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2 January 2009 Wiki-Page __Never Cry Wolf__ is a fascinating memoir about a man and his studies of the affect wolves have on caribou herds. Farley Mowat has a great sense of humor even in his most dire situations. Here is a summary of his adventure in northern Canada. Farley Mowat liked the outdoors very much so there was no doubt he wanted to become a field biologist. Although his colleagues at the department he was with didn’t approve of some of his behavior, they accepted him. When they finally found a study for him they were happy to send him on his way. He was packed aboard a plane with a mountain of gear, which included a third of a canoe, and sent out to the Canadian north. There he was dropped down in a small town where he spent some time looking for another plane. Here he started his first observations. He found many absurd things that the locals knew about wolves and happily added them to his notes on wolf behavior. When he finally found a pilot, an eccentric newcomer to the area, Mowat got to fly to his study area to set up a base camp. Locating his camp was done by flying low and fast for over 300 miles till the plane only had enough gas to get home, and landing on a frozen lake. Here he luckily met an Eskimo named Mike. Shortly after meeting Mike he chanced upon a small pack of wolves. For a few months this is what he studied. He soon realized that wolves had been getting an unearned bad reputation. His studies were helped by Mike’s friend, Ootek. Ootek knew much about wolves and contributed greatly to Mowat’s research. Mowat’s study of arctic wolves has opened a door to how we understand them, 50 years later. His hilarious encounter with wolves is a great read.

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8 January 2009 Wiki-Page //Never Cry Wolf// is a fascinating memoir about a man and his studies of the affect wolves have on caribou herds. Farley Mowat has a great sense of humor even in his most dire situations. Here is a summary of his adventure in northern Canada. Farley Mowat liked the outdoors very much so there was no doubt he wanted to become a field biologist. Although his colleagues at the department he was with didn’t approve of some of his behavior, they accepted him. When they finally found a study for him they were happy to send him on his way. He was packed aboard a plane with a mountain of gear, which included a third of a canoe, and sent out to the Canadian north. There he was dropped down in a small town where he spent some time looking for another plane. Here he started his first observations. He found many absurd things that the locals knew about wolves and happily added them to his notes on wolf behavior. When he finally found a pilot, an eccentric newcomer to the area, Mowat got to fly to his study area to set up a base camp. Locating his camp was done by flying low and fast for over 300 miles till the plane only had enough gas to get home, and landing on a frozen lake. Here he luckily met an Eskimo named Mike. Shortly after meeting Mike he chanced upon a small pack of wolves. For a few months this is what he studied. He soon realized that wolves had been getting an unearned bad reputation. His studies were helped by Mike’s friend, Ootek. Ootek knew much about wolves and contributed greatly to Mowat’s research. Mowat’s study of arctic wolves has opened a door to how we understand them, 50 years later. His hilarious encounter with wolves is a great read. Many people enjoyed Never Cry Wolf, so much so in some cases that they were willing to write reviews such as J.H. Mindy. To view Mindy’s review check out http://www.amazon.com/review/RY3LCF58FOIJD/ref=cm_cr_pr_viewpnt#RY3LCF58FOIJD Or to hear the best description of Farley’s personality, view [|http://www.amazon.com/review/product/0316881791/ref=cm_cr_pr_viewpnt_sr_5?%5Fencoding=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&filterBy=addFiveS__ta__r]