Algonquin Park Wolf Howl with Michael Runtz

Join former Algonquin Park Naturalist, author, and photographer Michael Runtz for a virtual wolf howl in Algonquin Park in Ontario, Canada.
Michael Runtz was recently in Algonquin Provincial Park searching for Eastern Wolves (Algonquin Wolves) and filmed his experience. Join Michael for his virtual wolf howling excursion and discover more about these fascinating mammals that are a Species At Risk in Ontario and Canada. Michael Runtz has traditionally led wolf howling excursions from the Achray Campground in Algonquin Park during August. Or visitors can join the popular Algonquin Park Public Wolf Howl program when wolves and weather permit.
Learn more about Algonquin Park at www.algonquinpark.on.ca
Brought to you by The Friends of Algonquin Park, a Canadian registered charity and non-governmental organization established in 1983 for people passionate about Algonquin Park.

[@marwanni]

OMG I CANT BELIEVE THE WOLVES HOWLED BACK! AMAZING!!!!!!

[@codyking4848]

Omg, it's almost as if howling is how they communicate, and introducing a howl dictates a response.... sigh.

[@templecatt]

@@codyking4848 calm down no need to be so mean and sarcastic. also, that comment was a year ago.

[@LillyTheWolfOffical]

Cool!!!

[@kenreed65]

we use the howl in montana and idaho to locate the pack, at that point we can pursue and stalk them almost as effective as trapping

[@Rudywtf]

@@kenreed65 wtf for? they are natures equalizer. order, balance. was it to get pelts? other than humanity there, was a balance on everything, it won't be long until we use gatorade for watering plants. because its got electrolytes.

[@Babewatcherbob]

Damn, my man sounds like an air raid siren at first. That's amazing

[@aigabit]

fr😂

[@heatherh-43]

We did a howl once and got a reply. It was so amazing. Their howls are so hauntingly beautiful 🤩

[@gabrielehanne580]

What do they make you think of ?

[@dsawyer8]

He knows the language....much respect from this pact.

[@nancylupiani5749]

What an incredible howl you were able to produce - made me shiver. The pack responding in the distance somewhere beyond the trees was really beautiful and haunting - thank you for the education on wolves and this wonderful experience.

[@tammymcintosh7291]

Hey Michael I was one of your students back in early 2000's! My husband and I were snowshoeing in the park last January and we saw lots of tracks! The park is still our favourite place to be! You are still as awesome as every I see!

[@Skye416]

That is absolutely incredible and just magical to hear the wolves howl back..wow I wish I was there, amazing 🤩

[@Keepasking123]

Hello Michael! We were the family you met today at Basin Depot. Thank you for giving our kids a quick howling lesson, it definitely helped us!

[@patrickgaudette6322]

Thanks Michael. Your howling is remarkable . The wolves were impressed !

[@kevinsdm1524]

Wonderful video. I've been lucky to hear them once so far on a canoe trip in Algonquin. Was an incredible experience.

[@FOAPAlgonquinPark]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@prophecy66]

I remember when I was around 8 or so my dad had taken me to do wolf howling at night as we lived not too far from Algonquin. We actually had an entire pack come around us and you could see their eyes reflecting the light in the dark, it was pretty awesome.

[@nancylupiani5749]

Oh my goodness - I absolutely love the image of the milky way nighttime sky with the firs on the edges. I really enjoyed this virtual experience.

[@MaxHeadroom65]

Thanks very much for this! I have been in Algonquin park in August many times and every time the public wolf howls have been cancelled. This was amazing! Thank you!

[@FOAPAlgonquinPark]

Our pleasure!

[@dsawyer8]

CONFIRMED .....HE HAD ALL MY WOLVES ANSWERING BACK. 100% THIS MAN IS THE REAL DEAL

[@emmalou2244]

Thank you for sharing this amazing experience! It sent chills up and down my spine. Wonderful!

[@josiedinsmore]

Really enjoyed this video! We heard wolves howling like this at Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park last winter!

[@Bassethoundhustle]

Thank for explaining. Amazing ❤ this made me cry. Something about it touched my soul.

[@RebornDollsbySara]

I was a student of Mike’s at Carleton University in Ottawa. Loved his classes!

