For decades, Rick McIntyre has been one of Yellowstone’s most dedicated and passionate wolf-watchers. And in his new book, he tells the remarkable story of Wolf 8, one of the first wolves reintroduced ...

If you’ve ever heard the term “alpha wolf,” you might imagine snapping fangs and fights to the death for dominance. The idea that wolf packs are led by a merciless dictator is pervasive, lending ...

A new book has revealed the fascinating story of how one male wolf pup in Yellowstone National Park rose from being the runt of one litter to the pack leader of another as an adult. The book, authored ...

Wolf 8 was the smallest of all the male wolves released into Yellowstone and probably was the least likely to become a successful alpha male. When he was a yearling, equivalent to a teenager in human ...

L. David Mech is the alpha male of the wolf world. That is, if such a thing existed. Mech, 81, of St. Paul, has spent about 60 years researching wolves and is the keynote speaker for the International ...

"Like Thomas McNamee, David Mech, Barry Lopez, and other literary naturalists with an interest in wolf behavior, McIntyre writes with both elegance and flair, making complex biology and ethology a ...

For decades, Rick McIntyre has been one of Yellowstone’s most dedicated and passionate wolf-watchers. And in his book, he tells the remarkable story of Wolf 8, one of the first wolves reintroduced to ...