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Draw into the lives of wolves through the experience of Jim and Jamie Dutcher and the wolf pack they lived with for six years.
Customer Reviews:
The Best Wolf Photography Book.......2007-03-21
As a huge wolf freak and artist, I always found it difficult to draw the beautiful bodies of wolves from tiny little pictures shoved in the corners of other books. Although the info was great, I always felt a tad sad to see such a lovely picture shrunk down. In this book, the photos are huge, and beautifuly detailed. I treasure this book and reccemend the Wolves at our Door book by Jim and Jamie Dutcher as well as their two documentaries: Living with wolves and Wolves at our Door
Outstanding.......2007-01-10
I have always loved wolves and had watched the Sawtooth pack since they were first formed. Now the originals are all gone. The pictures in the book are magnificent and tells their story.
Kids Can Read This Book, too!.......2006-09-25
(My mommy is typing this for me but she wrote down everything I wanted to say on a piece of paper first.)
Hello. My name is Jordan Elizabeth and I am 8 years old. I really, really love wolves and I have read about 20 books for kids about wolves. Wolves are very special creatures but a lot of people don't know that. A lot of people think wolves are mean and want to hurt people but actually they don't.
Of all the books I have about wolves, "Living With Wolves" is my favorite even though it's more like an adult book. While searching for more wolf books with my mommy on her computer, I saw "Living With Wolves" on this website and wanted to say what I also think about this book because not many people wrote their thoughts here yet.
I got this book in New York City where my family flew and we went to a museum to see and meet the Dutchers. This was the greatest time of my whole life! I've never actually met a movie star before until I met Jim & Jamie. I've seen their dvds about a hundred times and I think it's so cool that they actually lived with wolves! After they were done speaking we bought this book.
The next day we got on a plane to fly home and my mom and dad let me take out the book. They didn't want me to wreck it because it is the nicest wolf book and it is very heavy with amazing pictures. On the plane I started to read the book. My mom helped me with some of the bigger words but not a lot. The pictures are really beautiful in the book and there are some of the wolf pups that are so adorable, too! In the beginning I couldn't wait to read what the Dutchers had to say and I just started reading the book all by myself. Usually I love to find all the pictures first but this time I didn't.
I think this book is great for everyone and I am writing this because the Dutchers write a good book that even kids will like and teaching us about them. My parents weren't really interested in wolves before they got me the Dutcher's dvds and now they love them, too. The book even came with a CD stuck inside that has just wolves howling and I love listening to their sounds!
So that's what I think. I hope the Dutchers can live with the wolves again sometime so I can learn more because they are kind and caring and really great teachers.
Bye.
Living With Wolves.......2006-02-23
Absolutely awesome photography and story!
Some of the best wolf photography I have seen.
This book is very well done with the photography and the story; the vocalization CD certainly completes it. One can listen to the howls, look at the pictures, and feel like a part of this wolf family.
EXCELLENT book for wolf lovers.......2005-09-01
This is the best book of its type about wolves. Jim and Jamie Dutcher's photography catches the full range of experiences and emotions. The photography alone is worth 5 stars in my opinion.
I was also glad to see that half the book was NOT taken up by pictures of dead wolves and wolf pelts. The slaughter of wolves at the hands of humans NEEDS to be stopped, yet I look for books which celebrate the beauty of the LIVING wolf instead of showing page after page of dead animals. This book is a "must buy" for all wolf lovers.
Customer Reviews:
A Book Every Homeowner Should Have.......2003-04-12
If you own property in urban, suburban or rural settings, you should have this book. It's the definitive guide to understanding wildlife, common diseases, and problems they may cause, and how to effectively solve them.
The first few chapters explain how to prevent and identify wildlife problems - and the right questions you should ask before hiring a professional to help you. The book also explains what methods work - and ones that don't - to save you money. The most humane and effective methods are clearly explained.
The next 31 chapters each deal with specific animals: bats, crows, deer, mice, moles, pigeons, snakes, etc.
