Wolf Mountains: A History of Wolves Along the Great Divide
Situating the wolf in the history of Canadian national parks, this controversial study examines the tumultuous relationship between humans and wolves in four Rocky Mountain parks.
Situating the wolf in the history of Canadian national parks, this controversial study examines the tumultuous relationship between humans and wolves in four Rocky Mountain parks.
Sara Dant, Michael Lewis, and Robert M. Wilson discuss Etienne Benson’s Wired Wilderness: Technologies of Tracking and the Making of Modern Wildlife.
National parks are one of the most important and successful institutions in global environmentalism. Shifting the focus from the usual emphasis on national parks in the United States, Civilizing Nature adopts an historical and transnational perspective on the global geography of protected areas and its changes over time.
From the early exploits of Teddy Roosevelt in Africa to blockbuster films such as March of the Penguins, Gregg Mitman reveals how changing values, scientific developments, and new technologies have come to shape American encounters with wildlife on and off the big screen.
A grippingly perceptive tale of changing social attitudes and scientific practices.