The Way of the Wolf

by L. David Mech

Explains to a general audience the behavior of the wolf in its habitat with information on social hierarchy, communication, feeding, courtship, and reproduction

Genres: Nature, Nonfiction, Wolves, Natural History, Wildlife, Science

120 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1991

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

[Chris Cutter]

A very good introduction into the behavior and ecology of wolves. Some of the information is a little outdated (written in 1991) but most of the other facts still hold true. All in all this is a good intro book on wolves written by one of America’s top authority’s on wolves and wolf conservation.

[Lyn_the_wolf]

Loved it ALOT, very deep, so much to learn about wolves in this book!! =)

[Sheila Myers]

A wonderful book about how wolves live.