Decade of the Wolf : Returning the Wild to Yellowstone
by Douglas W. Smith and Gary FergusonFormat: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2006-11-01
Publisher(s): Lyons Press
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Summary
The inspiring story of the Yellowstone Wolf Project, which released thirty-one Canadian gray wolves into Yellowstone National Park.
Author Biography
DOUGLAS SMITH, PhD, Wolf Project leader, has studied wolves for twenty-four years and has worked on the reintroduction in Yellowstone since its inception. He lives in Gardiner, Montana.
GARY FERGUSON is an award-winning nature writer whose books include The Great Divide: The Rocky Mountains in the American Mind; Hawks Rest: A Season in the Remote Heart of Yellowstone; and The Yellowstone Wolves. He has written for numerous publications including Vanity Fair, Outside, and Men's Journal. He lives in Red Lodge, Montana.
GARY FERGUSON is an award-winning nature writer whose books include The Great Divide: The Rocky Mountains in the American Mind; Hawks Rest: A Season in the Remote Heart of Yellowstone; and The Yellowstone Wolves. He has written for numerous publications including Vanity Fair, Outside, and Men's Journal. He lives in Red Lodge, Montana.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. vii |
| A Passion for Wolves | p. 1 |
| The Crossing | p. 19 |
| Portrait of a Wolf: Number 9 | p. 35 |
| A Paradise Called Yellowstone | p. 45 |
| Portrait of a Wolf: Number 10 | p. 59 |
| The Shape of Home | p. 63 |
| Portrait of a Wolf: Number 42 | p. 77 |
| Filling the Wilds with Wolves | p. 85 |
| Portrait of a Wolf: Number 5 | p. 93 |
| The Coming of the Wolf Watchers | p. 97 |
| Portrait of a Wolf: Number 14 | p. 109 |
| The Wolf Effect | p. 117 |
| Portrait of a Wolf: Number 7 | p. 133 |
| This Feast of Science | p. 137 |
| The View from Ten Years Out | p. 169 |
| Epilogue | p. 191 |
| Volunteers | p. 195 |
| Graphs | p. 197 |
| Endnotes | p. 203 |
| About the Authors | p. 209 |
| Index | p. 211 |
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