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The wanderer : an Alaska wolf's final journey  Cover Image Book Book

The wanderer : an Alaska wolf's final journey / Tom Walker.

Walker, Tom, 1945- (author.).

Summary:

"Author and photographer Tom Walker recounts the story of Wolf 258, part of a project that has studied wolves in Alaska's Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve for more than two decades. Through the lens of one wolf's life over a six-month journey, Walker examines the broader complexity of the species' struggle to survive and the futility of borders to contain large mammals"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781680516135
  • ISBN: 1680516132
  • Physical Description: 117 pages ; 16 cm
  • Publisher: Seattle, WA : Mountaineers Books, [2023]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Wolf 258 -- Wildlands, wildlife, indigenouse people -- The wolves of Yukon-Charley -- State-sponsored predator control -- The wanderer -- Crossing the Porcupine -- Yukon: Land of the Midnight Sun -- "The sacred place where life begins" -- Heart of the calving grounds -- Muskox on the Sagavanirktok -- The summer solstice loop -- Mosquitoes and endless daylight -- In grizzly country -- Open season -- Leaving the tundra -- South through the Boreal Mountains -- Crossing the Circle.
Subject: 258 (Wolf)
Gray wolf > Alaska.
Wolves > Alaska > Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve.
Wolves > Behavior > Alaska > Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve.
Gray wolf.
Wolves.
Wolves > Behavior.
Alaska.
Alaska > Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve.

Available copies

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Homer Public Library AK 599.77 WAL (Text) 000169213 Alaskana -- Nonfiction Available -


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