Wolves of the High Arctic

by L. David Mech (Editor)

Describes the life of the Arctic wolf, including habitat, behavior, food sources, and the raising of its young

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Wolves, Animals, Natural History, Biology

127 pages, Paperback

First published December 13, 1992

About the author

Lucyan David "Dave" Mech is an internationally recognized wolf expert, a senior research scientist for the U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey (since 1970), and an adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul. He has researched wolves since 1958 in places such as Minnesota, Canada, Italy, Alaska, Yellowstone National Park, and on Isle Royale.

Mech is the founder of the International Wolf Center and sits on its Board of Directors as Vice Chair. The project to create the facility, which he started in 1985, was a natural outgrowth of his wolf research as well as his ambition to educate people about the nature of wolves that they may come to respect the creature through understanding.

He has published ten books and numerous articles about wolves and other wildlife, the most famous of these being his books The Wolf: The Ecology and Behavior of an Endangered Species and Wolves: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation.

Reviews

[Aprill Meadows · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love any books that has to do with wolves. I read this book in the past and enjoyed it completely.

[Madyson F. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wolves of the high arctic
David L. Mech
Nonfiction
127 pages

Wolves of the high arctic is a nonfiction book about the wolves and how they live on their own, hunt in their own, and even the pups have their own way to learn. They wrestle to develop muscle tone and test both their own and their partners strength and skill. It's also amazing how pups play human games like tug-a-war and tag. It's also pretty amazing how smart they are at a young age. Well I hope you consider reading!

Wolves are by far my favorite animal, I wish I had one. So that's why I picked this book to read. I thought it was a really good book. I've always wondered how wolves got their aggressiveness and now I know the answer. They play tag, tug-a-war and even wrestle! I find it amazing that the wolves find stuff and pull it back and forth. I'm also jealous of the author and photographer because they took these pictures and got really close to them. I wonder how they got that close to the wolves without them attacking or being weirded out and not continue what there doing. They even got pictures of them wrestling...if I was a wolf I would stop doing what I'm doing. Well I hoped thoughts helped!

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Minimalist, photography-based, insightful and concise presentation of the life of wild wolves in the High Arctic by some of the world’s leading authorities on wolf biology: wolf biologist Dave Mech and the International Wolf Centre.

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book provides lots of information about wolves and their lives such as raising pups and hunting. The pictures in this book are amazing and there's lots of pictures of the little fluffy pups.

[Jill · Rating 4 out of 5]

Puppy rearing photos make this a much more adorable read. A good non-fiction reference book about wolves of the arctic.

[Mike Collins · Rating 4 out of 5]

although a little dated, this book is essentially a collection of photographs the quality of which is still brilliant nearly 25 years after its publishing date.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent photos