The definitive guidline to living with wildlife.......2000-07-05
This is an excellent description of methods and techniques to use for the most commonly-considered "nuisance" species of wildlife. John Hadidian, the author, is both a wildlife enthusiast and a gardener, and he has edited a very balanced set of explanations on how to discourage wildlife when it has become a problem for a homeowner. The solutions are humane and can leave the homeowner proud that the situation was resolved peacefully. I ran a wildlife hotline with 50 volunteers frequently dealing with the public on these very issues, and this book was the reference the volunteers found most helpful.
Fantastic.......2000-04-08
One of the most comprehensive wildlife books to date. Really gives a good inside look into urban wildlife problems and how to deal with them in a humane manner that even a novice could follow
Excellent practical solutions to urban wildlife "problems"........1999-02-07
This book offers a wide range of practical solutions for resolving conflicts between humans and urban wildlife in a humane manner. The recommended approaches (such as exclusion techniques) not only prevent innocent animals from being killed by unscrupulous trappers and pest control services, they are permanent solutions which cost next to nothing. Ideal for enlightening residents and city councils on alternatives to destroying animals unnecessarily and wasting tax dollars in the process.
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Based on years of practical experience and research, and informed by the California Center for Wildlife's commitment to humane treatment of animals, Living with Wildlife traces the evolution of attitudes toward wildlife and provides sensible guidelines for co-existing with animals encountered around the home and in wild areas. It is both a comprehensive reference to common North American wildlife and a guide to resolving - in the most humane ways possible - common conflicts that arise from human-wildlife contact. Included are invaluable tips on what to do when:
You head up to the attic to investigate strange noises, and find that a family of raccoons has taken up residence there
Your prized rosebush is suffering from nightly "pruning" by deer
Your child rushes into the house holding a fledgling bird found on the lawn after it apparently fell from its nest
You find, upon returning from a day hike while camping in bear country, that your food supplies have been raided and are scattered all over the campsite
Throughout, the book encourages humans to share their habitat and suggests ways to make residential environments more hospitable to wildlife.
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excellent reference for wildlife care.......1998-07-26
I am a licensed rehabilitator and I wouldn't be without this book. The in-depth information on most all North American wildlife is truly valuable for all purposes, whether one is a rehabilitator or a homeowner trying to keep lids on garbage cans.
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Animals Among Us: Living With Suburban Wildlife
Fran Hodgkins
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Animals Among Us.......2000-08-25
I just love this book, it contains very practical information about living with animals in surburban settings. The jacket photo is an extreme example of living with wildlife (a moose standing on top of a car with a woman still inside). Very well written, for children & adults.
The opening chapter, a wildlife tour through surburbia is just facinating. The author's style is uniquely warm & informative with an easy to follow format.
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Living with Wildlife in the Pacific Northwest is all about coexisting with the animals commonly found in gardens, ponds, attics, crawl spaces, and other places where humans and wildlife cross paths throughout Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.
From bats to woodpeckers, sixty-eight species are described here, with details about feeding and mating habits, family structures, and life cycles. Living with Wildlife explains how to attract animals; how to spot their presence by identifying tracks, droppings, and other signs; and how and where to safely view them.
Focusing on the species that provoke the most calls to wildlife agencies and nonprofit groups, the book provides detailed information on how to prevent and solve conflicts with wildlife.
This book is a valuable reference for homeowners, property owners, and property managers; habitat restoration professionals; the wildlife control industry; and private and nonprofit wildlife groups. It can also be used in horticulture and urban wildlife management courses.
Living with Wildlife in the Pacific Northwest includes information on:
• 68 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians
• Feeding habits, nesting sites, reproductive habits, ranges, and longevity
• Signs of animals' presence, including tracks, nests, scratch marks, droppings, and calls
• Viewing and attracting animals
• Preventing conflicts with animals
• Controlling animals
• Public health concerns
• Legal status of each species
• Trapping wildlife
• Evicting animals from buildings
• Hiring a wildlife damage control specialist
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The best book of its kind .......2004-08-27
Living with Wildlife in the Pacific Northwest fills a huge hole in creating understanding of the wildlife we share our beautiful region with. Each description is packed with useful information on how to identify an animal, its habits and preferred habitat and its legal status to name just a few categories. This is a "must have" for anyone who wants to learn more.
