Collared: Politics and Personalities in Oregon's Wolf Country
“Just as the humans involved in the wolf debate deserve to be seen as  individuals, not stereotypes, so do the wolves. They are not the  boogeyman, or storybook monsters aiming to prey upon the young and old.  They aren’t cuddly pets or religious icons. They areCanis lupus. Wolves.” —from the IntroductionTeeming  with the tension and passion that accompany one of North America’s most  controversial apex predators, Collared tracks the events that unfolded  when wolves from the reintroduced population of the northern Rocky  Mountains dispersed west across state lines into Oregon.In a  forthright and personal style, Aimee Lyn Eaton takes readers from  meeting rooms in the state capitol to ranching communities in the rural  northeast corner of the state. Using on-the-ground inquiry, field  interviews, and in-depth research, she shares the story of how wolves  returned to Oregon and the repercussions of their presence in the state.Collared: Politics and Personalities in Oregon’s Wolf Countryintroduces readers to the biologists, ranchers, conservationists, state  employees, and lawyers on the front lines, encouraging a deeper,  multifaceted understanding of the controversial and storied presence of  wolves in Oregon.