Synopses & Reviews
This stirring book of photographs introduces the many wolves that have been given sanctuary at Wolf Haven International near Mount Rainer in southeast Washington State. Annie Marie Musselman was given the rare opportunity to photograph the wolves at the Wolf Haven sanctuary. These captive-born and displaced wolves came from a variety of captive environments. Some of the highly endangered Mexican and red wolf pups will be raised with the possibility of future release into the wild. Human contact is very limited, so the images captured by Musselman express a wild spirit that is very different from anything seen in domesticated animals. Brenda Peterson’s text puts the stories of these wolves, and of wolves in North America, into context as she describes their behavior patterns and social structure. Wolf Haven uncovers new truths about wolves and the ways humans are finding to coexist with these wild animals.
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"[Musselman’s photos] are stunning in their intimacy." Seattle Refined
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"A moving tribute to the wild, beautiful, haunting animals that have found sanctuary." Shelf Awareness
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"[Mussleman's] images of the haven embody the meditative patience she used to photograph it. They’re ethereal and lightweight, less like static pictures and more like breath — a glimpse of a being that you know is there but that you can’t predict or control." National Geographic
About the Author
Annie Marie Musselman is a fine-art photographer whose work has appeared in the New Yorker and National Geographic.
Brenda Peterson is a novelist, memoirist, and National Geographic nature writer. She is the author of eighteen books including Your Life is a Book.