P. Munts, garden columnist, Spokesman-Review, Spokane
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Colorado author Linda Masterson dispels myths, replaces fear with respect, and lays the foundation for improving human-black bear relations with an inside look at the fascinating world of these highly intelligent, adaptable and resourceful animals found in 41 U.S. states and every province in Canada. With over 900,000 black bears roaming North America today, people from Florida to British Columbia are encountering bears more often, and as a result, human-bear conflicts are on the rise. This guidebook to life in bear country is packed with a wealth of useful and often surprising information, and down-to-earth advice from bear experts all over the continent, along with real-life stories from wildlife managers, organizations and communities who've discovered creative, workable ways for people and bears to share space. - Understanding Black Bears and Their Behavior - Bear-Proofing Your Home - Safe Trash Stashing - Hiking, Camping & Playing in Bear Country - Birdfeeding, Bee-Keeping in Bear Country - Gardening, Orchards & Farming in Bear Country - Bear Behavior Modification - Avoiding Encounters & Attacks - Appendix: bear organizations, volunteer groups, state agencies, resources and index Case Studies from National Parks, wildlife sanctuaries and communities in Colorado, Pennsylvania, Florida, Tennessee, Washington, Nevada, California, Minnesota and Canada.
Customer Reviews:
Woods dwellers: Buy This Book!!!.......2007-08-26
Everyone who lives where ANY wild animals are, not just bears, would benefit from reading this book, and equally important, the animals would benefit from people reading this book. It tells how to coexist and enjoy nature without creating or having to deal with problem animals. When people and animals clash, the animals always lose in the end, so help yourself and them with the good advice in this book.
A good general guide.......2007-07-12
This book is worth the money and proviodes lots of good tips for avoiding conflicts. It does not contain much information on bear biology, but then again it doesn't present itself as a natural history guide. I would reccommend it to anyone interested in bear-human conflicts.
Fun to read, accurate, practical.......2007-06-13
This is far and away the best book available for a typical person who has a home or cabin in bear country and wants to know how to cope with bears. It doesn't read like a boring textbook--the writing is light and easy. But retired Colorado Division of Wildlife Conservation biologist Tom Beck did the technical editing, so it's accurate. Most books about bears have not been reviewed by a real expert, so they're filled with erroneous information--some of it quite dangerous. You can trust the advice in this book. It's practical without being preachy. If you decide to be a beekeeper in black bear country--yep, bears do like honey--Living With Bears gives you detailed instructions on how to keep bears out with an electric fence. It provides pragmatic advice for any bear situation you're likely to encounter. If you live in bear country and you want to be a good neighbor, this book will help you understand why bears behave the way they do. Outstanding.
Bears, bears, bears!!!.......2007-05-09
This book is awesome!! The perfect guide to co-existing with our big furry creature. I live in bear country and the bears are definitely out and about. Linda Masterson's book has helped me tremendously with methods of establishing boundaries and educating me on bear behavior. The book is easy to read and I would highly recommend you have it on hand!
Good advice for those who visit or live in bear habitat.......2007-01-05
This book should be required reading for anyone who vacations or moves into bear country. Through the words of expert biologists in the field as well as the experiences of communities that have developed plans to keep bears and people safe, Linda Masterson offers valuable advice. When it comes to coexistence with bears, education is the key, and this book offers very practical education. As an educator for Appalachian Bear Rescue and a presenter of bear programs, I find this book to be an invaluable resource.
