Three Among the Wolves: A Couple and Their Dog Live a Year With Wolves in the Wild - Couverture rigide

Thayer, Helen

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ISBN 10 : 1570613982 ISBN 13 : 9781570613982

Editeur : Sasquatch Books, 2004

Synopsis

The author, one of National Geographic's "great explorers of the twentieth century," chronicles her adventures among the wolves of the Canadian Yukon with her husband Bill and their Husky dog, Charlie, as they observed various packs from up close.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Helen and Bill Thayer, accompanied by their part-wolf, mostly Husky dog, Charlie, set out to live among wild wolf packs — first in the Canadian Yukon and then in the Arctic. When they set up camp within 100 feet of a wolf den, they were greeted with apprehension. But they establish trust over time because the wolves accept Charlie as the alpha male of the newly arrived "pack." Readers travel with the Thayers as they learn about wolf family structure, view the intricacies of the hunt, the wolves’ finely honed survival skills, and playfulness.

Revue de presse

"Thayer is an explorer-naturalist of a breed that in the modern age is more threatened than wolves. She is not a millionaire, an academic, a government scientist or the sponsored face of a large corporation. . . . Instead, she’s a self-taught, self-finan

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sasquatch Books
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1570613982
• ISBN 13: 9781570613982
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256
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• Personne responsable: non disponible