Ever since he was killed by a hunter in 2020, the Canadian sea wolf Takaya has appeared all over the world.<\/p>\n
Paintings, poems, sculptures and statues \u2013 including a 150lb (68kg) mixture of driftwood, sea shells and dried kelp \u2013 have memorialized a wolf whose legacy reflects the complex relationship between humans and wildlife.<\/p>\n
But photographer Cheryl Alexander, a relentless advocate against government-sanctioned wolf culls, was shocked to see her most famous image used to advertise a big game hunting company.<\/p>\n
\u201cI shocked and a bit horrified. And it really pissed me off that company was using Takaya as an advertisement to come up to Canada and kill a wolf,\u201d she told the Guardian. \u201cIt hurt too because Takaya has become, in many ways, an international image for positive coexistence with humans.\u201d<\/p>\n
The unlikely story of the wolf\u2019s years of self-imposed isolation captivated residents of Vancouver Island, some of whom would paddle by the rocky outcrops and windswept trees hoping to glimpse the animal. But one day in late March, a hunter\u2019s rifle brought an untimely end to the wolf.<\/p>\n
Alexander recently found British Columbia-based Terminus Mountain Outfitters was using her photo to advertise its wolf hunting package. She soon posted to her Instagram page, appealing to her 33,000 followers to share news of the company\u2019s decision to use the photo.<\/p>\n
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