The Real Wolf: The Science, Politics, and Economics of Co-Existing with Wolves in Modern Times
This is the book that we have been waiting for: a definitive, thorough source of information about the historical experience resulting from the introduction of the Canadian wolf into Yellowstone Park, as well an in encyclopedic array of information about the wolf in the United States and the world.The Real Wolf: The Science, Politics, and Economics of Co-Existing with Wolves in Modern Times, by Ted B. Lyon and Will N. Graves, deserves widespread readership for methodically and scientifically setting to rest the sentimental modern mythology about the wolf so prevalent here in the East, where the lack of accurate information has allowed radical environmentalists to recruit well-meaning people to their pro-wolf movement.Each of the essays inThe Real Wolfbolsters the mission of the authors to fully inform the reader on the truth about wolf behavior. For example, Don Peay, a chemical engineer who started a consulting firm Petroleum Environmental Management Inc., is the founder of the Foundation for North American Wild Sheep (FNAWS). In the chapter "Mathematical Error or Deliberate Misrepresentation?" he refutes the oft-repeated claim by proponents of wolf introduction that wolves kill only the sick and weak, thereby helping the health of the herd. Recalling that his professors told him that mathematics is a universal language, he used engineering analysis to predict the wolf's destructive effect on the elk herd.A review can only hint at the depth and importance of this masterpiece setting the record straight about wolves. It awaits world-wide readers who long to know the truth aboutThe Real Wolf.--Carol W. LaGrasse, president of the Property Rights Foundation of America, Inc'The Real Wolf' has all been based on what has actually happened. There's nothing fictitious about the information, details, facts, or data found on those 368-pages. --Toby Bridges, LOBO WATCH--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.