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Wolf: The Ecology and Behavior of an Endangered Species

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This book fascinates every wolf lover even more of this species, and those, who haven't decided yet what to think about wolves, might start to love them and "fight" for the recovery of this species. It gives many details about behaviour, ecology, and conservation of wolves. Despite being written in the 90ths most of its information is still up to date. This book is used by many students, but is equally suitable for the interested public as Mech manages to describe the facts in clear, understandable words. It is highly recommendable for people who want to learn more about wolves.

I simply wish to echo what was said in the previous two reviews of this book. If one wants a primer on wolves for lab, classroom or at home reading this is the one to get.

It is a highly enjoyable book easy to understand for a wide ranging audience. It is my hope this book will inspire it's readers to probe deeper and consider reading further on the topic, for example: Wolves of Minong: Isle Royale's Wild Community (Ann Arbor Paperbacks) by Durward Leon Allen.

For anyone with a serious interest in Wolf Ecology or Dog Psychology this is a'Must Read!'. In the book Mech draws on his own observations of wolf behaviour, as well as those of other influential wolf researchers. Full of information and observation on the ecology, sociology, behaviour and communication of wolves, I have found this book invaluable in my research into Dog Physcology, and have even applied some of what I learnt from its pages to the training of my Inuit pup.

Wonderfully statistical, this book has not to do with the photos, but the information presented. Mr Mech has opened our eyes with his other books, and this on clearly defines the treatment of wolves by governments over the world and shows us how the ecology of the world is in fragile balance. One an learn how wolf packs travel for food, how they eat and how much an how they cope with the environment and the hazards hidden within it.

Excellent book for the needed information. I purchased this book for a friend that was going to be taking a test with our state conservation dept to get a permit so they could keep their wolves. They read this book and passed the test the first time. Very good information!!

Great book! Very comprehensive, with plenty of pictures and covering a wide variety of subjects of the wolf's life. For me, it's the ultimate guide for this species.

This was the first book I studied before I bought my wolfdog. It's a great general reference book on wolves, factual and not biased. It's especially useful for understanding wolf behavior and body language, which one must aquaint one's self with before considering getting a wolfdog. Some of data is outdated, such as showing the wolf and domestic dog as separate branches on the canine family tree, but by and large it's a good reference book.

As the author of Cry Wolf, Cry, I researched the wolf as thoroughly as I could to assure I wrote about the canid's true nature. L. David Mech is the quintessential expert on the gray wolf and this book is an invaluable tool to learn most all there is to know about canis lupus.
Mech writes in a manner that gives the layman an encyclopedia on wolves without the technical language used by other biologists in his field. The Wolf is written to not only teach us about the characteristics, behavior, habitat and evolution of the wolf, but to see the animal's authentic nature in contrast to the malevolent literature the canid has endured from Man's misunderstanding.
The Wolf is the ultimate book about one of the Earth's most maligned creatures.
Russell M. Cera (www.librabooks.net), author of Fruit of the Bad Seed, A Collection of Outdoor Stories and Cry Wolf, Cry.