Wolves in the Land of Salmon (Hardback)

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Description

This wide-ranging survey about wolves of the Pacific Northwest offers something for both the specialist and the curious layperson. Wildlife tracker Moskowitz uses the tracker mindset in his examination of wolves and their interactions with humans and nature. Like tracking, with its series of educated guesses based on available information, Moskowitz weaves his observations with existing research to understand the present state of wolf populations. In the odd-numbered chapters he describes individual packs of wolves, while more general information is covered in the even-numbered chapters. Maps throughout orient the reader to the location of packs while beautiful photographs enliven the tale and line drawings illustrate key points.

Residents of the Pacific Northwest will appreciate the specificity of this work, but any fans of wolves or wildlife biology will find this of interest.

“In this book, you will feel the presence of wolves the same way people who knew the forests felt it in centuries past: through signs so subtle that most of us would miss them. As an expert tracker of wild animals, David Moskowitz enjoys a unique perspective, and here he shares it with us. He makes the rarely seen Northwestern wolf real in a way that no mere recounting of scientific findings could do.” -Daniel Mathews, author of Cascade-Olympic Natural History

Hardcover, 316 pages, 100 color photos, 10 maps, 16 line drawings

About the Author

David MoskowitzDavid Moskowitz, a professional wildlife tracker, photographer, and outdoor educator, has been studying wildlife and tracking in the Pacific Northwest since 1995. He has contributed his technical expertise to a wide variety of wildlife studies regionally and in the Canadian and U.S. Rocky Mountains, focusing on using tracking and other non-invasive methods to study wildlife ecology and promote conservation. He helped establish the Cascade Citizens Wildlife Monitoring Project to search for and monitor rare and sensitive wildlife in the Cascades and other Northwest wildlands. David’s experience includes training mountaineering instructors for Outward Bound, leading expeditions throughout the western United States, teaching natural history seminars, and leading the Wildlife Tracking Intensive program at Wilderness Awareness School. David holds a bachelors degree in environmental studies and outdoor education from Prescott College. View his photography and find out about classes at www.davidmoskowitz.net.