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Canada, and literary representations do not necessarily reflect reality. Like
Wynn and Loo’s examples, the presences of ‘the wild’ and ‘wild animals’ are
always felt in Canada, whether implicitly or explicitly: the beaver, caribou, loon
and polar bear are always with you in your wallet, whether you ever see their
living counterparts or not; and although you may see your city represented on a
postcard with pictures of the moose, marmot or beaver, your domestic(ated)
space is much more likely to be threatened by the intrusions of bears, coyotes
or deer. The proximity
of the animal presence in Canada, as implied by Fisher’s
words and demonstrated by the examples given, seems to demand human
response. How do we understand, categorize or act towards these animals?
The inability to sufficiently answer this question and the resulting
confusion
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