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| The Last Wild Wolves: Ghosts of the Rain Forest | 
| Author: Ian Mcallister
Publisher: University of California Press
Category: Book
List Price: $39.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 404182
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.1
Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 10.6 x 0.9
ISBN: 0520254732
Dewey Decimal Number: 599.77309711
EAN: 9780520254732
ASIN: 0520254732
Publication Date: October 19, 2007
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"As if appearing in a dream, a stream of wolves emerged from the forest edge." So begins this exhilarating journey to one of the planet's most spectacular regions--Canada's North Pacific coast, our largest intact temperate Rain Forest and one of the last places where wolves live wild and undisturbed. Award-winning writer and wildlife photographer Ian McAllister draws from his intimate observations of more than forty wolf packs along this rugged coastline over a seventeen-year period in this first-ever documentation of their fascinating, complex way of life. In a compelling narrative and more than 100 stunning photographs, McAllister captures these majestic animals fishing for salmon, stalking seals hauled out on rocks, playing on the beach, and raising their families. The Last Wild Wolves also describes the work of scientists whose recent findings have corroborated McAllister's own observations and the traditional knowledge gleaned by First Nations people over centuries--that these wolves are genetically distinct; unlike other wolves, they subsist on coastal prey and swim from island to island in their archipelago home. The Last Wild Wolves is a remarkable portrait of the unique lives of island wolves and an eloquent expression of just how much is at stake in their preservation.
Copub: Greystone Books
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 Last Wild Wolves October 16, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I liked the first part of this book very much and found it very informative. However, the later descriptions ad infinitum of our persecution of wolves were just too much. Maybe this needs to be recognized and known, but I would have preferred much less detail and space.
 Must read for every who cares July 1, 2008
This was an incredible book. I was so into it I read it straight through, in the end I was in tears. It is unbelievable what we are capable of doing to nature. I knew about the Wolves before reading this book but this completed my knowledge. I was so impressed with all the hard work the researchers put into learning about the wolves with out invading their space. I am not against the use of technology to research but sometimes I believe we go to far and harm more than our later protection can help. I for one send my thanks and support to this team. My heart goes out to the pain they must have felt in seeing the aftermath.
A Masterpiece!!! December 31, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
It is everything I hoped it to be...breathtaking photographs and brilliant writings. It has made a permanant home on my bookshelf. Thank you Mr. McAllister!
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