In Wolf Country: The Power and Politics of Reintroduction

by Jim Yuskavitch

Overview

In Wolf Country tells the story of the first groups of wolves that emigrated from reintroduced areas in Idaho to re-colonize their former habitat in the Pacific Northwest, how government officials prepared for their arrival, and the battles between the people who welcome them and the people who don’t, set against the backdrop of the ongoing political controversy surrounding wolf populations in the Northern Rockies. The political maneuvering and intense controversy that has defined wolves’ recovery in the West makes this a compelling and timely read. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762797530
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	01/06/2015
Edition description:	First Edition, New Edition
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Jim Yuskavitch has worked as a freelance writer and photographer since 1993. His other books include Fishing Oregon and Mysteries and Legends of Oregon. He lives in Sisters, Oregon. He regularly blogs on wolf-reintroduction and other environmental issues. 

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction ix

1 B-45 1

2 Return to the Rockies 13

3 Ranchers, Wolves, and Rural Power 27

4 Idaho and the Nez Perce Wolves 41

5 Pushback 55

6 Shoot 'em on Sight 69

7 A Wild Wolf Chase 85

8 Gray Wolves, Black Helicopters 99

9 Wolves versus Elk 111

10 Into the Pacific Northwest 127

11 A-Wolf Hunting We Will Go 143

12 What Good Are Wolves? 155

13 Here to Stay 165

Notes 173

Index 201