Alone Within the Pack

by Sandra Lynch-Bakken

Overview

In her inspiring memoir, Sandra Lynch-Bakken describes her years as a zookeeper at Nebraska's Heritage Zoo, taking care of its newest additions: a motley pack of gray wolves. She recounts the emotional peaks and shattering depths of keeping wolves at a time when the nation was dealing with its violent history of dominating that species. Sandra's journey with ten unique, rambunctious wolves will delight and educate readers of all ages. Themes of friendship, love, family, and heartbreak weave together this amazing story of a pack of wolves and their keeper.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493081769
Publisher:	Finney/Astragal
Publication date:	03/26/2024
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	136
File size:	11 MB
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About the Author

Sandra Lynch-Bakken has studied captive wolves for the past twenty years. Much of her spare time growing up was spent photographing wildlife. In the early 1990s she became a wolf keeper in Nebraska. She lives on Vancouver Island with her husband Dale. They work for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Sandra is working on another book.

Table of Contents

Introduction     1
Wolf Woods     9
The Heritage Pack     17
Finding Her Place     25
The Family Shadow     39
Puppy Love     49
Wolves Are Wild, Dogs Are Domestic     65
Solo's Reign     73
The Pack's Fury     83
The Darkness Returns     95
The Pack Divides     115
Epilogue     119