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The Wolves of
Yellowstone, Michael K. Phillips and Douglas W. Smith, Voyageur Press, Stillwater,
Minnesota,1996. Written by
Wolf Restoration Project leaders, this book tells the inside story of the restoration of
wolves to Yellowstone. It contains the biologists' personal accounts, as well as
previously unpublished photographs, field notes and historical documents. 128 pages,
hardcover.
Purchase The Wolves of
Yellowstone |
Shadow
Mountain-A Memoir of Wolves, a Woman, and the Wild
Renee Askins.
Founder of the Wolf Fund, Renee Askins made it her goal to restore wolves
to Yellowstone National Park, where they had been eradicated by man over
70 years before. In her memoir, Askins recounts her courageous 15-year
campaign in a powerful, first-person narrative. Shadow Mountain is the
awe-inspiring story of one woman’s mission and her impassioned
meditation on our connection to the wild. 2003. 321 pages. Softcover.
Purchase Shadow
Mountain-A Memoir of Wolves, a Woman, and the Wild |
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Yellowstone
Wolves, In the Wild
James C.
Halfpenny. Explore the biology and natural history of Yellowstone's
legendary wolves and learn how these predators are changing the park's
very nature. Using the eyewitness reports of Yellowstone's "wolf
watchers," current studies from wildlife biologists, and spectacular
wildlife photography, renowned naturalist Dr. Jim Halfpenny creates an
extraordinary portrait of Yellowstone's wolves. This book includes
stunning all-wild photography, new information about wolves and wolf
behavior, and tips for viewing wolves in the park. 2003. Soft Cover. 98
pages.
Purchase Yellowstone
Wolves, In the Wild |
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Wars: The Remarkable Inside Story of the Restoration of Wolves to Yellowstone, Hank
Fischer, Falcon Press, Helena, Montana, 1995. This intriguing story unfolds how the Yellowstone wolf was hated into
extinction, the struggle with Congress and welcomes the master predator's return. 183
pages. |
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Yellowstone Wolves the First Year, Ferguson, G. Falcon Press, Helena, Montana, 1996.
Travel through the first year with 14
wolves and a team of dedicated naturalists in this beautifully told story of the
reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park. 178 pages.
Purchase The Yellowstone
Wolves the First Year |
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Return of the Wolf to Yellowstone, Thomas McNamee, Henry Holt and Company, New York,
1997. A thoroughly researched
account of the animals, people and politics behind this conservation success story.
Written by a local author with a clear understanding of Yellowstone's natural and cultural
history. 354 pages.
Purchase The Return of the
Wolf to Yellowstone
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The Yellowstone
Wolf: A Guide and Sourcebook. Schullery, P. High Plains Publishing World, Wyoming 1996. In this comprehensive reference book,
historian-naturalist Paul Schullery has gathered many voices that together bring the
dramatic saga of the Yellowstone wolf to life, and provide an unparalleled, first-hand
look at our changing relationship with this extraordinary predator. All author's royalties
from the sale of this book go to the Yellowstone wolf project, to further wolf
recovery. 354 pages.
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attitude in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho toward wolf restoration in Yellowstone National
Park. Bath, A. J. Trans. 56th N.A. Wildl. Nat. Res. Conf. 91-95, 1991. |
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Wolf: Return
to Yellowstone. Milstein, M. The Billings Gazette, PO Box 36300, Billings, MT 59107-6300.
1995. This book takes you along the ruthless
campaign decades ago to exterminate wolves from the American West and, finally the
decision to bring them back. 96 pages.
Purchase Wolf: Return to
Yellowstone |
| Ecological
Issues on reintroducing wolves into Yellowstone National Park. Cook, R. S. (ed.)
Scientific Monograph NPS/NRYELL/NRSM-93/22. U.S. Dept. Interior, Nat. park. Serv. Order
from Publications Coordinator, Nat. Park Serv. Nat. Res. Pub. Office, PO Box 251287,
Denver, CO 80225-0287. 1993. |
| Discovering
Yellowstone Wolves: Watcher’s Guide. Halfpenny, J.C. and D. Thompson. A
Naturalist’s World. PO Box 989, Gardiner, MT 59030. 1996. For More Books and
Resources from A Naturalist's World, see www.tracknature.com |
| Wolves
for Yellowstone? A report to the United States Congress, Volume IV, Research and
Analysis. Varley, J. D. and W. G. Brewster, eds. National Park Service, Yellowstone
National Park, Wyoming, 784 pages. 1992. |
| The
Wolves of Yellowstone. Weaver, J. U.S. Dept. Interior, Nat. Park Serv. Nat. Res. Report
no. 14. 38 pp. 1978.
