For seventeen years, Ian McAllister has lived on the rugged north coast of British Columbia, one of the last places on the planet where wolves live relatively undisturbed by humans. This book describes his experiences over that period following two packs of wolves, one in the extreme outer coastal islands and another farther inland in the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest.
The behavior of these animals -- which depend on the vast old-growth forest and its gifts -- is documented in words and pictures as they fish for salmon in the fall, target seals hauled out on rocks in winter, and give birth to their young in the base of thousand-year-old cedar trees in spring. Most interestingly, scientific studies reveal a genetically distinct population of wolves -- one that is increasingly threatened by human incursions.
Authors
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 599.773/1752
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 22
- General Note
- Includes index Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn-bc
- ISBN
- 1553652428 9781553659235
- LCCN
- QL737.C22
- LCCN Item number
- M32 2007eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (191 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00228524 (OCoLC)785802937 (CaOOCEL)443299
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- For Karen Callum and Lucy who make for the best of all journeys. 4
- Introduction by Paul C. Paquet 5
- Apex Predator 5
- Spring 5
- Summer 5
- Fall 5
- Winter 5
- The Eyes of the Wolf 5
- Acknowledgements 5
- Index 5
- C ontent s 5
- I nt ro duc t ion 6
- Pa ul C . Pa q u e t Ph D 6
- The Last Wild Wolves 12
- Kvsls 26
- Ste a lt h Se a s on 33
- The Way of the Wolf. 44
- Canis lupus 54
- Of Wolves and Men 63
- O n E d ge 73
- Companion 74
- Companion Companion 74
- Of Wolves and Men is Sacred 93
- Companion 94
- Companion 106
- The Wolf Ecology and Conservation of an Endangered Species 110
- The Wolf Almanac 110
- Indians of the North Pacific Coast 112
- Companion 116
- Sa lmon Fore s t s 119
- Nomads R ain Forest 147
- Exxon Valdez 183
- A ck now le d gement s 189
- I nde x 191
