things

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A very warm welcome to the Forum Sandiepaul and, good on you for taking all the jests and banter in 'good part'.

Thank you for your kind words.

 

[naplesdon]

Most of my friends in Biarritz are Basque wolves aka lounge lizards.

 

[Icacos]

Most of my friends in Biarritz are Basque wolves aka lounge lizards.

And one is marked by association..... no? And just recently we were reading such good things about you!

 

[Sandiepaul]

We have those here at Melton all spit and fur lollll

 

[naplesdon]

And one is marked by association..... no? And just recently we were reading such good things about you!

Only a wolf in sheep's clothing.

 

[Icacos]

And slick too!!

 

[Sandiepaul]

This post is much more fun than reading all the negatives about space etc .....I've packed my red cloak

 

[Stephen]

Sitting quietly by the side of the path a number of small lizards started to scuttle about. They were maybe 4" long, dark, with flecks of colour on their backs. Then on the opposite side of the track their behemoth of a cousin appeared. It was green, nearly a foot long, and it paused to taste the air with its tongue before darting across the path and disappearing into the shrubbery beside me.
Coming from a northern city the sight of any wildlife was a real bonus.

 

[VNwalking]

Snakes? Lizards? Wolves? Wild Boar? I'm envious.
But I did meet a fox near Roncesvalles last year, and got a very bad photo of her/him. And this year near Santo Domingo de Silos, I scared a small herd of deer--well, we scared each other, actually.
Iberian Lynx, anyone? Now THAT would be a rare and special treat.

Fortunately no lounge lizards basque wolves or (so far) wolves in sheep's clothing.
Camino Angels are another thing. Lots of them, halos and wings and all.

 

[Sandiepaul]

Sitting quietly by the side of the path a number of small lizards started to scuttle about. They were maybe 4" long, dark, with flecks of colour on their backs. Then on the opposite side of the track their behemoth of a cousin appeared. It was green, nearly a foot long, and it paused to taste the air with its tongue before darting across the path and disappearing into the shrubbery beside me.
Coming from a northern city the sight of any wildlife was a real bonus.

What an absolute treat, there's nothing like the privillage of nature

 

[David]

just walk with a slower pilgrim in those regions. You don't have to out run the wolves you just have to outrun the other pilgrim (works with bears too)

 

[dougfitz]

just walk with a slower pilgrim in those regions. You don't have to out run the wolves you just have to outrun the other pilgrim (works with bears too)

Dear Dorothy, I am walking with my wife, who is a little slower than I am. Am I under any social obligation to run slower than her in such circumstances, or can I abandon her to the wolf?

Yours sincerely, Perplexed

 

[tony downey]

Does anyone know anything about the basque wolves or has anyone seen them on their travels.

Ok I'm on my phone and a small phone and stumpy fingers don't work too well. Iam currently walking the le puy GR65 route and on the third day when was hiking over the plateau a walker had reportedly been chased by a wolf . It transpires that it was likely a wolf as it had been hanging around although it was more than likely just running and not chasing . It was the talk of the local pub that night and had feelings of " American werewolf in London"

 

[Icacos]

....... Iam currently walking the le puy GR65 route and on the third day when was hiking over the plateau a walker had reportedly been chased by a wolf . It transpires that it was likely a wolf as it had been hanging around although it was more than likely just running and not chasing . It was the talk of the local pub that night and had feelings of " American werewolf in London"

Doesn't @biarritzdon live somewhere around there?

 

[Albertagirl]

I hope that you all know that running away from a predator makes you prey.

 

[tony downey]

I hope that you all know that running away from a predator makes you prey.

 

[Icacos]

I hope that you all know that running away from a predator makes you prey.

Also, equally not advised I think, is looking an animal in the eye, which can be interpreted as a sign of aggression.

 

[jsalt]

Does anyone know anything about the basque wolves or has anyone seen them on their travels.

No basque wolves around here.
But be very careful of the hippos . . .

 

[Albertagirl]

No basque wolves around here.
But be very careful of the hippos . . .

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@jsalt:
In our big flood in Calgary three years ago, the hippos got floated right out of the hippo pool at the zoo, which is on an island in the Bow River. There was some concern that they would take to the water and be seen floating downriver with the rest of the detritus of the flood. You never know where you might meet wandering hippos.

 

[jsalt]

You never know where you might meet wandering hippos.

Fortunately, despite the sign, we didn't see any hippos on our club's walk this morning.

 

[VNwalking]

I hope that you all know that running away from a predator makes you prey.

I am walking with my wife, who is a little slower than I am. Am I under any social obligation to run slower than her in such circumstances, or can I abandon her to the wolf?
Yours sincerely, Perplexed

Dear Perplexed,
There's no correct answer to that question, but you have to live with her. Perhaps she has an opinion in this matter? Or perhaps she's counting on you to be going faster, thus being the one who elicits the prey drive?

Fortunately, despite the sign, we didn't see any hippos on our club's walk this morning.

