Wolf mountains : a history of wolves along the Great Divide / Karen Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Karen R., 1972-

Series:

Parks and heritage series 1494-0426 ; 6.

Parks and heritage series, 1494-0426 ; 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wolves--Rocky Mountains.

Wolves.

Wolves--Public opinion.

Rocky Mountains.

Physical Description:

x, 336 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Calgary : University of Calgary Press, [2002]

Summary:

Situating the wolf in the history of Canadian national parks, Karen Jones considers changing ideas of nature and wilderness and competing visions of the North American West. Wolf Mountains is essentially a work of environmental history, treating the land as an actor in the historical process. This controversial study examines the tumultuous relationship between humans and wolves in four Rocky Mountain parks. By comparing the distinctive lupine histories of specific national parks with anecdotes and narratives of wolves from Aboriginals and early Europeans from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, important shifts in attitude and policy are clearly shown. Drawing on published scholarly research, archived newspapers, records from environmental groups, U.S. and Canadian park records, first-hand accounts from explorers and trappers, and scientific interviews with park staff and biologists, this book contributes enormously to our understanding of the relationship between wolves and humans.

Contents:

1 Wolves in Yellowstone National Park 15

The Thunderer and Canine Howls 15

The Changing Nature of Yellowstone National Park 22

The Wolf's Last Stand in Yellowstone 31

From Dissenting Opinion to Park Policy 36

Lupine Ghosts in Yellowstone? 43

The Wolf Returns to Yellowstone 47

2 Wolves in Glacier National Park 59

The Demise of Chief Wolf 59

The Establishment of Glacier Park 64

Wolf Policy in the Early Park 67

Changing Opinions in Glacier 75

The Rise and Fall of Wolf Fortunes in Glacier 79

Wolves Resettle in Glacier 82

3 Wolves in Banff National Park 99

From 'Wolf Country' to the 'Whoop-Up Trail' 99

The Establishment of Rocky Mountains Park 107

The Development of Predator Policy 111

From Cages to Wild Habitat: Re-Appraising the Wolf 119

Canine Battles in Banff National Park 123

Lupophobia and the Rabid Wolf 133

A Den of Wolf Defenders 136

Wolves Retake Banff 140

Wolf Paradise Lost? 147

4 Wolves in Jasper National Park 153

From Earth-Maker Wolf to the Fur Trapper 153

Nature, Railroad, and National Park 162

Wolf Policy in Jasper Park 166

Wrestling with Wardens and Wolves 169

From Outlaws to Lupine Legends 183

Nature's Cycles and Human Constructions 187

Conclusion: The Trials and Trails of Wolf History 201

Exceptionalism in the Rocky Mountain Wolf Parks 201

Crossing National Park Boundaries 210

Restor(y)ing the Wolf 215

Epilogue: Legal Wrangles, Canine Appetites, and Shifting Cultural Attitudes 219.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-324) and index.

ISBN:

1552380726

OCLC:

49602832