RICK MCINTYRE has spent more than 40 years watching wolves in America's national parks, 25 of those years in Yellowstone, where he has accumulated over 100,000 wolf sightings and educated the public about the park's most famous wolves. He has spoken about the Yellowstone wolves with 60 Minutes, NPR, and CBC, and he is profiled extensively in Nate Blakeslee's American Wolf and in international publications. He lives in Silver Gate, Montana. is professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and co-founder with Jane Goodall of Ethologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
A gripping tale of triumph and loss told with an unsurpassed appreciation for the wolves of Yellowstone and the natural world they inhabit. -Bernd Heinrich, professor emeritus of biology at the University of Vermont and author of Mind of the Raven It is the way [Rick McIntyre] sees wolves-as fellow social beings with stories to share-that makes his books so powerful. -Ed Bangs, former US Fish and Wildlife Service wolf recovery coordinator for the Northern Rockies This book is a treasure. -Douglas W. Smith, PhD, Yellowstone Wolf Project Leader, Yellowstone National Park Rick is constantly collecting information-from his own observations and those made by others. He is a researcher to the bone and an amazing witness to the wolves' incredible stories. -Scott Frazier, Crow/Santee, director of Project Indigenous In his second book on Yellowstone wolves, Rick McIntyre provides a riveting history about a powerful dynasty, a wolf pack called the Druids. There were palace revolutions, despotic leaders, and interlopers to contend with, overlaying the incredible daily challenge of making a living with just teeth and feet. Life begets life, and this fascinating story is dominated by the overwhelming strength of family bonds, bravery, and benevolence. -Rolf Peterson, Michigan Technological University, author of The Wolves of Isle Royale: A Broken Balance Rick brilliantly weaves the dramatic life-story of wolf 21 through the intertwining of his life with the different personalities of his mate wolf 42, their sons and daughters, and members of nearby packs. As a story teller, Rick generates great compassion in the reader - a fitting antidote to the hatred and indifference that still plagues this long-persecuted species. -Dr. John and Mary Theberge, wildlife ecologists, wolf biologists and authors Wolves are possessed of an ancient and enduring wisdom. This is why old-time Indians used to spend the kind of time watching wolves that Rick has, and for the same reasons-to learn FROM them, not just ABOUT them. -John Potter, Anishinaabe wildlife artist If ever there was a 'perfect' wolf, it was Wolf 21. He lived an outsized life, more like an action hero than a real creature. And no one knew him better than master storyteller Rick McIntyre. -Carl Safina, author of Becoming Wild; How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty, and Achieve Peace No wolf's life has ever been laid before us in such detail and with such rich analysis. -Norm Bishop, director of the Wolf Recovery Foundation and co-author of Yellowstone's Northern Range: Complexity and Change in a Wildland Ecosystem Praise for the first book in the Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone series, The Rise of Wolf 8: An Amazon.com Best Science Book of 2019 Rick's book is a goldmine... and clearly shows [wolves] are clever, smart, and emotional beings. -PSYCHOLOGY TODAY [Rick McIntyre's] greatest strength is the quiet respect and wonder with which he regards his subjects, a quality clearly informed by decades of careful watching. -PUBLISHERS WEEKLY The main attraction of [The Rise of Wolf 8] is the storytelling... including the powerful origin story of one of Yellowstone's greatest and most famous wolves. -WASHINGTON POST Fascinating. -NEWSWEEK McIntyre is a gifted and fluent storyteller... His book will make readers reconsider negative images of the wolf. -VANCOUVER SUN