An exchange between a human and an omnipresent coyote, using drawings and photography as the channel of communication. #dearsongdog
Dear Present Human
We try hard to understand the world around us. We silently observe the land, the flow of energy and activities, and we travel this way our entire lives.
Some humans don’t see us at all.
Some see us and we can tell they mean no harm.
Some see us and chase us or make loud noise at us.
But then there are some humans who track and seek us out. Those humans are the ones that we need to see the most.
Sometimes they have our canine brothers trained to help them - the very brothers we would try to play with, when in the control of humans will try to kill us.
I don’t understand why one version of my species is cared for by humans and the other is killed.
When these humans kill they kill all of the pack and often the neighbouring packs.But the thing is, when we die the pack regenerates bigger than before. This cycle of untimely death followed by an abundance of life is not just my species alone.
This is not the way we are meant to be.
Thank you for your message.