American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West

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The enthralling story of the upward push and reign of O-Six, the celebrated Yellowstone wolf, and the individuals who loved or feared her
 
Before men ruled the earth, there were wolves. Once abundant in North The us, these majestic creatures were hunted to near extinction in the lower 48 states by the 1920s. But in latest decades, conservationists have brought wolves back to the Rockies, igniting a battle over the very soul of the West.

With novelistic detail, Nate Blakeslee tells the gripping story of this kind of wolves, O-Six, a charismatic alpha female named for the year of her birth. Uncommonly powerful, with gray fur and faint black ovals around each and every eye, O-Six is a kind and merciful leader, a fiercely intelligent fighter, and a doting mother. She is beloved by wolf watchers, particularly renowned naturalist Rick McIntyre, and becomes something of a social media star, with followers around the globe.

But as she raises her pups and protects her pack, O-Six is challenged on all fronts: by hunters, who compete with wolves for the elk they both prize; by cattle ranchers who are losing livestock and have the ear of politicians; and by other Yellowstone wolves who are vying for keep an eye on of the park’s stunningly beautiful Lamar Valley.

These forces collide in American Wolf, a riveting multigenerational saga of hardship and triumph that tells a larger story about the ongoing cultural clash in the West—between those fighting for a vanishing way of living and those committed to restoring probably the most country’s most iconic landscapes.

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