{"product_id":"a-woman-among-wolves-my-journey-through-forty-years-of-wolf-recovery-by-diane-k-boyd","title":"A Woman Among Wolves: My Journey Through Forty Years of Wolf Recovery by Diane K. Boyd","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A gripping and vital portrait of wolf repopulation. It is impossible not to root for Diane, or for the wolves.\"--ERICA BERRY, AUTHOR OF\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWOLFISH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This is a book about a courageous woman. Often alone in wild country, she endures hardships and faces danger in many forms .... It is a book I highly recommend: informative, fascinating, and beautifully written.\"--DR. JANE GOODALL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA debut memoir from one of the first women biologists in the United States to study wild wolves in their natural habitat--a story of passion, resilience, and determination.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCalled the Jane Goodall of wolves, world-renowned wildlife biologist Diane Boyd has spent four decades studying and advocating for wolves in the wilds of Montana near Glacier National Park. When she started in the 1970s, she was the only female biologist in the United States researching and radio-collaring wild wolves. With her two dogs for company, she faced the rigors of the Montana winter in an isolated cabin without running water or electricity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoyd fearlessly forded icy rivers, strapped on skis to navigate thick stands of lodgepole pine, and monitored packs from the air in a tiny bush plane that skimmed the treetops so she could count wolves and see what they were feeding on. She faced down grizzly bears, mountain lions, wolverines--and the occasional trapper--as she stalked her quarry: a handful of wolves that were making their way south from Canada into Montana. Resilient and resourceful, she devised her own trapping methods and negotiated with locals as wolf populations grew from the first natural colonizer to more than 3,000 wolves in the West today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this captivating book, Boyd takes the reader on a wild ride from the early days of wolf research to the present-day challenges of wolf management across the globe, highlighting her interactions with an apex predator that captured her heart and her undying admiration. Her writing resonates with her indomitable spirit as she explores the intricate balance of human and wolf coexistence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMap\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter One:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMinnesota Inspirations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Two:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNorthome\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Three:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNorth Fork Baptism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Four:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKishinena\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Five:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLogger Justice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Six:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Seven:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCatch Me If You Can\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Eight:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhyllis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Nine:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Bass Creek to Spotted Bear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Ten:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy European Vacation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Eleven:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeople and Places\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Twelve:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLions and Wolves and Bears, Oh My!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Thirteen:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSlaying the Super-Wolf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Fourteen:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFear and Wolves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Fifteen:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrout Creek\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Sixteen:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDark Times Return\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Seventeen:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eResilience\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFurther Reading\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"In this fascinating account of how wolf research is carried out, Boyd describes in marvelous detail the struggles and successes of wild wolves and biologists who study them. Highly recommended.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Rick McIntyre, author of the Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Boyd chronicles the excitement and challenges of being not only the first woman but the first person to follow the first wolf returning to Montana's wilderness.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Ed Bangs, former U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wolf recovery coordinator for the US Northern Rockies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Woman Among Wolves\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is more than just another wolf book. World-renowned wolf biologist Diane Boyd straps you into the passenger seat (sometimes alongside a wolf!) and takes you on a wild ride through four decades of wolf recovery.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Colleen Marzluff, Wildlife Biologist and co-author, with John M. Marzluff, of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDog Days, Raven Nights\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A must-read for anyone with a sense of adventure and an interest in learning what it's like to live with controversial issues in tough times. Why? Diane will look you in the eye and tell you. Just like a wolf.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Douglas W. Smith, retired Senior Wildlife Biologist, Yellowstone National Park\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Diane Boyd is a shining example of Aldo Leopold's vision of a true field biologist.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Maurice Hornocker, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCougars on the Cliff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"I recommend \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Woman Among Wolves\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e wholeheartedly to anyone who loves great storytelling. It is a tale of a passionate life well lived, and of a species--the wolf--that has haunted our dreams and literature, but that few understand.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Peter Heller, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dog Stars\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Ranger\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBurn\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Compelling, often funny, written with the attention to detail and scientific accuracy only a fine researcher can achieve, this delicious book is one of the best books on wolves I have read, combining a wealth of thrilling stories of wolf trapping and tracking with sharp insights into the challenges of managing the coexistence of wolves and humans.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Luigi Boitani, biologist and president of the Large Carnivore Initiative for Europe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"No one is more qualified than Dr. Diane Boyd to tell the story of wolf recovery and research in the northern Rockies. Diane broke through gender barriers in the 1970s, has decades of first-hand wolf research and population management experience in the field, and writes eloquently about wolves and wolf ecology as she take us along on her journey.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Jim Williams, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePath of the Puma\u003c\/i\u003e, Biologist and Partnerships Manager for Heart of the Rockies Initiative, and retired Wildlife Program Manager for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"[A] swashbuckling memoir recounting episodes from a career spent studying and protecting wolves....There are moments of levity... However, it's the tales of adventure and derring-do that will keep readers turning pages....Nature lovers will be riveted.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, STARRED Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This is a book about a courageous woman. Often alone in wild country, she endures hardships and faces danger in many forms in her passion and determination to better understand and protect the wolves she loves. It is a book I highly recommend: it is informative, fascinating, and beautifully written.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE \u0026amp; UN Messenger of Peace\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Every wolf's life is an adventure story, but what about the biologists who study them? Diane Boyd's memoir begins with a sedated wolf unexpectedly waking up in the back seat of her truck as she is rattling down a road in the Montana backcountry. Just another day in a forty-year career filled with amazing stories about wolves and the people who live alongside them. Highly recommended!\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Nate Blakeslee, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The story of a woman in a career dominated by men, tracking wolves as they return to a world dominated by humans--Diane Boyd's book is, in more ways than one, a gripping and vital portrait of wolf repopulation. Whether tracking the oft-forgotten wolves who wandered into Montana over a decade before Yellowstone reintroduction, or collaborating with scientists in the Italian alps, Diane Boyd offers readers a front seat into this legendary American conservation story. It is impossible not to root for her, or for the wolves.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Erica Berry, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWolfish\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Diane's spirited story closely intertwines with that of the wolves she studies. A captivating and informative must-read.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Paul C. Paquet, biologist and editor,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA New Era for Wolves and People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A page-turning story of inspiration and resilience--on the part of both creature and researcher--that will send chills down your spine.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Peter Stark, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGallop Toward the Sun: Tecumseh and William Henry Harrison's Struggle for the Destiny of a Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Boyd shares her scientific curiosity, compassion, perseverance, and a large dose of true grit while imparting the human complexities of wolf restoration.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Toni K. Ruth, wildlife conservation scientist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Diane Boyd's singular memoir of her years with wolves - with wolves and people - is fascinating and vital. During her long years as a biologist, she served this magnificent species with dignity and intelligence. Now she serves it still further, with this most excellent book.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Rick Bass, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWith Every Great Breath\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ninemile Wolves\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiane K. Boyd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eholds a PhD in Wildlife Biology from the University of Montana. She divides her time between her home in Kalispell, Montana, and her beloved cabin in the North Fork. She is the author of numerous scientific papers on wolves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas H. Chadwick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a wildlife biologist. He is a frequent contributor to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the author of more than two hundred articles on wildlife and wild places, and fifteen books, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wolverine Way\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFour Fifths a Grizzly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreystone Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePub Date: \u003cspan\u003eAugust 19, 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0.5\" H x 8.4\" L x 5.4\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e240pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003epaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IPS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45216367116474,"sku":"9781778403378","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/818-us5JrLL._SL1500.jpg?v=1759937403","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/a-woman-among-wolves-my-journey-through-forty-years-of-wolf-recovery-by-diane-k-boyd","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}