The Return of Wolves, Eli Francovich
The Return of Wolves, Eli Francovich
List: $24.99 | Sale: $17.50
Club: $12.49

The Return of Wolves
An Iconic Predator's Struggle to Survive in the American West

Author: Eli Francovich

Narrator: George Newbern

Unabridged: 6 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Timber Press

Published: 04/11/2023


Synopsis

Uncover on-the-ground reporting on the conflict between conservationists, ranchers, and an iconic predator—and discover the solution that might appease them all. 

The gray wolf has made an astonishing comeback in Washington. Nearly eradicated by the 1990s, conservationists and environmentalists have cheered its robust return to the state over the last two decades. But Washington ranchers are not so joyous. When wolves prey on livestock, ranchers view their livelihood as under attack.

In The Return of Wolves, journalist Eli Francovich investigates how we might mend this divide while keeping wolf populations thriving. He finds an answer in the time-honored tradition of range riding and one passionate range rider, Daniel Curry, who has jumped directly into the fray by patrolling the rural Washington landscape on horseback. Curry engages directly with farmers, seeking to protect livestock from wolves while also protecting and proliferating wolf populations. In The Return of Wolves, we meet an eclectic cast of players—local ranchers, politicians, environmentalists, and everyday folks caught in the middle—and find hope for the future of wolves, and perhaps for our divided nation.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lilia on December 11, 2023

A great listen, super informative and specific and well researched while still being very narrative and easily digestible......more

Goodreads review by Rama on April 23, 2023

Rewilding the wolves This is a fascinating story of the wolves that were restored to the ecosystem the American Northwest. In 1995, after years of planning, a team of experts carefully relocated fourteen wolves from the Canadian Rockies to the Yellowstone National Park. The final result was wolves’ p......more

Goodreads review by Randal on June 07, 2023

I found this to be a fascinating book! I grew up in Wisconsin in the 1960's, and spent my childhood fishing and hunting there. After I retired, I followed my wife to Seattle for her career, and live there now. As I spend a lot of time in Eastern Washington fly fishing, I get to witness the "war" bet......more

Goodreads review by Charlotte on July 14, 2023

Really interesting and mostly well-written book. Since wolves are also a hot topic here these days, it was interesting to hear some of the debate about it in the US. The idea of range riding was quite interesting, and Daniel Curry certainly made it seem like a fascinating and honorable job as well as......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on September 23, 2023

3.5 rounded up. Picked this up not thinking too much about it but ended up enjoying it quite a bit. I learned some things and felt the author handled the nuances of this complicated issue. Some asides I thought were a bit unnecessary or not fully explained but it's hard to encompass such a complicat......more