Rick McIntyre - The Redemption of Wolf 302: From Renegade to Yellowstone Alpha Male

Praise for The Rise of Wolf 8: Witnessing the Triumph of Yellowstones Underdog

[Rick McIntyres] greatest strength is the quiet respect and wonder with which he regards his subjects, a quality clearly informed by decades of careful watching.

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

Ricks book [The Rise of Wolf 8] is a goldmine for information on all aspects of wolf behavior and clearly shows they are clever, smart, and emotional beings.

PSYCHOLOGY TODAY

The main attraction of this book, though, is the storytelling about individual wolves, including the powerful origin story of one of Yellowstones greatest and most famous wolves.

WASHINGTON POST

Yellowstones resident wolf guru Rick McIntyre has been many things to many people: an expert tracker for the parks biologists, an indefatigable roadside interpreter for visitors, and an invaluable consultant to countless chronicles of the parks wolvesincluding my own. But he is first and foremost a storyteller whose encyclopedic knowledge of Yellowstones wolf reintroduction projectnow in its 25th yearis unparalleled.

NATE BLAKESLEE,New York Times bestselling author of American Wolf

For many years Ive thought that Rick McIntyre is the go-to-guy for all things wolf, and his latest book, The Rise of Wolf 8, amply confirms my belief. A must readto which Ill return many timesfor anyone interested in wolves and other nature. Wolves and humans are lucky to have Rick McIntyre.

MARC BEKOFF, PhD, author of Rewilding Our Hearts and Canine Confidential

[McIntyre] spins the best stories about wolves that anyone will ever tell. No one could match it.

DOUGLAS W. SMITH, senior wildlife biologist and project leader for the Yellowstone Gray Wolf Restoration Project

The Rise of Wolf 8 is a saga of triumph and tragedy, tribal warfare, love and loss, sagacity and survival, revealing new insights into the complexity of lupine existence. You will be richly rewarded by reading each detail patientlythey all lead to a gripping climax to an altogether stunning story.

NORM BISHOP, director of the Wolf Recovery Foundation and coauthor of Yellowstones Northern Range

This book is your invitation and opportunity to spend years inside Yellowstone National Park alongside the man who has spent more time watching wolves than anyone in the history of the world. As your patient teacher, he will show you that wolves are all individuals, and that the lives they lead are truly epic.

CARL SAFINA, author of Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel

To follow the ever-changing destinies of the Yellowstone wolves is to witness a real-life drama, complete with acts of bravery, tragedy, sacrifice, and heroism. Rick McIntyre has monitored the parks wolves since reintroduction.

JIM AND JAMIE DUTCHER, founders of Living with Wolves

Praise for The Reign of Wolf 21: The Saga of Yellowstones Legendary Druid Pack

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 pleasure to read. Fans of wild wolves will eat this one up.

KIRKUS starred review

Ricks passion for the Yellowstone wolves flows through this meticulous book about wolf love, play, life, and death. Its just like being there.

DR. DIANE BOYD, wolf biologist

Rick McIntyre is a master storyteller and has dedicated his life to wolvesmost particularly Yellowstone wolves. He tells their stories better than anyone, arguably better than anyone in history. I too have dedicated my life to wolves, yet reading Ricks stories, I still learn new things. This book is a treasure.

DOUGLAS W. SMITH, senior wildlife biologist and project leader for the Yellowstone Gray Wolf Restoration Project

Im always eager for the next book by Rick McIntyre. I learn so much fascinating information about wolves and their interactions with each other and with their prey.

L. DAVID MECH author of The Wolf: The Ecology and Behavior of an Endangered Species

Rick McIntyre has observed wild wolves more than any person ever. It is the way he sees wolvesas fellow social beings with stories to sharethat makes his books so powerful. Through that lens, we glimpse our own hopes and dreams.

ED BANGS, former U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wolf recovery coordinator for the Northern Rockies

Books in the Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone Series by Rick McIntyre

The Rise of Wolf 8: Witnessing the Triumph of Yellowstones Underdog

The Reign of Wolf 21: The Saga of Yellowstones Legendary Druid Pack

The Redemption of Wolf 302: From Renegade to Yellowstone Alpha Male

Copyright 2021 by Rick McIntyre

Photographs copyright as credited

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Cataloguing data available from Library and Archives Canada

ISBN 978-1-77164-527-0 (cloth)

ISBN 978-1-77164-528-7 (epub)

Editing by Jane Billinghurst

Copyediting by Rhonda Kronyk

Proofreading by Meg Yamamoto

Maps by Kira Cassidy

Jacket and text design by Fiona Siu

Jacket photograph by Doug Dance. This shot of one of 302s daughters shows how 302s charisma and striking looks were passed down through the generations.

Greystone Books gratefully acknowledges the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples on whose land our Vancouver head office is located.

This book was written after the author finished working for the National Park Service. Nothing in the writing is intended or should be interpreted as expressing or representing the official policy or positions of the US government or any government departments or agencies.

Greystone Books thanks the Canada Council for the Arts, the British Columbia Arts Council, the Province of British Columbia through the Book Publishing Tax Credit, and the Government of Canada for supporting our publishing activities.