Wolf Nation
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Published By Grand Central Publishing
Format Hardback
Number Of Pages 304
Publication Date 05/02/2017
ISBN 9780306824937
Dimensions 6.38 inches x 9.38 inches
"A rich account of a most enigmatic creature."—Library Journal
"In eloquent language, Peterson brings us to the truisms that not only does wilderness need wolves, but wolves must thrive to make the world whole again."—Booklist
"Blending solid history with on-the-ground reportage, Peterson turns in a spirited defense of Canis lupus."—Kirkus Reviews
"Gripping and wonderfully lucid, this is both an entrancing and necessary read."—Manhattan Book Review
"[Wolf Nation] is a comprehensive look at these animals - their behavior and biology, why they howl and how they hunt, how alpha females can lead a family pack, and how their presence has improved every ecology to which they have returned."—Cosmos
"The story of how wolves...came to reinhabit the American West is recounted in Brenda Peterson's instructive new book...[She] has ideal credentials to undertake such a project."—Wall Street Journal
"In Wolf Nation, Peterson adeptly captures the plight of wolves on this continent, stressing the importance of their return to prominence in nature."
—Winnipeg Free Press
"A riveting, heartwarming, and occasionally heartbreaking history of wolves in America."
—Chicago Review of Books
"Peterson broadens the existing wolf-behavior knowledge base through well-informed discussions of the pivotal effect that wolves have on wild ecosystems, the increasingly sophisticated study of wolf biology, and not only why wolves howl but what they might be saying."
—Santa Fe New Mexican
"Peterson's considerable writing skills shine brilliantly through her engaging, flowing prose as she seamlessly interweaves science, history and memoir in this important and meticulously researched book."—Forbes, ?The 10 Best Environment, Climate Science and Conservation Books of 2017?