The Rise of Wolf 8: Witnessing the Triumph of Yellowstone's Underdog by Rick McIntyre

[gilda_elise]

Yellowstone National Park was once home to an abundance of wild wolves-but park rangers killed the last of their kind in the 1920s. Decades later, the rangers brought them back, with the first wolves arriving from Canada in 1995.

This is the incredible true story of one of those wolves.

Wolf 8 struggles at first-he is smaller than the other pups, and often bullied-but soon he bonds with an alpha female whose mate was shot. An unusually young alpha male, barely a teenager in human years, Wolf 8 rises to the occasion, hunting skillfully, and even defending his family from the wolf who killed his father. But soon he faces a new opponent: his adopted son, who mates with a violent alpha female. Can Wolf 8 protect his valley without harming his protégé?

Authored by a renowned wolf researcher and gifted storyteller, The Rise of Wolf 8 marks the beginning of an original and bold new trilogy, which will transform our view of wolves forever.

At first, I wasn’t crazy about the use of numbers to “name” the wolves, but over time I came to accept, and agree with that decision. Because names bring them closer, and, even with just numbers, the wolves’ characters come through: the courage of 8, the strength and compassion of 21.

The lives of these animals go by swiftly, too swiftly, but McIntyre’s easy to read book bring them back to life.

I wish more people could read this book, and come to realize just how important wolves are to the ecosystem. Not just in Yellowstone, but all over our country. I’ve never understood people’s fear and loathing of this magnificent animal. Hopefully, they’ll outlive us.






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1. A Wicked War
2. The Grapes of Wrath
3. The End Is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
4. Thera: Pompeii of the Ancient Aegean
5. Unbury Carol
6. The Institute
7. With Speed and Violence: Why Scientists Fear Tipping Points in Climate Change
8. Elevation
9. The Remaking
10. The Great Lakes Water Wars
11. The Heresy of Dr Dee (John Dee Papers #2)
12. The Black Death
13. A Chain of Thunder (Civil War: 1861-1865, Western Theater #2)
14. American's Last Wild Horses
15. Children of Time (Children of Time #1)
16. Julius Caesar
17. The Elfstones of Shannara
18. Animal Farm
19. Bloody Mary
20. The Hercules Text
21. Richard III: Loyalty Binds Me
22. The Town House
23. Wakenhyrst
24. The Rise of Wolf 8: Witnessing the Triumph of Yellowstone's Underdog




BOOK BINGO 2020 - 23. Read a book with a number in the title.




2020 MONTHLY MOTIF - JUNE - "NAME OR NUMBER"

A name or a number in the title. Bonus if there are both.

Comments

[nakeisha.livejournal.com]

This does sound interesting. Wolves are indeed fascinating and important animals.

[gilda-elise.livejournal.com]

I've always found them fascinating. And I'd love to visit Yellowstone if it weren't for all the people! *g*

[nakeisha.livejournal.com]

There is something about them that does intrigue and draw on in. Ah, yes, people . . . *g*

[gilda-elise.livejournal.com]

There's an island in Lake Superior, Isle Royale, where there's a pack of wolves. Somehow, they found their way there. The original wolves all died off, but they've relocated more there, I think mainly to keep the moose population in check. Anyway, it's closed now because of COVID-19, but I'd like to visit someday.

[nakeisha.livejournal.com]

That's lovely. Animals do find their way into the oddest of places. Wolves are good at keeping other animals in check population-wise.

Of course it'd be closed. It would be an ideal time for you to visit (if you were permitted to do so) as there wouldn't be any people *g*

[gilda-elise.livejournal.com]

I'll make it there someday! *g*