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"""Author and photographer Tom Walker recounts the story of Wolf 258, part of a project that has studied wolves in Alaska's Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve for more than two decades. Through the lens of one wolf's life over a six-month journey, Walker examines the broader complexity of the species' struggle to survive and the futility of borders to contain large mammals""--"

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A most remarkable and fascinating book, Walker's landmark story recounting the day-to-day epic journey and survival of Wolf 258 is a must read for anyone who wants to learn about the lives of wild wolves--and how this most amazing peripatetic male was able to survive despite a range of dangers, both wild and human. I hope that The Wanderer will make people deeply reflect on how coexisting with wolves is not only good for wild animals, but also good for our own well-being.--Marc Bekoff, Ph.D., co-author of The Animals' Agenda

"I was impressed to see that 'The Wanderer' has elements of being a braided narrative where Walker continually wove in Alaska history, ecology, human interaction, and the wolf's journey, with each chapter sharing details to give what feels like a new kind of 3-D feel that conveys time and the surrounding events.... Wolf 258 is the star of the book, but the story is about the wolf in his environment.--Kaycee Davis ""The Northern Light"" Walker's latest work is the story of an Alaska wolf known by the number 258 but aptly nicknamed the Wanderer for its remarkable journey around Interior Alaska and well into Canada's Yukon Territory, recorded thanks to pings from its GPS collar. After reading through Walker's book...he helped me understand that this animal was extraordinary but not necessarily acting out of character.--Chris Cocoles ""Alaska Sporting Journal"" Walker's writing is an invitation to travel along virtually with the peripatetic lone wolf through the heart of Alaska's wilderness, an adventure not to be missed.--Margaret Bauman ""The Cordova Times"" 'The Wanderer' presents a trove of information relevant to understanding the kinds of circumstances that threaten the survival of Alaska wolves. For that reason, the book reads just as much like an epic survival story as much as a fact file on one of the Last Frontier's more elusive predators.--Ashlyn O'Hara ""Peninsula Clarion"" Writer and photographer Tom Walker, with his lifetime of close observation of the natural world and the lives of animals, has written a remarkable new book that tracks a single wolf as it wandered through northern Alaska for 3,000 miles, driven by its need to eat, escape danger, and find a mate.--Nancy Lord ""Anchorage Daily News"" I encourage everybody to read [The Wanderer], if you're a wolf person, an environmentalist, or somebody who really wants to learn about the ecological effects of what's happening.... The way that [Walker] traverse[s] everything that's going on at the time and this trek for the Wanderer, for Wolf 258, it's fascinating.--John Calfa ""The Wolf Connection Podcast"" This unforgettable portrait and travelogue of an individual Alaska gray wolf gorgeously and thoughtfully illuminates issues for the species and for all Arctic wildlife.--Julia Kastner ""Shelf Awareness"" A most remarkable and fascinating book, Walker's landmark story recounting the day-to-day epic journey and survival of Wolf 258 is a must read for anyone who wants to learn about the lives of wild wolves--and how this most amazing peripatetic male was able to survive despite a range of dangers, both wild and human. I hope that The Wanderer will make people deeply reflect on how coexisting with wolves is not only good for wild animals, but also good for our own well-being.--Marc Bekoff, Ph.D., co-author of The Animals' Agenda A fascinating and informative story of a lone wolf's journey across the Arctic, The Wanderer once again highlights the meticulous photography, writing, research and vast experience of Tom Walker, one of Alaska's most dedicated and masterful artists.--Seth Kantner, author of A Thousand Trails Home and Ordinary Wolves ""author of A Thousand Trails Home and Ordinary Wolves"" A precise, lyrical account of an exceptional animal's life. In The Wanderer, Tom Walker takes us on a journey through the harsh, beautiful, and changing landscape of the Far North.--Bryce Andrews, author of Down from the Mountain and Holding Fire"

"This unforgettable portrait and travelogue of an individual Alaska gray wolf gorgeously and thoughtfully illuminates issues for the species and for all Arctic wildlife.--Julia Kastner ""Shelf Awareness"" A most remarkable and fascinating book, Walker's landmark story recounting the day-to-day epic journey and survival of Wolf 258 is a must read for anyone who wants to learn about the lives of wild wolves--and how this most amazing peripatetic male was able to survive despite a range of dangers, both wild and human. I hope that The Wanderer will make people deeply reflect on how coexisting with wolves is not only good for wild animals, but also good for our own well-being.--Marc Bekoff, Ph.D., co-author of The Animals' Agenda A fascinating and informative story of a lone wolf's journey across the Arctic, The Wanderer once again highlights the meticulous photography, writing, research and vast experience of Tom Walker, one of Alaska's most dedicated and masterful artists.--Seth Kantner, author of A Thousand Trails Home and Ordinary Wolves ""author of A Thousand Trails Home and Ordinary Wolves"" A precise, lyrical account of an exceptional animal's life. In The Wanderer, Tom Walker takes us on a journey through the harsh, beautiful, and changing landscape of the Far North.--Bryce Andrews, author of Down from the Mountain and Holding Fire"

"I encourage everybody to read [The Wanderer], if you're a wolf person, an environmentalist, or somebody who really wants to learn about the ecological effects of what's happening.... The way that [Walker] traverse[s] everything that's going on at the time and this trek for the Wanderer, for Wolf 258, it's fascinating.--John Calfa ""The Wolf Connection Podcast"" This unforgettable portrait and travelogue of an individual Alaska gray wolf gorgeously and thoughtfully illuminates issues for the species and for all Arctic wildlife.--Julia Kastner ""Shelf Awareness"" A most remarkable and fascinating book, Walker's landmark story recounting the day-to-day epic journey and survival of Wolf 258 is a must read for anyone who wants to learn about the lives of wild wolves--and how this most amazing peripatetic male was able to survive despite a range of dangers, both wild and human. I hope that The Wanderer will make people deeply reflect on how coexisting with wolves is not only good for wild animals, but also good for our own well-being.--Marc Bekoff, Ph.D., co-author of The Animals' Agenda A fascinating and informative story of a lone wolf's journey across the Arctic, The Wanderer once again highlights the meticulous photography, writing, research and vast experience of Tom Walker, one of Alaska's most dedicated and masterful artists.--Seth Kantner, author of A Thousand Trails Home and Ordinary Wolves ""author of A Thousand Trails Home and Ordinary Wolves"" A precise, lyrical account of an exceptional animal's life. In The Wanderer, Tom Walker takes us on a journey through the harsh, beautiful, and changing landscape of the Far North.--Bryce Andrews, author of Down from the Mountain and Holding Fire"

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Tom Walker has lived in Alaska for fifty years and is the author of more than a dozen books centered on his adopted home. A freelance photographer and writer, his work has been published in Alaska Magazine, Field and Stream, Readers' Digest, Newsweek, Audubon, Sierra, and many other regional and national publications. Tom lives in Denali Park. Visit him online at TomWalkerPhotography.com

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