Shadow Mountain

A Memoir of Wolves, a Woman, and the Wild

Renee Askins

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Anchor Books
06 January 2004

Zoology & animal sciences; The natural world, country life & pets; Caravan & camp-site guides

After forming an intense bond with Natasha, a wolf cub she raised as part of her

undergraduate research, Renee Askins was inspired to found the Wolf Fund. As head

of this grassroots organization, she made it her goal to restore wolves to Yellowstone

National Park, where they had been eradicated by man over seventy years before. In this intimate account,

Askins recounts her courageous fifteen-year campaign, wrangling along the way with

Western ranchers and their political allies in Washington, enduring death threats,

and surviving the anguish of illegal wolf slayings to ensure that her dream of restoring

Yellowstone's ecological balance would one day be realized. Told in powerful, first-person

narrative, Shadow Mountain is the awe-inspiring story of her mission and her impassioned

meditation on our connection to the wild.

By: Renee Askins
Imprint: Anchor Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 244g
ISBN: 9780385482264
ISBN 10: 0385482264
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 06 January 2004
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Renee Askins is a writer, naturalist, environmental activist, and founder of the Wolf Fund. Educated at Kalamazoo College and Yale University, she has written and lectured extensively on the relationship between humans, animals, and the wild. She has been profiled in Time, Audubon,TheNew York Times, Life,People, and Parade, and her writing has been featured in Harper's Magazine and in the anthology Intimate Nature- The Bond Between Women and Animals. Askins has received awards from the Outdoor Writers of America, the Student Conservation Association, and the Wyoming Wildlife Federation. She lives in Wilson, Wyoming, with her husband, Tom Rush, and their daughter, four dogs, and three parakeets.

Reviews for Shadow Mountain: A Memoir of Wolves, a Woman, and the Wild

The wolves of North America have their Jane Goodall, and her name is Renee Askins . An eloquent plea for nature unrestrained. Outside Magazine Delightful fun to read. The seamless way Askins weaves the natural world into her narrative brings to mind Terry Tempest Williams s memoir Refuge. The New York Times Book Review Demonstrates the kind of deep natural wisdom and sense of awe at the wild that has distinguished writers like Edwin Muir, Annie Dillard, and Aldo Leopold .Wonderfully poignant. BookPage Renee Askins is a modern-day hero, a woman of tremendous courage and creativity. . . . Never have we needed these words more. This book is a quiet revolution. Terry Tempest Williams, author of Refuge and Leap