Wolf: an Ancient Spirit Returns

Library Bookwatch, Feb, 2005

Wolf: An Ancient Spirit Returns

Michael Rosen and Sharon Howard

Peter Coyote, narrator

Bullfrog Films, Inc.

PO Box 149, Oley, PA 19547

1594580480 $TBA 1-800-543-3764

Wolf: An Ancient Spirit Returns is an amazing video about the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park. Thousands of years ago, humankind domesticated the wolf and made them into the beloved animal companions that are dogs. Wild wolves remain villified by legend and media, and hated by livestock owners near Yellowstone because the hungry predators take a bite out of their cattle profits. But wolves are also a crucial part of balancing Yellowstone's ecosystem, keeping the coyote and grazing mammal population in check, and revered by Native American cultures. If America were to become unwilling to bring wolves back to their Yellowstone homeland, what message would it send to other nations with fewer resources striving to preserve and repatriate their exotic wildlife? Wolf: An Ancient Spirit Returns interviews wolf experts, from wildlife stage trainers to scientists to authentic native shamans, reveals the hardships of a wolf hunt (perhaps one in thirty-five wolf attempts to catch a meal yields success), and much more. The Inspirational viewing for any wolf lover, Wolf: An Ancient Spirit Returns is also very highly recommended for junior high, high school and college classrooms.