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Alaska has a population of more than 30,000 grizzly bears, almost all that survive in the United States. It makes sense that Australia-born bear lover Timothy Treadwell would make his way there, then. Among Grizzlies records his adventures among Alaskan bears over the last 10 years, and adventures they are: being awakened at dawn by curious grizzly cubs, being treed by irritated mama bears, being sized up by huge males as if for a midday snack. Treadwell's affection for Ursus arctos horribilis is abundant in these pages, and even if other grizzly specialists question aspects of his up-close-and-personal approach, you'll learn quite a lot about the bears in his book.
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Living with Wild Bears in Alaska
"A heart-stopping eco-adventure, a testimony to both the grizzlies and their courageous protector."
--People
"The grizzly bear is one of a very few animals remaining on earth that can kill a human in physical combat. It can decapitate with a single swipe or grotesquely disfigure a person in rapid order. Within the last wilderness areas where they dwell, they are the undisputed king of all beasts. I know this very well. My name is Timothy Treadwell, and I live with the wild grizzly. . . ."
After Timothy Treadwell nearly died from a heroin overdose, he sought healing far from the trappings of civilization--among wild grizzlies on the remote Alaskan coast. Without gun, two-way radio, or experience living in the wild, armed only with the love and respect he felt for these majestic animals, Treadwell set up camp surrounded by one of nature's most terrifying and fascinating forces of nature.
Here is the story of his astonishing adventures with grizzlies: soothing aggressive adolescents, facing down thousand-pound males, swimming with mothers and cubs, surviving countless brushes with death, earning their trust and acceptance. In these incredible pages, Treadwell lives a life no human has ever attempted, and ultimately saves his own. To share his experience is awesome, harrowing, and unforgettable.
"LIKE AFRICA NATURALIST JANE GOODALL, TREADWELL GIVES PERSONAL NAMES TO HIS SUBJECTS. . . . Bears have distinct personalities, Treadwell shows, and as a group, individual roles become clearly defined by gender, size, and age."
--The Seattle Times
With twenty-nine photographs
Customer Reviews:
no death wish; gotta respect him; turned life around mostly; an endearing "flake".......2007-01-12
He really didn't have a death wish like some reviewers have postulated. He took lots of precautions; if he'd truly had a death wish he could've gotten killed a lot easier, a lot quicker. Until seeing Herzog's documentary, Grizzly Man, I hadn't realized what a flake Tim was. But I've always loved flakes; they're usually endearing to me. I've known plenty of flakes before; they're "characters" really.
Tim pushed the envelope; he took risks; no doubt about it. But I admire him for the risks he took. I wouldn't take them, but he lived a more intense, exciting, deeply meaningful life than I do, I think, which is okay, for me, and for him.
Tim was not a scientist; never claimed to be. But his close contact and extensive observation gave him some knowledge and insights that other more academically trained professionals didn't have.
I have to admire anyone who pulls himself out of the gutter, out of addiction and depression and meaninglessness, like Tim did, and finds a purpose and a passion and a joy to life. He wasn't perfect. He was still vain (talking in the documentary about how good a lover he was! there was something so revealing about human nature in that: no matter how far away from civilization and convention one gets, it's hard to give up the ego, the vanity, the self-consciousness), he was angry (his rants against the forest service were a little uncomfortable, a little scarey, a little obsessive), and he probably lead Amie Huegenard on (he wasn't into her as much as she was into him). I wouldn't want to be Tim. But again, I usually am impressed by people who break out of the regular 9-5 world I'm trapped in and do something different, difficult, anachronistic, unconventional.
The ironic thing, that no one seems to mention, is that Tim shouldn't even have been there when they were killed. If you'll remember they had left for the season, but missed a conecting flight, and since the next flight wouldn't leave for about a week, went back to the Maze, and then they were killed the night before the pilot was supposed to come back for them.
