Captive Wild: One Woman's Adventure Living with Wolves

by Lois Crisler and Crisler L

Book Overview

After photographing the wildlife of the Arctic, the assignment which led to the creation of Arctic Wild, Herb and Lois Crisler decided to bring home the five orphaned tundra wolf cubs they had reared.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158574123X
• ISBN13: 9781585741236
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

If you want an exotic pet, read this

This book was written in a time when spaying and neutering animals wasn`t popular, and when wildlife laws were nothing but peices of scrap paper. The author raises her wolf pups from Arctic Wild but sadly, only one puppy manages to live without somehow being shot to death, ill or attacked. The author tries to make the dogs and the wolf happy, but she only creates more havoc by rearing dangerous wolf dogs and feral animals that can never be tamed. The end is sad, but none the less not surprising,the wolf`s home fails her as well as her desire to be free from captivity. The message is very clear, people kill wild animals when they think of them as pets. I reccemend this book to those intrested, because it hould change your perception on keeping exotic animals.

Captive Wild

When reading upon the first pages of this work, I noticed a definite connection between the wolves and humans, a warmth, such, that would be continued over many years and pages of the book. I saw how this situation took place, as the book unfolded. Chris and Lois cared for these wolves and became one with them. Instead of killing them, they brought them back to Colorado after the Arctic expedition. There were many times when tears came to my eyes when there were special encounters with the wolves, especially Alatna. I know, I have a wolf dog myself. They are the most intelligent, comforting animals I have ever known. The book plays out over seven years.....with Alatna having pups and other givings and misgivings. Alatna and other wolves who needed a constant care were given it. You must read the book....However, the ending was the most tragic situation I could imagine. This couple had to move from Craig Cabin so the land could be sold. Instead of inquiring of wolf sanctuaries......Lois and Chris Killed Alatna and many of their bretherin. This left me cold. They brought Alatna from Alaska and others, plus produced offspring, and in the end .....willfully killed them.....My heart runs cold with this. I call upon our maker to have mercy on these wolves souls...Alatna loved Lois and the situation she had with humans and trusted them. Why did they betray her and her bretherin?? As to the hand of MAN, who kills in the interest of himself. I find no other alternative but hell, for these persons. I cried at the ending of this book, I pounded my fists on my legs and cried, humans are so stupid and cruel.