Keepers of the wolves / Richard P. Thiel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thiel, Richard P., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gray wolf--Wisconsin.

Gray wolf.

Wildlife recovery--Wisconsin.

Wildlife recovery.

Wisconsin.

Physical Description:

xiv, 243 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2018]

Summary:

It was 1978, and gray wolves had been extinct in Wisconsin for twenty years. Still, there were rumors from the state's northwestern counties that they had returned. Dick Thiel, then a college student with a passion for wolves, was determined to find out. Keepers of the Wolves is his engrossing account of tracking and protecting the recovery of wolves in Wisconsin. Thiel conveys the wonder, frustrations, humor, and everyday hard work of field biologists, including the political and public relations pitfalls they regularly face. This new edition brings Thiel's story into the twenty-first century, recounting his work monitoring wolves as they spread to central Wisconsin, conflicts of wolves with landowners and recreationalists, changes in state and federal policies, the establishment of a state wolf-hunting season in 2012, and Thiel's forecast for the future of wolves in Wisconsin.

Contents:

Phantoms of the Forest p. 3

The First Winter p. 25

Dust, Mosquitoes, and a Few Collared Wolves p. 34

Trying Times p. 62

What's in a Name? p. 91

Deer, the Wolf's Bread (and Bane) of Life p. 105

All in the Family p. 123

Murphy's Law p. 147

Boy, Would I Love Your Job! p. 157

They Shoot the Messenger, Don't They? p. 168

Stepping Down and Moving On p. 180

The Wolves Return p. 186

Living with People p. 205.

Notes:

Original edition published in 2001 as Keepers of the wolves: the early years of wolf recovery in Wisconsin.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780299320744

029932074X

OCLC:

1029788705