Wolves

A pack of wolves moves silently through a dark forest. Around eight in total, with three to four young pups. The male lead wolf guides them, about ten feet ahead. The move slowly, for they are in unknown territory. This thick Alaskan forest could hold many dangers, and if a wolf makes but one mistake, it is one mistake too many. They are playing Russian Roulette with five bullets.

As they are walking, the leader wolf continues with caution. Nothing seems out of place or wrong. There are no strange scents in the air, and everything seems oddly calm. Then, in a split and violent second, a trap latches around the wolf's leg, and holds him prisoner in agonizing pain. The wolves behind him begin to panic. A few male wolves come to his side, but the females flee in to other parts of the forest. The females run right in to traps that are waiting for them. One by one they run through rope loops hung up like invisible string. They are immediately suffocated when they continue to run after being caught up in these devices. The pups, running after their mothers, likewise meet the fate of several more traps strewn about the land.

In the span of about a minute the entire wolf clan was killed, save for two or three male wolves. These wolves must now continue to try and survive on their own, which will now be significantly harder. Their struggle has only begun, as they begin to form a new life.

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The traps were set by men, who will skin the wolves and sell them so a rich person can be a little bit more comfortable.