UA Press releases new book

September 4, 2013

Cornerstone

The University of Alaska Press has released a new book Among Wolves: Gordon Haber's Insights into Alaska's Misunderstood Animal by Gordon Haber and Marybeth Holleman.

Gordon Haber died when his research plane crashed in Denali National Park, and with his passing Alaska’s wolves lost their fiercest advocate. Passionate, tenacious and occasionally brash, Haber devoted his life to Denali’s wolves. His writings and photographs reveal an astonishing degree of cooperation between wolf family members as they hunt, raise pups and play. These social behaviors and traditions were previously unknown to the world, and the wolves were at risk of being destroyed by hunting and trapping. His studies of wolf families advocated for a balanced approach to wolf management, and his fieldwork registered as one of the longest studies in wildlife science, with a lasting impact on wolf policies.

Haber’s field notes, his extensive journals and stories from friends all come together in Among Wolves to reveal much about both the wolves he studied and about the researcher himself. Wolves continue to fascinate and polarize people, and so Haber’s work will continue to resonate.

For more information about this title and many more please visit www.uapress.alaska.edu or call 800-621-2736.