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The Wolves of Denali L. David Mech, Layne G. Adams, Thomas J. Meier, John W. Burch, and Bruce W. Dale View the Photo Gallery |
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The definitive study of this important wolf community. Hunting caribou, Dall sheep, and moose in the shadow of Mount McKinley, the wolves of Alaska's Denali National Park form one of the largest protected populations in the world. Relatively unmolested by humans, Denali wolves have flourished in this massive and beautiful wilderness. For over nine years these wolves have been the subject of intense research by a group of renowned scientists led by L. David Mech. The results of their work provide the most comprehensive study on a population of wolves and their prey ever available, now made public in this accessible and fascinating book. The Wolves of Denali is the story of more than thirty wolf packs monitored for nine years. Using aerial radio tracking, Mech and his colleagues monitored 147 individual wolves. In order to explore the interactions between wolves and caribou, the authors also simultaneously tracked 653 individual caribou following the herds around Denali park. From this remarkable research comes a vivid portrait of the Denali wolf and its prey. Written in an engaging manner and extensively illustrated, the authors explore everything from pack competition for space and food, to the story of individual wolves fighting each other or dispersing hundreds of miles. The Wolves of Denali provides important new information for researchers and general readers, and will appeal to wolf enthusiasts across the world. "As an interesting, readable picture of dynamic interactions among subarctic wolves, their prey, and the environment, this book is a success." —Journal of Wildlife Management "The Wolves of Denali will be an important source of raw information for years to come." —Conservation Biology "The Wolves of Denali is in many ways a scientific work of art. It takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the world of wolves. The book is a rich combination of scientific data and fascinating-and sometimes poignant-stories based on factual observations." —International Wolf L. David Mech is a senior research scientist with the Biological Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey and is author of the best-selling book The Wolf . Layne G. Adams is a research biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey's Alaska Science Center in Anchorage, Alaska. Thomas J. Meier is a wolf recovery biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Kalispell, Montana. John W. Burch is a wildlife biologist for Gates of the Arctic National Park and Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve in Alaska. Bruce W. Dale is a wildlife biologist for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. 240 pages | 16 color photos, 44 halftones, 1 figure, 23 graphs, 32 tables, 32 maps | 8 x 10 | Cloth:1998, Paper: 2003 |
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