A black lone male wolf has been hanging around in Juneau Alaska for the last three years. He makes his home out by 'the glacier' (the Mendenhall Glacier, about 13 miles from downtown Juneau) and makes friendly overtures to our dogs.

Last year he did kill a dog- a beagle that ran bugling and barking madly into the woods after the wolf. The dog didn't come back and the wolf was subsequently observed carrying away the body. The owner was unhappy and wanted the wolf destroyed but most everyone agreed that the wolf was pushed and besides it was in a leashed-dog area.

A friend of mine had her dog with her last week in the latest saga I have heard. Her dog is normally somewhat aggressive- a chow-lab mix - but after she and the wolf had thoroughly sniffed each other front and back, Ceilhi tiptoed back to my friend and sat behind her. The wolf - a glossy, handsome, healthy looking dude - then wandered off.

Many people have pictures of him. He pays more attention to dogs than he does to humans.

I'm surprised that no one has yet tried to kill him. I think the likelihood of it happening eventually are high.