Description

The Wanderer is the first book ever to chart a wolfs movement almost to the day for an extended period of time Informed by unique access to research and field notes awardwinning author photographer and naturalist Tom Walker shares the story of Wolf 258 nicknamed the Wanderer part of a research project that studied wolves in Alaskas YukonCharley Rivers National Preserve for more than two decades A GPS collar recorded the animals coordinates once a day as it moved through the wilderness To the amazement of all the Wanderer traveled more than 2700 miles in less than six months To tell this story Walker had unparalleled access to research and field notes including the cooperation of the biologist who first collared the Wanderer and the wolf researcher now assigned to YukonCharley

The Wanderer recounts the compelling life of one particular wolf while examining the broader complexity of the species as a whole and its struggle for survival Walker explores not only the natural history of wolves but the relationship of peopleIndigenous pioneers and settlers biologists politiciansto this predator shedding light on the long northern traditions of trapping and hunting the tangled politics of wolf management and the futility of borders to contain large mammals