The Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone Series
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About this series
- The fourth installment in an award-winning, beloved series: including The Rise of Wolf 8, The Reign of Wolf 21 (Winner of the Reading the West Award—Narrative Nonfiction), and The Redemption of Wolf 302
- The myth of the alpha male: McIntyre surprises readers by showing that it’s female alpha wolves, not male alpha wolves, who play the most important leadership roles. Alpha males work collaboratively with female wolves and take direction from them.
- The most famous wolf watcher in the world: McIntyre has recorded more wild wolf sightings than any other person on the planet and is a highly sought after speaker.
- A natural born storyteller: McIntyre transmits wolf stories in ways that we can understand and relate to.
- All eyes on Yellowstone Wolves: Due to controversial new legislation, Yellowstone wolves are in danger of being hunted and poached to extinction yet again. A movement to save the wolves has been featured in the NYT and WaPost.
- Hungry for more Yellowstone content: with the launch of Obama's National Parks Netflix series, the popular Yellowstone TV series, and with visitors returning to the park after the pandemic. The keyword “Yellowstone” and "national parks" are rising on Google trends.
Titles in the series (4)
- The Rise of Wolf 8: Witnessing the Triumph of Yellowstone's Underdog
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“The powerful origin story of one of Yellowstone’s greatest and most famous wolves.” —Washington Post “[The Rise of Wolf 8] is a goldmine for information on all aspects of wolf behavior and clearly shows they are clever, smart, and emotional beings.” —Marc Bekoff, Psychology Today Yellowstone National Park was once home to an abundance of wild wolves—but park rangers killed the last of their kind in the 1920s. Decades later, the rangers brought them back, with the first wolves arriving from Canada in 1995. This is the incredible true story of one of those wolves. Wolf 8 struggles at first—he is smaller than the other pups, and often bullied—but soon he bonds with an alpha female whose mate was shot. An unusually young alpha male, barely a teenager in human years, Wolf 8 rises to the occasion, hunting skillfully, and even defending his family from the wolf who killed his father. But soon he faces a new opponent: his adopted son, who mates with a violent alpha female. Can Wolf 8 protect his valley without harming his protégé? Authored by a renowned wolf researcher and gifted storyteller, The Rise of Wolf 8 marks the beginning of The Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone series, which will transform our view of wolves forever.
- The Redemption of Wolf 302: From Renegade to Yellowstone Alpha Male
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From the renowned wolf researcher and author of The Rise of Wolf 8 and The Reign of Wolf 21 comes a stunning account of an unconventional alpha male. A lover, not a fighter. That was wolf 302. A renegade with an eye for the ladies, 302 was anything but Yellowstone’s perfect alpha male. For starters, he fled from danger. He begged for food from other wolves, ditched females he’d gotten pregnant, and even napped during a heated battle with a rival pack! But this is not the story of 302’s failures. This is the story of his dramatic transformation. And legendary wolf writer Rick McIntyre witnessed it all from the sidelines. As McIntyre closely observed with his spotting scope, wolf 302 began to mature, and, much to McIntyre’s surprise, became the leader of a new pack in his old age. But in a year when game was scarce, could the aging wolf provide for his family? Had he changed enough to live up to the legacies of the great alpha males before him? Recounted in McIntyre’s captivating storytelling voice and peppered with fascinating insights into wolf behavior, The Redemption of Wolf 302 is a powerful coming-of-age tale that will strike a chord with anyone who has struggled to make a change, big or small. “With this third installment of Rick McIntyre’s magnum opus, the scope and ambition of the project becomes clear: nothing less than a grand serialization of the first twenty years of wolves in Yellowstone, a kind of lupine Great Expectations.”—Nate Blakeslee, New York Times-bestselling author of American Wolf
- The Reign of Wolf 21: The Saga of Yellowstone's Legendary Druid Pack
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“A redemption story, an adventure story, and perhaps above all, a love story.”—Nate Blakeslee, New York Times-bestselling author of American Wolf The Druid Peak Pack was the most famous wolf pack in Yellowstone National Park, and maybe even in the world. This is the dramatic true story of its remarkable leader, Wolf 21—whose compassion and loyalty challenges commonly held beliefs about alpha males. In this compelling follow-up to the national bestseller The Rise of Wolf 8, Rick McIntyre profiles one of Yellowstone’s most revered alpha males, Wolf 21. Leader of the Druid Peak Pack, Wolf 21 was known for his unwavering bravery, his unusual benevolence (unlike other alphas, he never killed defeated rival males), and his fierce commitment to his mate, the formidable Wolf 42. Wolf 21 and Wolf 42 were attracted to each other the moment they met—but Wolf 42’s jealous sister interfered viciously in their relationship. After an explosive insurrection within the pack, the two wolves came together at last as leaders of the Druid Peak Pack, which dominated the park for more than 10 years. McIntyre recounts the pack’s fascinating saga with compassion and a keen eye for detail, drawing on his many years of experience observing Yellowstone wolves in the wild. His outstanding work of science writing offers unparalleled insight into wolf behavior and Yellowstone’s famed wolf reintroduction project. It also offers a love story for the ages. “Like Thomas McNamee, David Mech, Barry Lopez, and other literary naturalists with an interest in wolf behavior, McIntyre writes with both elegance and flair, making complex biology and ethology a pleasure to read. Fans of wild wolves will eat this one up.”—Kirkus starred review
- The Alpha Female Wolf: The Fierce Legacy of Yellowstone's 06
The fourth installment in an award-winning, beloved series: including The Rise of Wolf 8, The Reign of Wolf 21 (Winner of the Reading the West Award—Narrative Nonfiction), and The Redemption of Wolf 302 The myth of the alpha male: McIntyre surprises readers by showing that it’s female alpha wolves, not male alpha wolves, who play the most important leadership roles. Alpha males work collaboratively with female wolves and take direction from them. The most famous wolf watcher in the world: McIntyre has recorded more wild wolf sightings than any other person on the planet and is a highly sought after speaker. A natural born storyteller: McIntyre transmits wolf stories in ways that we can understand and relate to. All eyes on Yellowstone Wolves: Due to controversial new legislation, Yellowstone wolves are in danger of being hunted and poached to extinction yet again. A movement to save the wolves has been featured in the NYT and WaPost. Hungry for more Yellowstone content: with the launch of Obama's National Parks Netflix series, the popular Yellowstone TV series, and with visitors returning to the park after the pandemic. The keyword “Yellowstone” and "national parks" are rising on Google trends.
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