Howl : Of Woman and Wolf

"Enormously personal and perceptivea compelling wildlife study that extends beyond familiar settings.""BOOKLIST" "With humor, sensitivity, and probing intelligence, Bird's inquiry into the world of the wolf weaves an outer journey with inner way-finding, resulting in an inspiring book about more than being humanit's about being alive."MARY ELLEN HANNIBAL, author of "The Spine of the Continent: The Race to Save America's Last, Best Wilderness" "A wellrounded wolf tale told by a writer who is comfortable both inside and outside her human skin. It speaks with an unsheltered heart reaching beyond loss for a wilder tether, that ancient yet enduring story of (wo)man and beast."DOUG PEACOCK, author of "Grizzly Years" "With wit, emotion and passion, Susan thinks like many who have pondered the issue do not. It's well worth the time reading this preciously fresh look at an ancient conflict."DOUG SMITH, author of "Decade of the Wolf," senior wildlife biologist, Yellowstone National Park "The brave writers of natural history understand both the technical and the spiritual sides of ecology; and they don't shy from either. Susan Imhoff Bird is one of these."MICHAEL SOULE, editor of "Conservation Biology: Research priorities for the next decade" ..".[A] quest to find the heart and soul of the wolf."RICK MCINTYRE, author of "A Society of Wolves" Commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the reintroduction of wolves to the American West, "Howl" follows Susan Imhoff Bird's exploration into the passions and controversies surrounding nature's most fascinating predator. At a crossroads in her own life, Bird travels around the West, talking with wolf watchers, landowners, wildlife managers, conservationists, and hunters about their understandings of what matters most, which almost always is their connection with the natural world. However, the often-conflicting issues raised by hunters, ranchers, and politicians prompt Bird's personal examination of wolf science, myths, and ethics, cul