The Red Snow [antikvár]

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The writing of a factual book which deals with the intricacies that define the life history of any wild species must be the result not only of the author's own efforts but those of many others. Their assistance takes a variety of forms which range from simple encouragement and criticism to the direct inclusion of their own expertise in the exhaustive task of producing an entirely factual book. It is impossible to single out everyone who has taken part in the writing of The Red Snow, and to those who are not mentioned here by name, I extend my sincere thanks for their part in the story of the St. George Creek wolves. I owe a debt of gratitude to Mr. Robert Stephenson, Biologist for Wolf Studies with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. During the writing he offered encouragement when I needed it most. Bob Stephenson's qualifications to judge the validity of the story stem from many years of personal observation of wolves, a decade devoted to radio collar or telimetry research, along with the coordination of the department's Eskimo/Wolf Programs. Dr. Victor Vanballenberghe is also employed by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game as Statewide Fur Bearer Biologist. A wildlife ecologist who conducted extensive wolf research with L. David Mech in Minnesota and then in Alaska, Vanballenberghe gave freely of his time and expertise in the proof reading of the rough manuscript. To both Vic Vanballenberghe and Bob Stephenson I offer my most sincere thanks. My close friend Dr. R. Dale Guthrie, Professor of Zoology at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, provided a colorfully understandable account of the paleontology of the gray