[@erniepemberton20]

I was on the second howl in Algonquin Park back in the seventies still thrilling yo hear them

[@chrisoutdoors]

Fantastic! Very cool to have them respond during the day. Brings back fond memories of my friend and I driving up Arrowhon Road to the north end of Mizzy Lake Trail to call the wolves in the middle of the night. Such an amazing experience to hear them respond.

[@RebornDollsbySara]

Why did his howl make me emotional?! 🥺

[@brittywren2877]

Does me too makes me feel my lost connection to nature and animals.

[@Scriabinfan593]

Wow the whole forest just lit up with howls. What a beautiful experience that must be.

[@dharineebapat1680]

Wow that's amazing!! I never imagined it to be this loud and a chorus from all sides... It's thrilling. Want to experience this once

[@calista910]

i CAN'T HELP BUT WANT TO HOWL WITH YOU

[@heatherh-43]

Michael is amazing!!!

[@mariajohansson4210]

I would've run for my life if I heard the howling 😱😱

[@carolandkenlunney5430]

that was awesome....thanks for posting that

[@joantebokkel984]

Thank you so much! My granddaughter (5 1/2)) and I really enjoyed this presentation. We know play wolves with her being the pup at the the rondevous sight!

[@thegreatVanitas]

Modern Úlfhéðnar

[@camper69]

Loved the video! I was actually lucky enough to see a wolf along the Arowhon Pines Road 4 years ago! Heard wolves on 4 public howls too

[@bravonorthyt]

That was...haunting.

[@leemuz73]

Awesome vid, love wolves, such a beautiful and gracious animal...thanks for sharing this beautiful vid with us

[@wendigo53]

I went on a wildflower hike at the Algonquin Two Rivers east beach, conducted by Michael Runtz, around 2001 or 2003 or so. My son was bored and started playing, and Mr. Runtz flipped out yelling at him.

[@delta2461]

Control your kid 🤷‍♀️

[@wendigo53]

@@delta2461 Sure Michael.

[@delta2461]

😂🤣😅

[@helloly]

Well someone needed to yell at that dam kid

[@wendigo53]

@@helloly For sure. When I need parenting/grandparenting advice, I'll search out Michael Runtz.

[@j.snider6944]

This was amazing, went on both your Howls last summer ('19) and it was incredible ... will have to venture out one evening this week... I am pretty sure I know where this was done. Thank you for sharing your experiences with everyone, and educating.

[@SueGirling68]

Absolutely stunning, thank you. xx ❤

[@bushcraftnorthof6012]

This should help my calling a lot. Interacted with a few wolves before. Life in the NWT. You definitely found your calling, sir!

[@brittywren2877]

Thats amazing they just showed up and made a bit of a fibber out of you. I love wolves they sound so beautiful.

[@nagendersinghbisht504]

Big Respect For u Sir

[@DoYerBest]

This vid is long overdue by you guys but it was worth the wait, that was amazing!!

[@SoulfulSmokie]

Such a beautiful animal.

[@mrshroude12]

this is sooooo coool i cant wait to be there for real it sounds so haunting

[@romanwardzala6030]

That was incredible. Is there an ideal time and location to do a howl? Does that harm the vocal cords in any way? What voice exercise does he do?

[@craigcampbell7615]

Well done, Mike.

[@chadbridges4304]

that one at 9.56 was great

[@eugeniobarbana7333]

Bellissimo sentire il coro dei lupi

[@wolfgirl70771]

Thank you! Love your work!

[@FOAPAlgonquinPark]

Thanks for watching!

[@emmycutie10]

This guy is my #1 fav prof and is a full time beauty

[@wendigo53]

BTW since they moved the wolf paddock, the Metro Toronto Zoo wolves howl each afternoon around 3:30 - 4:30 pm (at least when I went recently) when the freight train goes by.

[@djskeedledoo]

Wolves are saying "What the fuck is that weird sound? It is not from ours!"

[@rafaelcubero8322]

I really hope in 8 months to be there!!❤❤

[@ssahnkim1703]

Wonderful... how did he learn to howl like that?

[@Tc-rn8lh]

This is so cool!

[@camper69]

Have a question. Any idea where I can I find copies of "Wild by Nature" DVD's? I have The Rut and the Howl of August. It was a great series hosted by Michael Runtz.

