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Why Rick McIntyre Is the Go-To Guy for All Things Wolves

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14.04.2026

In his long-awaited memoir, McIntyre offers valuable lessons about wolves and our relationships with wildlife.

His newest book is a must-read for people who want to and may have a life like his and those who never will.

McIntyre is a master at seamlessly weaving the latest science into fascinating new stories about wolves.

Extremely few people have had a life like that of award-winning wolf expert Rick McIntyre, author of the “Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone” series for adults and “The Chronicles of the Yellowstone Wolves” series for kids with co-author David A. Poulsen.1 Celebrated as the most prolific wolf observer in the world—called "the ultimate guru of wolf behavior” by Jane Goodall—with more than 100,000 sightings of wild wolves, his new book My Life With Wolves: How I Became the Storyteller for the Yellowstone Packs is a most-welcomed, more personal addition to this outstanding series.

The description of his fascinating book tells it all, and I'm thrilled that Rick could take the time to offer more insights into his amazing life and the wolves he studied.

"This book chronicles Rick’s journey, explains his values, and brings readers up to date on the latest dramas of the Junction Butte pack in Yellowstone. Along the way, this tale is threaded through with Rick’s calm assertiveness in the face of conflict, his wise dealings with humans and animals alike, and his gentle sense of humor—like the time a woman excitedly thought she saw a grizzly bear through his telescope and Rick had to break it to her that what she saw was really an … Arctic ground squirrel."

"This book chronicles Rick’s journey, explains his values, and brings readers up to date on the latest dramas of the Junction Butte pack in Yellowstone. Along the way, this tale is threaded through with Rick’s calm assertiveness in the face of conflict, his wise dealings with humans and animals alike, and his gentle sense of humor—like the time a woman excitedly thought she saw a grizzly bear through his telescope and Rick had to break it to her that what she........

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