tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post939612918758484028..comments2023-07-01T01:52:41.798-07:00Comments on Guys Lit Wire: Where Wolf?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-87028192019311851522009-09-08T11:29:23.320-07:002009-09-08T11:29:23.320-07:00Here's a much better book about about wolves: ...Here's a much better book about about wolves: Barry Holstun Lopez's Of Wolves and Men. First published in 1978, it is available in paperback or hardbound as one of the Scribner Classics series.gonovicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731194400029298160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-53043601994622341532009-08-23T06:25:17.418-07:002009-08-23T06:25:17.418-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.jibranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04610382785858354851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-85391087695192676602009-08-23T06:22:39.833-07:002009-08-23T06:22:39.833-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.jibranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04610382785858354851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-2493648189361851242009-08-23T06:19:32.129-07:002009-08-23T06:19:32.129-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.jibranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04610382785858354851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-38728248502542974872009-08-14T13:43:33.058-07:002009-08-14T13:43:33.058-07:00Lindsey,
I admit I was disappointed when I read of...Lindsey,<br />I admit I was disappointed when I read of his fictionalizing. But I do think that wolves were being exterminated before the book was published. Some people seem to credit Mowat with helping to stop that.<br /><br />Species diversity is a good thing. Besides that, he does make me laugh.gonovicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731194400029298160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-64322038711622024222009-08-13T07:46:19.022-07:002009-08-13T07:46:19.022-07:00Mowat has admitted to taking liberties, not only i...Mowat has admitted to taking liberties, not only in this book, but his others as well. He claims his fictions stick to the spirit of the truth, but as Indiana Jones points out, there's a big difference between "truth" and fact.<br /><br />If I sound a little bitter, I am. I have a PhD in wolf biology, and there's a lot of generalized Mowat-resentment among wolf researchers. His "truth" makes it harder for us to convince the general public of the facts. In the long run, that's detrimental to wolf management and conservation.<br /><br />As far as the mouse thing goes? Unless it ran right past his nose, the wolf would burn more calories trying to catch one than he'd get from eating one.Lindsey Carmichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14389935604095632734noreply@blogger.com