Queen of the Wolves
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Summary
In pack life, the central role is played not by the male wolf but by the female. They choose their mates, plan hunting grounds and pup-rearing sites, forge alliances, and fight to protect their families. Wolf 06 was foremost among them. Yet against humans armed with guns, they were powerless. In the end, how could they escape it all?
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers who enjoy nature writing and wildlife observation records
- Animal behavior enthusiasts interested in wolf social structure and the role of matriarchs
- Those curious about ecological conservation issues in Yellowstone National Park
- Readers who want to understand human-wildlife conflict through an individual life story
Not a good fit for
- Readers expecting fast-paced adventure fiction or invented plots
- Beginners seeking only a wolf encyclopedia and basic facts
- Readers sensitive to depictions of animal death and ecological conflict
Reading tips
- Read the first three volumes in the series before this one to better understand Wolf 06's family lineage.
- While reading, note the female wolf's decisions in mate choice, alliance-building, and pup protection to map the pack's power relations.
- Pause at the human-conflict sections and reflect further with Yellowstone conservation background in mind.
- Keep a Yellowstone map or wolf genealogy notes to mark territories and family changes as you read.
About the publisher
People's Literature Publishing House publishes across classical literature, foreign literature, documentary writing and folk literature, with 492 titles in its catalogue. Representative books range from the Chinese classic Romance of the Three Kingdoms to Lao She's Teahouse and Longxu Ditch in the Selected Works of Lao She, as well as translated foreign literature such as Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury, Dante's Divine Comedy and Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels, alongside documentary and fictional works including Primo Levi's If This Is a Man and João Guimarães Rosa's The Devil to Pay in the Backlands. Its authors include Chinese writers such as Lao She, translators such as Shen Emeri and Li Wenjun, and foreign authors such as James Wood. Overall, the house has a strong record in editing classic works and translating foreign literature, with a publishing character that bridges Chinese and foreign writing and values textual quality.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 序言
- 前言
- 黄石国家公园东北地图
- 部分黄石狼群领地 2009年—2015年
- 女族长们
- 德鲁伊峰狼群的历史
- 第一部分 2009年—2010年
- 第一章 行使头狼职责
- 第二章 母狼06登场
- 第三章 06拉起了一支队伍
- 第四章 06和它的第一窝幼崽
- 第五章 06搬到了拉玛尔谷
- 第二部分 2011年
- 第六章 06的第二窝
- 第七章 战争前奏
- 第三部分 2012年
- 第八章 拉玛尔河上的惨案
- 第九章 营救06母狼
- 第十章 莫莉狼群袭击06家族
- 第十一章 巢穴突袭
- 第十二章 团队合作
- 第十三章 狼妈妈复仇记
- 第十四章 夏末的拉玛尔谷狼群
- 第十五章 艰难时刻
- 第四部分 2013年
- 第十六章 重新开始
- 第十七章 挫折
- 第五部分 2014年
- 第十八章 对母头狼的探索
- 第六部分 2015年
- 第十九章 926号的艰难时刻
- 第二十章 926号的胜利
- 第二十一章 “希望”一词的含义
- 尾声
- 作者说明
- 致谢
- 参考文献
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About the author
Rick McIntyre is an author of nonfiction literature centered on wolves. His Chinese translated name is now fairly consistent, while details such as his original English name, nationality, and dates of birth and death remain unclear in publicly available sources. Two of his works are included here, namely The Redemption of Wolf 302 and The Queen of the Wolves, both written in a documentary style and revolving around the survival circumstances and individual fates of wild wolf packs. These two works show that the author's writing focuses on long-term observation and factual records of the wolf as a species. He is skilled at using the experiences of specific individuals to present the social structure of wolf packs and the natural ecology, while weaving reflections on the relationship between humans and wildlife into his narratives. Overall, his works combine the immediacy of nature writing with a concern for animal conservation, and are suitable for readers interested in wildlife issues. Because public information is limited, no further inferences about the author's personal life are made here.
Xu Yunyun is a Chinese author known for documentary literature. Publicly available information about her is limited, and only two works by her are currently known: The Redemption of Wolf No. 302 and The Queen of Wolves. Judging from the titles and the common category of documentary literature, her writing centers on wolves, combining animal narrative with documentary observation and focusing on the relationship between humans and wildlife as well as the fate and choices of individuals in real-world circumstances. Both works fall within documentary literature, and their concentrated subject matter shows the author's sustained engagement with animal themes. Because no confirmed information is available about her life, nationality, education, or awards, this introduction is based only on the works and categories recorded in the database and does not speculate about her personal experience. Readers who wish to understand her writing may begin with these two works and appreciate her calm, concrete narrative approach.
