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This time of year, the sound of a wolf howl piercing the night can really send shivers up your spine. But that call of the wild isn’t meant to scare you; it’s actually a message to other wolves.

Yes, Virginia; there are wolves in Arkansas. Here are excerpts from some of the responses I received after requesting readers to share observations concerning wolves. Central Arkansas: "Wolves howling ...

MARTIN: But - and I confess, I have wondered about this - do wolves really howl at the moon? MICHELLE MANCINI: They don't necessarily howl under the full moon. There's not a mystical element behind it ...