SHAUN ELLIS is the founder of the Shaun Ellis Wolf Pack Foundation, a nonprofit organization based at Combe Martin Wildlife Park in North Devon, England, dedicated to helping wolves worldwide. He works with three captive packs at the park, where he gives regular talks and demonstrations to the public. He is the star of the Animal Planet show Living with the Wolfman and the National Geographic documentary A Man Among Wolves.
This memoir by a wolf behavior expert and the star of Animal Planet's Living with the Wolfman is a story of both a physical and an emotional journey, starting with his childhood in the remote English countryside, through seven years of living within a wolf pack on the Nez Perce Indian reservation in Idaho, to his current home with a wolf pack in a wildlife park. Few humans would be willing, or able, to do what Ellis has done-giving up what we would call a "normal" life to infiltrate and live within a wild wolf pack. Readers may label Ellis as obsessive or just plain crazy, but his story makes for a fascinating and very readable book. One can see why Ellis's dedication to wolves has had an impact on his human relationships, but he remains true to his goal of helping both wild and captive wolf populations and helping to educate humans about wolf behavior. Verdict The book will interest those who are fascinated by wolves and also anyone who sometimes questions the benefits of "progress" in our society. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 6/15/09.]-Deborah Emerson, Rochester Regional Lib. Council, Fairport, NY Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.
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