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Sorry, the publication,
Yellowstone Wolf Tracker is no longer printed regularly 
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The first three
issues of the Yellowstone Wolf Tracker magazine, Includes articles: (SOLD
OUT)
The Yellowstone Wolf Tracker Issue 1
 | The Matriarch of the Valley, the story of
Wolf 9 |
| The Return of Wolf 39 |
The Yellowstone Wolf Tracker Issue 2
| Wolf 34 searches for a Mate |
| The fate of Big Sandy |
The Yellowstone Wolf Tracker Issue 3
| Tragic loss of the Druid Peak Pack members
31, 38 and 39 |
Contact the YWT for
info on these 3 publications |
| Wolves Around the World |
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Wolves:
Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation
University of
Chicago Press. Edited by L. David Mech and Luigi Boitani. The co-founders
of the wolf specialists group of the Worldwide Conservation Union have
assembled the work of 22 world-class wolf experts in this book and formed
the quintessential guide to wolves. Look on this book as a tribute to an
enthralling species and a monumental work documenting 350 years of
combined experience and research. Mech and Boitani have charted the course
that set the wolf on the road to recovery, captured the dedication of a
generation that has offered the wolf a future, and clearly identified the
challenges that lie ahead. 2003. 448 pages. Hardcover.
Purchase Wolves:
Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation
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| The
Way of the Wolf. Mech, L.D. Voyageur Press, P.O. Box 338, 123 North Second Street,
Stillwater, MN 55082. ISBN 0-89658-163-2. 1991. L. David Mech. Wolf behavior, biology, research and
reintroduction illuminated with 80 full-color photographs. 120 pages.
Purchase The Way of the
Wolf |
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Among the Wolves, Contemporary Writings on the Wolf, John A. Murray, ed., Alaska Northwest
Books, Seattle, Washington |
| The
Wolves of Minong: their Vital Role in a Wild Community. Allen, D. L. Houghton Mifflin Co.,
Boston, 1979. |
| The
Ninemile Wolves, Rick Bass, Clark City Press, Livingston, Montana, 1992 |
| War
Against the Wolf: America’s Campaign to Exterminate the Wolf, Rick McIntyre, Voyageur
Press, Stillwater, Minnesota, 1995 |
| Never
Cry Wolf, Farley Mowat, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 1963 |
| The
Singing Wilderness, Sigurd F. Olson, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1956 |
| Of
Wolves and Men, Barry Lopez, Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York, 1978. |
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A Society of
Wolves: National Parks and the Battle Over the Wolf, Revised Edition, Rick McIntyre,
Voyageur Press, Stillwater, Minnesota, 1996. This
publication offers up-to-date information on wolves and insights on political issues
surrounding this much-talked-about animal as well as the history of human attitudes toward
the wolf. 127 pages.
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| The
Wolves of Mount McKinley, Adolph Murie, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.
C., 1944, Fauna of the National Parks Series, no. 5, Paperback edition 1985. Univ.
Washington Press. ISBN 0-295-96203-8. |
| White
Wolf: Living with an Arctic Legend, Brandenburg, J. Northword Press, Inc. 7520 Highway 51,
Minocqua, WI 54548. ISBN 0-942802-95-0. 1988. |
| Wolves
of the High Arctic. Mech, L.D. Voyageur Press, Stillwater, MN 55802. ISBN 0-89658-213-2.
1992. |
| Arctic
Wolf: Living with the Pack. Mech, L.D. Voyageur Press, PO Box 338, 123 North Second
Street, Stillwater, MN 55082 ISBN 0-89658-099-7. 1988. |
| Tales
of the Wolf: 51 stories of wolf encounters in the wild. Casey, D., and T. W. Clark,
eds. Homestead Publishing, Moose Wyoming, 1996. 295 pages. |
| The
Wolf Almanac. Busch, R. H. Lyons and Burford, New York. 1995. 226 pages. |
| Wolves
in Canada and Alaska: their status, biology, and management. Carlbyn, Ludwig, N.
Proceedings of the wolf Symposium held in Edmonton, Alberta, 12-14 May, 1981. Canadian
Wildlife Service, Report Series no. 45. Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2J5 and Boreal Institute, CW
401 Biological Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E9. 1983. |
| The
Order of Wolves. Fiennes, R. Hamish Hamilton, 90 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3PT.
SBN 241 89334-8. 1976. |
| In
Praise of Wolves. Lawrence, R. D. Henry Holt and Co., NY. 1986. |
| Trail
of the Wolf. Lawrence, R. D. Rodale Press, Emmaus, PA, ISBN 0-87596-594-6. 1993. |
| Following
the Pack: the world of wolf research. Link, M. and K. Crowley, Voyageur Press,
Stillwater, Minnesota, 200 pages. 1994. |
| Wolf
- A Year's Journey, Kosh This book covers the wolf in its journey through the four seasons
and beyond by answering questions on where wolves are found and why wolves howl. 48 pages. Purchase
Wolf - A Year's
Journey |
| The
Wolf: the Ecology and Behavior of an Endangered Species. Mech, L.D. 1970. Natural History
Press, Garden City, NY. Library of Congress 73-100043. |
| The
Wolves of Isle Royale. Mech, L.D. 1966. Fauna of the National Parks of the United States,
Fauna Series 7. Superintendent of Documents. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington
DC 20402. |
| The
Wolves of Denali. Mech, L. D., L. G. Adams, T. J. Meier, J. W. Burch, and B. W.
Dale, University of Minnesota Press, St. Paul, 213 pages. 1998. |
| The
Wolves of Isle Royale: A Broken Balance. R. O. Peterson. Willow Creek Press, Monocqua,
Wisconson, 190 pages. 1995. |
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