Another thing I respected about Tim was his vegetarianism. He didn't want animals to suffer at the hands of man! His beliefs were consistent in this regard. He definitley anthropomorphized all animals, especially Timmy the Fox and the grizzez but that's consistent with a reverence for all animal life, the crux of an ethical vegetarian's beliefs. I wouldn't have needed to anthropomorphize the animals like Tim did (I'm a vegetarian too) but that was Tim's personality. He was in touch with his feminine side, that's for sure. I was a little surprised how at times he was so effeminate. It didn't bother me. It wasn't that extreme. It was still in very healthy bounds.
Was Tim a real problem? Did his presence habituate the bears to humans? Did his activities make it more likely that a bear would end up being a problem bear and consequently killed by humans? I think we have to admit that he did put the bears in a more dangerous situation than if they had never seen a human. Sure, we all know the best thing any of us could ever do for these bears is to never have any contact with them, get off the planet even. But, was one person, Tim, way up where he was, really going to make that much of a difference? I don't think so. Sure we couldn't have many more people like Tim up there doing what he did, that's for sure. So Tim was selfish; he did it, probably knowing that he shouldn't really being doing it, that the bears couldn't afford to have other humans doing what Tim did. But he couldn't help himself. It's like a lot of things. We all know we shouldn't drive cars so much, it's bad for the environment, for example, but we do it anyway, because our individual effect is small, but when all of us are put together, driving, we're polluting at a terrible rate.
And the question about whether there were poachers there, and was Tim protecting the bears from the poachers? I believe Tim greatly exaggerated the poaching, probably to justify what he knew he really shouldn't have been doing, as a way to rationalize his intimate presence amongst the bears. Was he delusional? Did he really think there was a big poaching problem? Any poaching problem? My bet is he didn't really believe poaching was a big problem, but he probably thought it might become a problem if he wasn't there. Something like that.
Those are some of the issues I found in the book, which I read over a year ago, and haven't thought of for a long time. But it's such a great subject, Tim, the bears.
Spiritual.......2006-11-09
"Among Grizzlies" is a very inspiring and spiritual book.
I strongly disagree with those who think that the author is just a psycho trying to get killed by bears.
He sure lived his life to the fullest, but who could blame him for doing what he loved for a living?
I'd kill to be in his shoes!
Turning your passion into your job!
Treadwell had a dream, and he fulfilled it. It's not everybody's luck.
In the book there are many statements that expose the author's inner personality. He was an addict, blessed by the gift of bears.
Inspired by them, he eventually found his way out of the addiction of alcohol.
It is my believe that Treadwell was a wild soul adrift in the ocean of today's society.
Living among bears helped him get in touch with his soul, that's for sure.
I highly recommend this book to all those who like Treadwell feel as if they don't belong but in the wild.
A tragedy and a loss of a human that could of been helped........2006-09-30
I have watched Grizzly Man about six times and read enough reviews of this book to understand what it was about.
Imagine growing up in NYC, that concrete jungle, the drugs, dealers, the alchohol. I can see why TT ventured out so far to find a cure from that hell. I think he went too far. There are therapies that you can use to help heal you, even in NYC, meditate in your own apartment, find peace where you live. Leave the bears where they are, goto the Zoo, be a tourist, look, watch, even go camping in Alaska, but not next to some Grizzly Bears. We can all save the bears by leaving them alone, 'really alone'. Tim could of been helped, where was his family, his friends? Where was the voice of reason in Tim's life? I don't mean to blame his parents, TT was a grown man. But after watching his parents, especially his father in the interview, they seem like they almost seem dismissive about him. Maybe they cared, and maybe they did not. Why couldn't we help him while he was here? I think Tim should of kept taking the anti-depressants. It was his decision to stop. We are all ultimately in charge of our own fates. P.S. Touching the poop was pretty weird...:-\
good book,great man.......2006-08-30
I read this book after seeing the documentary Grizzly Man and I am NOT surprised to read the comments written by all you so called bear experts and lovers. So because Treadwell loved brown/grizzlies and devoted his life to them he is "crazy" and "deserved" to be killed by them. So I guess Jane Goodall deserves to be killed by chimpanzees because she got "to close" or "harrased" those animals. Its called awareness and respect. Something that seems to be lacking in this country. These people are trying to educate the ignorant ones in our society that think nature and its beasts are here for us to exploit. Oh let me guess since Jane Goodall is an educated scientist and naturalist she is ok and Timothy and his ignorant ways deserve otherwise,please. It's called a high horse and many of you need to get off,its easy to see that most of you TRY to hide arrogance with humility. This book is for someone with an open mind and a love of nature and all its creatures. Its not meant to be a scientific insight but an excited person trying to share his passion. God forbid he gets the name of a clam wrong or seems at times to be extremely childlike. You have never been into something so much that it changes your life and gives you a meaning to live and thrive. If you want an everyday analogy its called having kids or buying your first home or marrying your high school sweetheart. If you want to read about someone who changed himself for the better and took responsibility for his own actions read this book. There is a message in his words that we all need to hear.
