5 must-read science books like Wolves: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation by L. David Mech

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Wolves: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation

By: L. David Mech

4.37

Format: 472 pages, Paperback

Wolves are some of the world's most charismatic and controversial animals, capturing the imaginatio…

If you liked the science plot in Wolves: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation by L. David Mech , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves

By: Farley Mowat

4.21

Format: 246 pages, Paperback

More than a half-century ago the naturalist Farley Mowat was sent to investigate why wolves were ki… read more

Similar categories in Farley Mowat's Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves book and L. David Mech's Wolves: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation

  • wolves
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
"We have doomed the wolf not for what it is, but for what we deliberately and mistakenly perceive it to be –the mythologized epitome of a savage ruthless killer – which is, in reality, no more than a …"

-Farley Mowat, Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves

"Whenever and wherever men have engaged in the mindless slaughter of animals (including other men), they have often attempted to justify their acts by attributing the most vicious or revolting qualiti…"

-Farley Mowat, Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves

2. Arctic Dreams

By: Barry Lopez

4.13

Format: 334 pages, Paperback

Barry Lopez's National Book Award-winning classic study of the Far North is widely considered his m… read more

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3. Of Wolves and Men

By: Barry Lopez

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Originally published in 1978, this classic exploration of humanity's complex relationship with and … read more

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4. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)

By: Jules Verne , Anthony Bonner

3.89

Format: 269 pages, Hardcover

When an unidentified “monster” threatens international shipping, French oceanographer Pierre Aronna… read more

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"We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones."

-Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)

"Aures habent et non audient` - `They have ears but hear not"

-Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)

"Steam seems to have killed all gratitude in the hearts of sailors."

-Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)

"If there were no thunder, men would have little fear of lightning."

-Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)

5. A Wolf Called Romeo

By: Nick Jans

4.18

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The unlikely true story of a six-year friendship between a wild, oddly gentle black wolf and the pe… read more

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6. Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

By: Caroline Criado Pérez

4.35

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development, to healthcare, to education and… read more

Similar categories in Caroline Criado Pérez's Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men book and L. David Mech's Wolves: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation

  • nonfiction
  • science
"When planners fail to account for gender, public spaces become male spaces by default."

-Caroline Criado Pérez, Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

"It's not always easy to convince someone a need exists, if they don't have that need themselves."

-Caroline Criado Pérez, Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

"You don’t have to realise you’re being discriminated against to in fact be discriminated against."

-Caroline Criado Pérez, Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

"There is no such thing as a woman who doesn’t work. There is only a woman who isn’t paid for her work."

-Caroline Criado Pérez, Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

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7. Down From The Mountain: The Life and Death of a Grizzly Bear

By: Bryce Andrews

4.13

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The story of a grizzly bear named Millie: her life, death, and cubs, and what they reveal about the… read more

Similar categories in Bryce Andrews's Down From The Mountain: The Life and Death of a Grizzly Bear book and L. David Mech's Wolves: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation

  • biology
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
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8. Wolves: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation

By: L. David Mech

4.37

Format: 472 pages, Paperback

Wolves are some of the world's most charismatic and controversial animals, capturing the imaginatio… read more

Similar categories in L. David Mech's Wolves: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation book and L. David Mech's Wolves: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation

  • ecology
  • wolves
  • biology
  • animals
  • research
  • natural history
  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • nature
  • science
Cover of Yellowstone Wolves: Science and Discovery in the World’s First National Park by Douglas W. Smith

9. Yellowstone Wolves: Science and Discovery in the World’s First National Park

By: Douglas W. Smith

4.48

Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition

A tome featuring the perspective of 70 different ecology experts. It is unprecedented and offers th… read more

Similar categories in Douglas W. Smith's Yellowstone Wolves: Science and Discovery in the World’s First National Park book and L. David Mech's Wolves: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation

  • wolves
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • nature
  • science

5 must-read nonfiction books like Wolves: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation by L. David Mech

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Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves

Farley Mowat

4.21

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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

Caroline Criado Pérez

4.35

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Down From The Mountain: The Life and Death of a Grizzly Bear

Bryce Andrews

4.13

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Wolves: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation

L. David Mech

4.37

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Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History

Dan Flores

3.41

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American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon

Steven Rinella

3.50

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Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law

Mary Roach

3.84

Transform Your Habits

Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail

Andrea Lankford

3.76

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