[@TheCampingCanuck]

That was really cool

[@Clint_Beastwood87]

My grandmothers house is in a pretty,modern willage with aroud 60 houses spread along the road and on the sides for no more than 2 km. It is surrounded by thicc forest,there were no wolves after war but later they returned. I remember as a kid, a decade after war my uncle made a small weekend cottage,its beautiful just like in movies. Its located aproximatelly 300 meters away from grandmothers house uphil and cottage oversees entire willage and mountains in the back,its simply stunning. I was able to chill there,call my friends to spend nights and so on. Behind the cottage,that continues uphil,around 100 meters it starts very thick forest and goes for miles. Even then as a teenager,,altough kinda scared i enjoyed spending nights alone there with open window on the upper floor,even freezing in bed just to listen to the wolves howling. It still gives me goosebumps after all these years.

[@AthenaSoftPawz]

I wish I lived near a forest, I'm a therian and my theriotypes are wolf fox and cat, it would be amazing for a wolf to howl back

[@woowaakim2070]

amazing!

[@shaighamzaliyev3118]

As a wolf i must say that he howls better than most of us

[@ishka3405]

Beautiful

[@patrickdumas224]

A friend of mine saw this about a week ago and he said he did not know wolves can howl in the daytime.

[@hhhhhhhfjjrjrjrjrirh148]

💀

[@followerofmanus1]

What is this bird? Sounds like some sort of jay at 11:41 ?

[@lavenderflowersfall280]

It's beautiful

[@juan_21_35]

i enjoy very much !

[@lauralaine8678]

That would be so exciting

[@christyventricelli]

Awesome

[@user-ii1vx4ym7l]

soul full

[@briannalingerfelt7236]

I can howl exactly like a wolf no one can get better than me

[@hhhhhhhfjjrjrjrjrirh148]

Show us then

[@sophiegiraud7872]

Oh ..I love this so much ,,,Can we do a coyote howl one also

[@streetsoflaredo3432]

My dog is diggin' it.

[@towar9368]

الله يكفينا من شره

[@IMT-Thurisaz]

I love wolves

[@ameenKhan-pq8go]

I Salute you.Peace

[@nancylupiani5749]

Where in Alqonquin exactly is this?

[@courtneywagg9565]

North of Toronto

[@n2eman192]

I'd say off Highway 60 Corridor Through the West Gate Entrance. Oxtongue Lake Area Eastbound.

[@susanac7733]

me howling along be like O-o siren man????

[@calista910]

I want to work for yo and work with wolves. TELL ME HOW TO

[@jcrdnz7568]

I want to do this

[@20PINKluvr]

Your howl made my dog jump lol

[@AliPointVTV]

Now I can see how we tamed the wolf 🐺

[@gracierose3076]

That is one of the creepiest sounds!

[@chadbridges4304]

I do a good one and yes with practice I block of the nasal passage a bit ,lol my son thought it was a video ,i was in the bedroom.

[@hireythr67]

Just imagine camping here alone at night 🥴🥴

[@user-bk8xf1kf3b]

Now that's a call to get eaten 😂

[@Radical_River]

I'm not an expert or hating on this but from what I've seen wolves mostly have voice cracks too

[@delta2461]

Yes. And?

[@ezekielmadzele7480]

Not all wolves have voice cracks 😉

[@IMT-Thurisaz]

3:43 wolves howl

[@omenoflaherty1294]

Why is everyone looking at me weird when I do this on the subway?

[@abcsandoval]

I was ready for another false falsetto pretending he sounds good. But you're the real mccoy. Sounded great and using different tones with each howl.

[@lycanlass]

Son of a wolf

[@Jogim0517]

That’s a lot of dogs

[@hermesmcclintok]

No wonder people thought they were spirits

[@asifvohra9317]

Hi can i like talk to you?

[@moethewolf]

not trying to bully or sound rude but u sound like a siren while howling

[@lockandreload]

This nikka was possessed by a wolf for a min

[@emilylara3951]

🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺

[@awonderfulfeeling8588]

2:17 Starts here

[@luketracey3269]

🍀....

[@jadonclews3348]

A+++++++

[@aishanaseem1369]

no way omg

[@kealunleday3948]

Are you trying to call leman russ? Because that’s how you get leman russ!

[@Tahee5105]

They are saying, back off go away or else

[@KazuyaSnakeSK]

But, what if, another pack of Emmett Browns is howling back at him ? 😮

[@emilylara3951]

Anooooooooooo