Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-342) and index.
Contents
Divergent evolution -- Shark of the plains -- Last of the lobos -- Those that remained -- The 1970s and 1980s -- Setting the stage -- Controlling the message -- Shooting a dinosaur -- Discounting reports -- Planning process -- Taxonomic distinction -- Reintroduction and litigation -- Judicial howlings -- Killing wild wolves -- Downes's decision -- The appeal -- Friends of the court -- Legal maneuvers -- The Canadians can stay -- Indian dogs -- Protected predator -- Night of the wolves -- Terrorist attack -- Watching wolves -- Testimony -- Elk woes -- Compensation fraud -- Dead wolf -- Federal trespass -- Compounding problems -- Higher court -- Canine aggression -- Pandora's box -- Epilogue.