{"product_id":"wolf-island-discovering-the-secrets-of-a-mythic-animal-hardcover","title":"Wolf Island: Discovering the Secrets of a Mythic Animal - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eL. David Mech\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGreg Breining\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe world's leading wolf expert describes the first years of a major study that transformed our understanding of one of nature's most iconic creatures\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the late 1940s, a small pack of wolves crossed the ice of Lake Superior to the island wilderness of Isle Royale, creating a perfect \"laboratory\" for a long-term study of predators and prey. As the wolves hunted and killed the island's moose, a young graduate student named Dave Mech began research that would unlock the mystery of one of nature's most revered (and reviled) animals--and eventually became an internationally renowned and respected wolf expert. This is the story of those early years.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWolf Island\u003c\/i\u003e recounts three extraordinary summers and winters Mech spent on the isolated outpost of Isle Royale National Park, tracking and observing wolves and moose on foot and by airplane--and upending the common misperception of wolves as destructive killers of insatiable appetite. Mech sets the scene with one of his most thrilling encounters: witnessing an aerial view of a spectacular hunt, then venturing by snowshoe (against the pilot's warning) to photograph the pack of hungry wolves at their kill. \u003ci\u003eWolf Island\u003c\/i\u003e owes as much to the spirit of adventure as to the impetus of scientific curiosity. Written with science and outdoor writer Greg Breining, who recorded hours of interviews with Mech and had access to his journals and field notes from those years, the book captures the immediacy of scientific fieldwork in all its triumphs and frustrations. It takes us back to the beginning of a classic environmental study that continues today, spanning nearly sixty years--research and experiences that would transform one of the most despised creatures on Earth into an icon of wilderness and ecological health. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eL. David Mech is a senior research scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey and adjunct professor in the departments of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology and of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior at the University of Minnesota. Among his many books are \u003ci\u003eThe Wolf: The Ecology and Behavior of an Endangered Species\u003c\/i\u003e and the coauthored \u003ci\u003eThe Wolves of Denali\u003c\/i\u003e (both from Minnesota). He is founder of the International Wolf Center in Ely, Minnesota. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Greg Breining has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAudubon\u003c\/i\u003e, among many other publications. He has written more than a dozen books, including \u003ci\u003eWild Shore: Exploring Lake Superior by Kayak\u003c\/i\u003e (Minnesota, 2000). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rolf O. Peterson is research professor at Michigan Technological University, where he has led the wolf-moose study at Isle Royale since the early 1970s.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768763416864,"sku":"9781517908256","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/22e577538ae8466952dce97ad4da12a5.webp?v=1780336893","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/wolf-island-discovering-the-secrets-of-a-mythic-animal-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}