Wolves, Grizzlies and Greenhorns: Death and Coexistence in the American West - Paperback

by Maximilian Werner (Author)

In the wild, wide open landscapes of the American West, how animals-and predators- are treated depends on the stories people tell about them. The story of conflict between humans and wildlife is as old as humanity. But the landscapes of today have little resemblance to the landscapes of the past. Over the last several hundred years, human consumption, development, greed, and over-population have increasingly displaced large predators. We need new, more nuanced, compassionate, empathetic stories; stories that recognize our place within the natural order, and the value of wild places and other animals? right to live free of human interference and persecution.

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In the wild, wide open landscapes of the American West, how animals-and predators- are treated depends on the stories people tell about them. The story of conflict between humans and wildlife is as old as humanity. But the landscapes of today have little resemblance to the landscapes of the past. Over the last several hundred years, human consumption, development, greed, and over-population have increasingly displaced large predators. We need new, more nuanced, compassionate, empathetic stories; stories that recognize our place within the natural order, and the value of wild places and other animals' right to live free of human interference and persecution.

Author Biography

Maximilian Werner is the award-winning author of seven books, including the essay collections Black River Dreams and The Bone Pile: Essays on Nature and Culture; the memoir Gravity Hill; the nonfiction book Evolved: Chronicles of the Pleistocene Mind; the novel Crooked Creek, and a book of poems titled Cold Blessings. He is an Associate Professor/lecturer in the Department of Writing and Rhetoric Studies at the University of Utah, where he teaches Intermediate Writing, Investigative Environmental Writing and Writing about War.