‘It’s pretty majestic’: Kelowna B.C. man captures images of a pack of wolves while hiking
Global News
It's an encounter of a lifetime. While hiking a commonly used trail up in Black Mountain, a Kelowna man spotted a pack of wolves and was able to photograph the experience.
A Kelowna man had the encounter of a lifetime while hiking a commonly used trail up in the Black Mountain area.
Mike Walchuck said he stumbled upon a pack of wolves and was able to photograph the experience.
“I was just doing a Saturday hike. (I’ve) been there half a dozen times doing about an eight-kilometer loop. On the upper stretches of the trail I came into an opening and saw one wolf initially and then saw the black one shortly after,” said Walchuck.
Walchuck tells Global News he was a bit surprised by what he had come across. He said he quietly assessed the situation and made sure he was not in harm’s way.
“They weren’t being aggressive, they were moving away from me.”
That’s when he decided to take some photos.
“I haven’t seen really any evidence of (wolves). Just coyotes and maybe the odd deer,” said Walchuck.
Adam Ford is an associate professor at the University of British Columbia Okanagan. He says the wolves were likely traveling with their food source.