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Among wolves : Gordon Haber's insights into Alaska's most misunderstood animal /

Alaska's wolves lost their fiercest advocate, Gordon Haber, when his research plane crashed in Denali National Park in 2009. Passionate, tenacious, and occasionally brash, Haber, a former hockey player and park ranger, devoted his life to Denali's wolves. He weathered brutal temperatures i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Haber, Gordon C.
Otros Autores: Holleman, Marybeth
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Fairbanks, Alaska : University of Alaska Press, [2013]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Scientist and advocate for Alaska's wolves. The first two years of life of an Alaskan wolf
  • My good fortune : working among Alaska's wolves. Snapshot : Savage River wolves / Gary Baker ; Snapshot : Flying Gordon / Troy Dunn
  • The heart of wolf society : wolf family bonds. Snapshot : First snow / Johnny Johnson ; Snapshot : A true field scientist / Troy Dunn
  • A new biological year : attending young pups. Snapshot : Teklanika den / Karen Deatherage
  • It takes a family : raising pups cooperatively. Snapshot : Son / Troy Dunn
  • Going with the flow : the daily lives of wolves. Snapshot : Just one more turn / Troy Dunn
  • Why wolves howl : the many social values. Snapshot : A sign of intelligence / Johnny Johnson ; Snapshot : Passing by / Troy Dunn
  • Hunting traditions : wolves, their prey, and scavenging. Snapshot : Pups at a sheep kill / Priscilla Feral
  • Toklat's switch to hares : survivors seize an opportunity. Snapshot : Toklat's hare hunting / Troy Dunn
  • Companions and competitors : ravens, bears, and other wildlife. Snapshot : Wolves with bears / Troy Dunn
  • Natural fearlessness : wolves and people in Denali national park. Snapshot : Dr. Gordon Haber / Jonathan B. Jarvis ; Snapshot : the hamburger drop / Johnny Johnson
  • Park wolves in danger : the Denali buffer solution. Journal notes : State-snared wolves ; Snapshot : This guy is hard core / Joel Bennett ; Snapshot : Mortality call / Barbara Brease
  • Science gone awry : Alaska's wolf-killing programs. Journal notes : Snowmachine hunt ; Snapshot : Wolf summit / Priscilla Feral ; Snapshot : Picking pilots / Troy Dunn
  • Endangered species : the problem with delisting Northern Rockies wolves. Snapshot : Scientist as advocate / Rick Steiner
  • Toklat's high value : the case for unexploited wolf groups. Snapshot : Last phone call / Barbara Brease ; Significant findings of Gordon haber's wolf research
  • From bad to worse : an update on Haber's wolves.