October 7, 2014
This was one of my first posts. It traces the origins of wolf hatred and persecution. Wolves have suffered greatly at the hands of man.
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September 29, 2009
Nature Magazine examines reasons behind wolf hatred and the systematic campaign to remove them from the lower forty-eight. It merits repeating that for thousands of years Native Americans were able to live with wolves and bears, while settlers saw them as a threat. Even the famed naturalist James Audubon partook in torturing wolves, which was particularly shocking to learn.
As noted in Michael Robinson’s “Predatory Bureaucracy: The Extermination of Wolves and the Transformation of the West”, the federal government became the wolf killing arm for the livestock industry.
By understanding the roots of wolf prejudice it’s clear to see why wolves have been demonized in American culture. The wolf has paid dearly for these attitudes. Even though…
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Exposing the Big Game 
One of my first books on wolves given to me as a present when it came out because the giver recognized my interest over 30 years ago. Some more good reads with it on the list:
Among Wolves by Gordon Haber and Marybeth Holleman
In The Temple of Wolves by Rick Lamplugh
The Wolf Almanac by Robert Busch
The Hidden Life of Wolves by Jamie and Jim Dutcher
Exposing the Big Game by Jim Robertson
Romeo: The Story of an Alaskan Wolf by John Hyde
The Lives of Red Wolves by T. Delene Beeland
The Carnivore Way by Cristina Eisenberg
Of Wolves and Men by Barry Lopez
Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat
A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold
The Animal Manifesto by Marc Bekoff
“To look into the eyes of a wolf is to see your own soul.” Aldo Leopold
“Whenever and wherever men have engaged in the mindless slaughter of animals (including other men), they have often attempted to justify their acts by attributing the most vicious or revolting qualities to those they would destroy; and the less reason there is for the slaughter, the greater the campaign for vilification.”
― Farley Mowat, naturalist, conservationist and author of Never Cry Wolf
Thanks for the list of recommended reads–some of the same books are still in my collection from over 30 years ago.