Ater Rodríguez was found by the Civil Guard and brought into the human world, he says his life has fallen apart.
He says he has been cheated, abused and exploited in the working world and has never truly been able to integrate with other humans.
And while he has tried to return to the mountains he says it is not what it used to be and the wolves do not recognise him.
He said: “There are wolves and if I call out to them they are going to respond, but they are not going to approach me. I smell like people, I wear cologne.”
He says he can still mimic the sounds of the deer, fox and eagles - as well as other animals.
One of the most disturbing things to him was the hustle and bustle of community life. “I could not cope with so much noise, the cars, and people going back and forwards like ants. But at least ants all go in the same direction. People went everywhere. I was scared of crossing the road.”
Now the 72-year-old lives in a small, cold house in the village of Rante. He now lives in a small house, with cave-like low ceilings which is packed with memorabilia and drawings.
He also has a patio full of plants and flowers to help him feel as if he is in the wild.
Because he's 72 and the wolves he had associated with are long dead. Duh!!!
He's not a very good story teller.
So why did he not get a job along the lines of a park ranger or something?
What has he been doing the last 50 or so years? Was he forced to live in town?
So he is some kind of Greystoke/Tarzan dude?
Is he an animal rights/enviro/nature activist or just spins tales about his wolf pack while living on the dole?
He is nothing compared to Richard_Proenneke. That dude was pretty awesome.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Proenneke