a little fanciful.......2006-04-15
This book, although entertaining, reminds me a little bit of a fairy tale read. It is more like Timothy Treadwell and the Three Bears, where Comet Bear says to Baby Booble bear "Someone has been sleeping in my bed." and Baby Booble bear answers, "Timothy Treadwell is sleeping in my bed and he's still there!" What was with this guy to think he was above bear attacks? Did he really think the bears loved him that much? Okay, I am impressed that he survived 13 Summers and love his bear antics, but c'mon, bears will be bears!!!
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Cultural anthropologist Richard Nelson, who has worked among hunting peoples of the Arctic, offers a richly detailed account of North America's native deer species: Odocoileus hemionus and Odocoileus virginianus, or the mule deer and white-tailed deer. The latter, he writes, can be found across a range from the Canadian Arctic to Central America, and it figures in the folklore of countless native peoples. The white-tailed deer is also present in the lore of European America, lending it a talismanic quality. Nelson examines the role of the deer in several ecosystems, especially in some that are now disappearing, such as the Alaskan coastal forests, and he looks at deer's role in spreading Lyme disease. For hunters and natural-history enthusiasts alike, Heart and Blood is essential reading.
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"When it comes to deer, wildness is the greatest truth. And tameness is a tender, innocent lie." So writes Richard Nelson, award-winning author of The Island Within, in this far-ranging and deeply personal look at our complex relationship with this most beautiful, but amazingly elusive, creature.Heart and Blood: Living with Deer in America begins with the author tracking a deer on a remote island off the Alaskan coast. From there he takes us on a kaleidoscopic journey, visiting such disparate territories of the deer as a hunting ranch in Texas; a state park in California; a Wisconsin forest on opening day of the hunting season; Fire Island, New York; and the suburbs of Denver--where the deer have become so numerous that they pose hazards to landscape, motorist, and pedestrian alike.
Nelson examines the physiology of the deer, explaining how its unique digestive system and grazing habits have enabled it to thrive in the varied environments of the United States, whether wild, suburban, or urban. He investigates the different methods of controlling the deer's skyrocketing numbers, from the more "humane methods of relocation and sterilization, to hunting--in all its forms. Nelson also explores the role of the deer in traditional Native American life, takes us with him on a hunt, and awes us as he witnesses the birth of a fawn--an event rarely seen by humans.
By the end of this journey we understand the deep reverence in which the author holds this magnificent animal. For to know the deer is to glimpse the hidden heart of wildness itself. In Heart and Blood, Richard Nelson has produced a book of outstanding insight and intelligence that brings us closer to our natural world and, in the process, closer to our own true nature
Customer Reviews:
Heart of the hunter.......2001-03-18
This book is the most thorough, most comprehensive, most graceful study of deer I have ever encountered. It deals with everything from the natural history of deer to the animal rights movement to different approaches to hunting and management. There's even a section that deals with the ways in which the film "Bambi" inextricably has altered Americans' views about deer. Nelson is honest about his own biases and convictions; he tells us that he is a hunter and that he believes in a strict ethical code with regard to his own hunting, a belief he learned while working as a cultural anthropologist with the Koyukon Indians in northern Alaska. Despite his strong beliefs, he is remarkably even-handed when dealing with the many controversial issues surrounding wildlife management in America today. I understand much better now why animal rights activists and wilderness preservationists do not always make comfortable allies. I trust this author; he has integrity. I loved "The Island Within" for capturing the mist-ridden world of an island off the coast of the Pacific Northwest, and I loved this book every bit as much. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in deer, hunting, and the animal rights and environmental movements. It is balanced, fair, and majestic.
