| Author: | R. D. Lawrence | ISBN: | 9780973838053 |
| Publisher: | Sharon Lawrence | Publication: | April 28, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Sharon Lawrence | Language: | English |
| Author: | R. D. Lawrence |
| ISBN: | 9780973838053 |
| Publisher: | Sharon Lawrence |
| Publication: | April 28, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Sharon Lawrence |
| Language: | English |
They were pathetic bundles of fur when R.D. Lawrence pulled them from the gory sack stowed in a Cree Indians canoe. Wrapped in their dead mothers hide, the two wolf pups were soaked in water and blood, barely ten inches long, and quite blind. Striking a bargain on the spot, Lawrence paid the Indian twenty-five dollars and a canoe paddle for the male and female cubs, whom he dubbed Matta and Wa (after Ontarios Mattawa River, from which they had been rescued).Thus began an amazing adventure for Lawrence, his wife Joan, and the malamute dog Tundra in raising and caring for animals that Lawrence vowed would someday return to their wilderness habitat. Keeping the wolves a secret from neighbours in an area where wolves are trapped and hunted and establishing a position as alpha male (or leader) of the pack, were just some of the problems Lawrence faced. An experienced naturalist, Lawrence observed much about wolf behaviour never before documented and in the heart-warming account shares with us his love and fascination for these remarkable creatures.
They were pathetic bundles of fur when R.D. Lawrence pulled them from the gory sack stowed in a Cree Indians canoe. Wrapped in their dead mothers hide, the two wolf pups were soaked in water and blood, barely ten inches long, and quite blind. Striking a bargain on the spot, Lawrence paid the Indian twenty-five dollars and a canoe paddle for the male and female cubs, whom he dubbed Matta and Wa (after Ontarios Mattawa River, from which they had been rescued).Thus began an amazing adventure for Lawrence, his wife Joan, and the malamute dog Tundra in raising and caring for animals that Lawrence vowed would someday return to their wilderness habitat. Keeping the wolves a secret from neighbours in an area where wolves are trapped and hunted and establishing a position as alpha male (or leader) of the pack, were just some of the problems Lawrence faced. An experienced naturalist, Lawrence observed much about wolf behaviour never before documented and in the heart-warming account shares with us his love and fascination for these remarkable creatures.