Oh, good. That would be an 'interesting' headline. 'Hiking Group Gets Squashed by Hippos'

Meanwhile on the Camino there are the irate ostriches...the fence was a good thing...

 

[Wokabaut_Meri]

Dear Perplexed,
There's no correct answer to that question, but you have to live with her. Perhaps she has an opinion in this matter? Or perhaps she's counting on you to be going faster, thus being the one who elicits the prey drive?


Oh, good. That would be an 'interesting' headline. 'Hiking Group Gets Squashed by Hippos'

Meanwhile on the Camino there are the irate ostriches...the fence was a good thing...

Meanwhile in the south of Spain Runaway Hippo on the loose in Spanish Street.

 

[VNwalking]

Meanwhile in the south of Spain Runaway Hippo on the loose in Spanish Street.

Eeek.
One of the strangest things I saw last year was a camel staked out near Villatuerta. Double take time. People have pet camels in Spain? I had no idea what to think. But then a lion roared from somewhere else and I got it. Oh. Circus.
It was completely surreal.

 

[scruffy1]

Better late than never! There are many many wolves in the tapas bars of San Sebastian female pilgrims should beware! The strangest wild life I have ever seen were a group of celebrants disguised as Scots playing gaitas in the streets of Viana!

 

[tpmchugh]

Does anyone know anything about the basque wolves or has anyone seen them on their travels.

The only wolf I saw on the camino was a video taken from a drone in the dead of winter and it was a 'lone' wolf. The only wildlife I came across was a few lizards, one snake, a load of storks and one huge condor type bird above Roncesvalles

 

[Texas Walker]

Dear Perplexed,
There's no correct answer to that question, but you have to live with her. Perhaps she has an opinion in this matter? Or perhaps she's counting on you to be going faster, thus being the one who elicits the prey drive?


Oh, good. That would be an 'interesting' headline. 'Hiking Group Gets Squashed by Hippos'

Meanwhile on the Camino there are the irate ostriches...the fence was a good thing...

I do remember the fenced pasture with emu on the Camino Portugues last summer...not ostriches, though, they were certainly all gray.

 

[Ahhhs]

Only a wolf in sheep's clothing.

I did meet a fast talking wolf in pilgrim's clothing. Keep your eye out for them in bars...

 

[David]

It can get complicated out there .. ...

 

[VNwalking]

It can get complicated out there .. ...

Very.

 

[mspath]

Watch out for wild boar being culled with crossbows in the Madrid area!! Which would be more dangerous, the boar or bow?

 

[VNwalking]

Probably the bow. Boars tend to run away.

 

[Mark Lee]

I did meet a fast talking wolf in pilgrim's clothing. Keep your eye out for them in bars...

heck, can't blame a guy for trying

 

[Mark Lee]

Watch out for wild boar being culled with crossbows in the Madrid area!! Which would be more dangerous, the boar or bow?

I doubt there are hunters flinging crossbow bolts recklessly in all directions. I'm sure that hunt is very strictly managed and controlled and the reason for using a crossbow (modern ones are much more accurate than the medieval ones) is the weapon's relatively short range, effectiveness and it is quiet.
Boar are quite prolific, and if not controlled, they are destructive.

 

[Sandiepaul]

I think I have started something here about basque wolves and bears that have woken early. We are in gallbarra now resting in the lovely rural casa lana with a pool. We never saw wolves I'm told by the locals they are kaput ...non...200km away maybe if any left. We have followed boar but never saw any only heard them , they run away quite shy really with poor eye site so if you are fortunate to have been in their presence be calm and quiet voiced and they will sniff and wander off if they bark just take it as please don't frighten my children and retreat until they go. ...It is their home after all. Lizards and crane birds nesting on top of buildings and great vultures circling above what a beautiful place this is....but nothing to fear only being eaten by bed bugs seem to be the scurge but not even had a bite...even a great comfy bed each night too ....bien camino. I'm afraid a negative presence persists in the fingertips when close to a phone so switch them off till you stop and then reflect I'm sure nothing will be that big a deal afterwards.....

 

[Sandiepaul]

A very warm welcome to the Forum Sandiepaul and, good on you for taking all the jests and banter in 'good part'.

Sorry for late reply but I have been "camino distracted" had five days walking with big back packs and feet are on holiday now in a rural "casa lana" gallbarra....
Had a great time and she'd much as we walked ...tee shirts and pans so to speak. Saw fabulous sights but alas no wolves but massive vultures and cranes perched precariously on top of towers feeding their young ...I love basque country

 

[Sandiepaul]

Sorry for late reply but I have been "camino distracted" had five days walking with big back packs and feet are on holiday now in a rural "casa lana" gallbarra....
Had a great time and she'd much as we walked ...tee shirts and pans so to speak. Saw fabulous sights but alas no wolves but massive vultures and cranes perched precariously on top of towers feeding their young ...I love basque country

Meant " shed much" predictive text has its own life loll.