Couldn't put it down.......2000-05-30
Seriously, and I've met few non-fiction books that I can say that about. I'm not a hunter but I found this book quite engaging. Hunting is only one focus of the book. There is great appeal for readers interested in wilderness and conservation issues in the U.S. Remarkably detailed, intelligent, and colorful examination of deer across the U.S.; Alaska, Texas, Wisconsin, California, New York, etc. Very well-written; not a word is wasted and the whole is beautifully composed.
Great review and perspective of deer in America........1999-03-17
Nelson explores deer history, management, and views in a thorough and unbiased review. He takes a personal perspective on values of hunting which will make the hunter and nonhunter alike ponder the marvels of the hunt.
Excellent. Well written, informative, enjoyable........1999-03-02
Highly recommend this to both hunters and non-hunters. Richard Nelson did a great job in capturing the evolution of deer and people interactions in America. An enjoyable book!
WORTH EVERY BUCK! I DEFY YOU TO DISLIKE THIS BOOK!.......1998-08-27
As a National Park Service Ranger and animal lover I've personally and professionally struggled with the issues surrounding deer management -- Bullets or starvation, which is more humane? Deer abundance or ecosystem biodiversity? Etc. etc. I've also read a great deal of literature spanning the entire HEART and BLOOD spectrum. This is the most accurate, fair, and comprehensive treatment on deer management I've ever seen.
Richard Nelson is the epitome of the professional anthropologist. He walks with as much confidence in the scientific and statistical world of biology/wildlife mgmt. as he does in the socio-political world of mass media, voters, and taxpayers.
The veteran scientist will regard the imagery in a few of his more vivid passages as "filler". These readers should be reminded that if the management of deer wasn't an emotional issue there would be far fewer researchers employed in such capacity. Hopefully they also realize that when Nelson describes tracking a food stressed doe in winter with "...at last I found her at the end of her tracks like a pencil resting in mid sentence," he didn't choose those words to impress an English teacher but to describe to the layperson exactly what it is like to pursue a starving animal.
On the other extreme the animal rights activist may try to skip over all of Nelson's nuances regarding deer behavior, physiology, and biochemistry. However, Nelson goes to great lengths to interject such information at a gentle rate and in very accessible terms.
With sincere unbiased reporting he describes opposing positions on classic bipolar debates. Then with his own arguments Nelson blurs the dividing line so thoroughly that animal rights activist will find themselves whispering "I can see how a hunter could be an animal lover too." and wildlife managers will end up muttering "I suppose individual animal welfare is worth the millions being spent on finding viable management alternatives to the bullet."
To say that this book has something for everybody would not only be cliche, it would be inaccurate. This book has everything for everybody. If you don't believe me, get a degree in Wildlife Management. Spend hundreds of hours tracking deer, thousands of hours pouring over scores of boring scientific research papers, EISs, lawsuits, and "blood-thirsty" calls-to-arms by animal rights organizations.
Or save yourself a few thousand dollars tuition and buy and enjoy reading this book. Allow Nelson who has already done the "BLOOD" work to take you directly to the "HEART" of the dilemma in a mere 400 pages.
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Living with nature and wildlife: Doing our part
Delwin E Benson
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A narrative of the seven years the author spent sharing her home and life with a female wolf, her mates, and wolf-dog pups.
