Learn various ways wolves communicate with howls, scent markings, and body language at Howl Night at 7 p.m., Saturday, June 22, at Wolf Mountain Nature Center, located at 562 Hopkins Crandall Road.

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.

Every night when it gets quiet, my wolves love to break the silence. In this clip I filmed one of them out in the yard, lit only by my flashlight, as the first long howl kicks off the chorus. You can ...