“Never Cry Wolf” begins as young naturalist Farley Mowat is hired on by the Canadian government to undertake a biological study on wolves in the Arctic. But since only reading things we agree with can get boring after a while, I thought I’d take on the challenge. There was also the fact that Mowat’s writing seemed to take on a pretty anti-hunting slant. I vaguely remembered watching a movie based on the book as a kid, and recalled there being a good deal of controversy around it.
When a reader suggested I check out Farley Mowat’s book “Never Cry Wolf”, I hesitated. It’s no wonder wolf issues can get so complicated. Some would prefer all wolves killed in the name of human safety and livestock protection, while others like the idea that wolves exist even though they’ll never see or be affected by one in a direct way. Some lament that wolves kill big game animals hunters could be harvesting, while others argue that wolves are a necessity for proper ecosystem function. As a top predator and keystone species, charismatic and fearsome at the same time, the wolf gets a lot of attention. It’s near impossible to bring up the subject of wolves without stirring up a certain level of controversy.
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