Reviews for Once A Wolf: How Wildlife Biologists Fought to Bring Back the Gray Wolf

The average rating for Once A Wolf: How Wildlife Biologists Fought to Bring Back the Gray Wolf based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-12-05 00:00:00 Robert Mahon Summary: Wolves were once considered terrible beasts that must be killed. For this reason, the wolf population in North America was nearly obliterated. This is, however, until scientists began to learn more and realize the importance of these predators. Their reintroduction to Yellowstone Park marked a critical shift in the outcome of these animals. Personal Reaction: I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The reader feels a strong connection to the wolves and the photographs throughout support this connection. This book gave a lot great details, from the destruction to repopulation of this species. Intended Audience: Elementary age students Curriculum Connection: I would read use this book when studying living things. This would also be a great book to use during a PBL requiring students to make a decision about the reintroduction of an endangered species.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-08-06 00:00:00 Joyce Lavallee I wanted to know three things about wolves: How do Wolfs communicate? What strategies do wolfs use? What is Wolf Society? I learned that the leading theory about Wolf communication is they communicate by howling. I deduce that they have some tail signals that they use when hunting prey. They usually howl when chasing prey to tell the stages of the chase. When they are on the kill run they have a different howl than when they are just chasing. I think their howls make their prey panic and make bad decisions. Wolves eat meat, and a lot of it, but they don't eat every day. They usually have one meal every two to four days. They eat mice and they eat big things like elk, moose, and caribou. When prey stands its ground they encircle it, when prey runs they chase it. They stalk up to their prey so they can get close then they rush in and attack. 2'3% of the time they kill their prey, the rest of the time they fail and the prey gets away. Alpha, Beta, others is the chain of command. Alpha is the top then there is Beta last there is all the others. I learned the seasonal pattern of wolves' lives. They are in packs in the winter and in the summer they are usually in family groups. Alpha and beta wolves usually are the only wolves that mate. The other wolves usually help get food for the cubs, or little wolves. I found this information in these books: Once A Wolf by Stephen R. Swinburne North American Wolves by Barbara K. Parker Wolves by Sara Swan Miller I would recommend these books to people who want to know more about wolves. I didn't find one more useful than the other, but still I liked Once a Wolf more than the others. Written by Bulldog - Age 8