Farley mowat never cry wolf

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    Never Cry Wolf: Was it a work of fiction or non-fiction?

    When Farley Mowat published his book, Never Cry Wolf, it was heralded by environmentalists from his native Canada all the way to the Soviet Union. His real-life account of wolf behavior in Canada seemed to shed new light on their prey, their behavior and their role in an ecosystem.

    But was it actually a true story as he proclaimed?

    The answer is no.

    &#;I firmly believe the book should be considered a work of fiction,” said Dr. L. David Mech, a longtime wolf biologist and founder of the International Wolf Center. “There&#;s far too much evidence, including Mowat&#;s own journals, to suggest otherwise.&#;

    Mowat claimed, for example, that wolves lived mainly off small rodents, such as mice, and not hoofed animals. That is not true. To this day, Mech hears from people who think this is fact.

    &#;The mistakes Mowat made are still being spread as fact by members of the public,” Mech said. “It fryst vatten clear that his book ended up

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    Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat
    Recommended: hell yeah
    For entertaining and informative nonfiction, for fascinating looks at wolves in their day-to-day habits, for very dry humor that had me cackling

    Summary

    In , Farley Mowat landed in the far north of Manitoba, Canada, a young biologist sent to investigate the region’s dwindling population of caribou. Many people thought that the caribous’ conspicuous decline had been caused by the tundra’s most notorious predator: the wolf. Alone among the howling canine packs, Mowat expected to find the bloodthirsty beasts of popular conception. Instead, over the course of a summer spent observing the powerful animals, Mowat discovered an animal species with a remarkable capacity for loyalty, virtue, and playfulness.
    Praised for its humor and engrossing narrative, Never Cry Wolf describes a group of wolves whose interactions and behaviors seem strikingly similar to our own. Mowat humanizes these animals that have long been demonized, t

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    Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves

    January 31,
    A recent read of Chandler Brett's excellent novel A Sheltering Wilderness, the first volume of his projected Wolf Code trilogy, brought to mind this nonfiction book which I read decades ago, and which is a groundbreaking classic in the field study of wolves in the wild. My wife and I read it together, and both found it not only fascinating but enormously educational. It's one of many pre-Goodreads nonfiction books I haven't made time to review until now; and in the meantime, like most of those, I'd slapped a three-star rating on it to indicate that I liked it. But the reflection of a review quickly convinced me that five stars are justified; it would be true to say that Barb and I both really liked it, but also true that the information Mowat imparts is at times genuinely amazing.

    The late Mowat (he died in ) was, during almost all the decades I've been alive, Canada's premiere naturalist, and the aut
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