3 Among the Wolves: A Couple and Their Dog Live a Year with Wolves in the Wild
by Helen Thayer
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An avid explorer shares her experience of living among, and learning from, wild wolves in the Canadian Yukon and Arctic Circle with her husband and Husky—a memoir for fans of Barry LopezHelen and Bill Thayer, accompanied by their part-wolf, mostly Husky dog, Charlie, set out to live among wild wolf packs first in the Canadian Yukon and then in the Arctic. When they set up camp within 100 feet of a wolf den, they were greeted with apprehension. But they establish trust over time because show more the wolves accept Charlie as the alpha male of the newly arrived “pack.”
In this evocative nature memoir, readers travel with the Thayers as they learn about wolf family structure, view the intricacies of the hunt, the wolves’ finely-honed survival skills, and playfulness. show less
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Great adventure living among wolves. Writing was adequate. I learned a lot about wolf social structure and admired the Thayers for how they modified their way of living so that they could 'fit in' socially and hopefully get more authentic observations.
If you like wolves and/or large dogs you will like this book. It was thoroughly enjoyable.
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Helen Thayer, born and raised in New Zealand, became the first woman to walk and ski to the magnetic North Pole -- a feat accomplished at age 50 and recounted in the book Polar Dream. Helen has received numerous awards and accolades for her adventures, including being named by the National Geographic Society/National Public Radio as one of the show more great explorers of the 20th century. She and her husband Bill live in the foothills of Washington's North Cascades show less
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