In Wolf Country, John Theberge tells the story of he and his wife Mary's adventures tracking the Algonquin wolves. Through his writings one learns a lot about a few of the wolf packs, such as the Jocko Lake and the McDonald Creek packs. You also get to know some individual wolves. The book describes the wolf-killing ban and the "winter of hate" that followed. It also talks about predator and prey relationships between wolves and deer, and the problems of coyote-wolf hybridization.
I enjoyed this book, and I recommend it to anyone who is interested in wolves or in the wildlife of Algonquin park. I hope that sometime I can read his other books and that they are as well-written and interesting as this one!
I give this book 9 out of 10 stars.
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Annie,
Did you read that Madeline L'Engle died? I'm trying to decide which of her books to read or re-read in her memory. She was probably my first favorite author, from when I read A Wrinkle in Time the year it came out (yes, I'm that old).
Jean
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