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"The book is a highly valuable addition to the bookshelf of anyone who would like to know more about why living with wolves will continue to challenge us and provide perspective on our own ecosystem role."--Astrid Vik Stronen "Ethology "
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Wolves are some of the world's most charismatic and controversial animals, capturing the imaginations of their friends and foes alike. Highly intelligent and adaptable, they hunt and play together in close-knit packs, sometimes roaming over hundreds of square miles in search of food. Once teetering on the brink of extinction across much of the United States and Europe, wolves have made a tremendous comeback in recent years, thanks to legal protection, changing human attitudes, and efforts to reintroduce them to suitable habitats in North America.
As wolf populations have rebounded, scientific studies of them have also flourished. But there hasn't been a systematic, comprehensive overview of wolf biology since 1970. In "Wolves," many of the world's leading wolf experts provide state-of-the-art coverage of just about everything you could want to know about these fascinating creatures. Individual chapters cover wolf social ecology, behavior, communication, feeding habits and hunting techniques, population dynamics, physiology and pathology, molecular genetics, evolution and taxonomy, interactions with nonhuman animals such as bears and coyotes, reintroduction, interactions with humans, and conservation and recovery efforts. The book discusses both gray and red wolves in detail and includes information about wolves around the world, from the United States and Canada to Italy, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Israel, India, and Mongolia. "Wolves" is also extensively illustrated with black and white photos, line drawings, maps, and fifty color plates.
Unrivalled in scope and comprehensiveness, "Wolves" will become the definitive resource on these extraordinary animals for scientists and amateurs alike.
"An excellent compilation of current knowledge, with contributions from all the main players in wolf research. . . . It is designed for a wide readership, and certainly the language and style will appeal to both scientists and lucophiles alike. . . . This is an excellent summary of current knowledge and will remain the standard reference work for a long time to come."--Stephen Harris, "New Scientist
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"This is the place to find almost any fact you want about wolves."--Stephen Mills, "BBC Wildlife Magazine
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As wolf populations have rebounded, scientific studies of them have also flourished. But there hasn't been a systematic, comprehensive overview of wolf biology since 1970. In "Wolves," many of the world's leading wolf experts provide state-of-the-art coverage of just about everything you could want to know about these fascinating creatures. Individual chapters cover wolf social ecology, behavior, communication, feeding habits and hunting techniques, population dynamics, physiology and pathology, molecular genetics, evolution and taxonomy, interactions with nonhuman animals such as bears and coyotes, reintroduction, interactions with humans, and conservation and recovery efforts. The book discusses both gray and red wolves in detail and includes information about wolves around the world, from the United States and Canada to Italy, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Israel, India, and Mongolia. "Wolves" is also extensively illustrated with black and white photos, line drawings, maps, and fifty color plates.
Unrivalled in scope and comprehensiveness, "Wolves" will become the definitive resource on these extraordinary animals for scientists and amateurs alike.
"An excellent compilation of current knowledge, with contributions from all the main players in wolf research. . . . It is designed for a wide readership, and certainly the language and style will appeal to both scientists and lucophiles alike. . . . This is an excellent summary of current knowledge and will remain the standard reference work for a long time to come."--Stephen Harris, "New Scientist
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"This is the place to find almost any fact you want about wolves."--Stephen Mills, "BBC Wildlife Magazine
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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For anyone who loves wolves and wants a simple read that sums up the life of a wolf, don't buy this book. This book is perfect for myself, someone studying conservation in uni, because it's so incredibly indepth! It's the best book I've got on wolves and ecology... it's really fantastic and not a light read. But, if you were to own this for educational purposes, I'd read a few pages before bed... because, if you're like me, you'll dream about the wolves in their habitat. Best book, by far, for me.
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Where do I start? Firstly when this book arrived I was shocked at the thickness of the book also by the amount of text they had fit onto each page. It showed me straight away that the writer was serious about providing valuable information and not some general wish washy picture book. Once I started reading I was hooked, feeding my brain on every little detail of the contents of the book. It covers so much and for someone like me, a person which a passion for Wolves and hoping to one day become part of the conservation efforts, I found it the ultimate resource! This book should certainly be read, you certainly won't be disappointed.
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