The Wanderer with Tom Walker (virtual)

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Informed by unparalleled access to a research project that studied wolves in Alaska's Yukon–Charley Rivers National Preserve for more than two decades, award-winning author, photographer, and naturalist Tom Walker shares the story of Wolf 258, nicknamed “the Wanderer.” A GPS collar recorded the animal's coordinates once a day as it moved through the wilderness, and to the amazement of all, the Wanderer traveled more than 2700 miles in less than six months. The first book to chart a wolf's movements for such an extended period of time, The Wanderer offers remarkable insights into this beloved, feared, and mysterious creature. 

Through the lens of 258's epic journey, Walker highlights connections to terrain, history, and looming threats in addition to the biology of wolves and key interrelated species. The Wanderer recounts one particular wolf 's compelling final months, while examining the broader complexity of the species and its struggle for survival. Walker explores the natural history of wolves, and the relationship of people to this predator, shedding light on the tangled politics of wolf management, and the inability of artificial borders to contain this iconic species.

During this presentation you'll also hear an analysis on the status of Oregon's wolves based on the 2022 Annual Wolf Report from Danielle Moser, Wildlife Program Manager for Oregon Wild. We hope to see you for this exciting webcast all about wolves! 

About the author: 

TOM WALKER has been a rodeo hand, horse packer in the Sierra Nevada, Alaska wildlife conservation technician, pilot, wilderness guide, loghome builder, and documentary film advisor. A photographer and writer, he is the author of more than a dozen books centered on Alaska, including Wild Shots, Alaska Wildlife, and The Seventymile Kid. His work has been featured in Alaska Magazine, Field and Stream, Readers' Digest, Newsweek, Audubon, Sierra, and more. Living in Alaska for more than five decades, Walker resides in a log house near Denali National Park.