Customer Reviews:
If you want an exotic pet, read this.......2007-07-15
This book was written in a time when spaying and neutering animals wasn`t popular, and when wildlife laws were nothing but peices of scrap paper. The author raises her wolf pups from Arctic Wild but sadly, only one puppy manages to live without somehow being shot to death, ill or attacked. The author tries to make the dogs and the wolf happy, but she only creates more havoc by rearing dangerous wolf dogs and feral animals that can never be tamed. The end is sad, but none the less not surprising,the wolf`s home fails her as well as her desire to be free from captivity. The message is very clear, people kill wild animals when they think of them as pets. I reccemend this book to those intrested, because it hould change your perception on keeping exotic animals.
Captive Wild.......2006-06-05
The story of the author's experiences raising wolves, dogs and wolf-dogs in the mountains of Colorado.
This was recommended to me as a good nature writing book, but what I found in it appalled and saddened me. With no veterinary care for much of the time, with insufficient housing so that animals frequently escaped and were shot by locals, with zero control so that fights and even killings broke out among the canines on what sounds like a regular basis, and with repeated injuries to the animals from hazards such as barbed wire, the Crisler menage sounds like something I'd expect to see on "Animal Planet Heroes" -- and I'd expect to see the perpetrator going to jail.
There's no reason to breed wolf-dogs. They cannot be released into the wild in case they contaminate the genetics of wild wolves, and their lack of fear of man makes them dangerous to themselves and others. In most cases, they also don't make good pets. Despite this, the book chronicles the production of several, rather randomly sired, litters of wolf-dogs.
My disturbance at this book can be summed up in two quotes. First, "In October, three good dogs were killed to make the pen safe for Baranof when he should enter (p. 95)." That passive construction is deceptive. The author, presumably, or someone working with her, killed the "three good dogs" so that a prospective sire of wolf-dogs wouldn't get in fights. (Separate runs too hard to conceive of??) And this is far from the only expedient killing in the book.
Then, ". . .Wallie, whose own newborn puppies had been killed by Alatna and who was still hemorrhaging. . .(p. 130)". That line kind of sums up the whole menage, in my opinion. No control, no responsibility. Horrible.
And then, of course, there's the end, which makes it pretty clear just how much the animals were "loved".
Read the Dutchers' book instead.
Captive Wild.......2006-01-31
When reading upon the first pages of this work, I noticed a definite connection between the wolves and humans, a warmth, such, that would be continued over many years and pages of the book. I saw how this situation took place, as the book unfolded. Chris and Lois cared for these wolves and became one with them. Instead of killing them, they brought them back to Colorado after the Arctic expedition. There were many times when tears came to my eyes when there were special encounters with the wolves, especially Alatna. I know, I have a wolf dog myself. They are the most intelligent, comforting animals I have ever known. The book plays out over seven years.....with Alatna having pups and other givings and misgivings. Alatna and other wolves who needed a constant care were given it. You must read the book....However, the ending was the most tragic situation I could imagine. This couple had to move from Craig Cabin so the land could be sold. Instead of inquiring of wolf sanctuaries......Lois and Chris Killed Alatna and many of their bretherin. This left me cold. They brought Alatna from Alaska and others, plus produced offspring, and in the end .....willfully killed them.....My heart runs cold with this. I call upon our maker to have mercy on these wolves souls...Alatna loved Lois and the situation she had with humans and trusted them. Why did they betray her and her bretherin?? As to the hand of MAN, who kills in the interest of himself. I find no other alternative but hell, for these persons.
I cried at the ending of this book, I pounded my fists on my legs and cried, humans are so stupid and cruel.
Books:
- Make Way for Ducklings (Viking Kestrel Picture Books)
- Meditations (Penguin Classics)
- Migrating Raptors of the World: Their Ecology and Conservation
- National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Fifth Edition (National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America)
- National Wildlife Federation Attracting Birds, Butterflies & Backyard Wildlife (National Wildlife Federation)
- North Carolina Birds
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Pigeon Has Feelings, Too!, The
- Pigeon Has Feelings, Too!, The
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