Cry wolf : inquest into the true nature of a predator

Turning a blind eye to the dangers of the wild can have deadly consequences. Growing up on a northern trap line, Harold Johnson was taught to keep his distance from wolves. For decades, wolves did the same for humans. But now this seems to be changing. In 2005, twenty-two-year-old Kenton Carnegie was killed in a wolf attack near his work camp. Part story, part forensic analysis, Cry Wolf examines this and other attacks, showing how we fail to take this apex predator seriously at our own peril. Growing up on a northern trap line, Harold Johnson was taught to keep his distance from wolves. For more than 100 years, one of Canada's top predators seemed to have absorbed the same lesson about avoiding contact with people, who pose dangers. But this seems to be changing in the twenty-first century. In Cry Wolf , Johnson re-tells the story of a practically unheard of fatal wolf attack. In 2005, twenty-two-year-old Kenton Carnegie was cornered and killed by a lone wolf near his work camp. Johnson draws on his experience as a Crown prosecutor to forensically deconstruct the official reports of the killing. In his telling, the finger of blame points squarely to the lack of respect given to an animal which, as a result, is becoming more dangerous to humans. Johnson believes millennia of Indigenous teaching could have saved a life and rehabilitated the wolf to its honoured place. This book hooked me early. ... Riveting, educational, rational. -John Lagimodiere, journalist and publisher of Eagle Feather News Required Reading For Anyone Invested In Our Shared Future With These Powerful And Complex Creatures. --john Vaillant, Author Of The Tiger And The Golden Spruce Growing Up On A Northern Trap Line, Harold Johnson Was Taught To Keep His Distance From Wolves. For Decades, Wolves Did The Same For Humans. But Now This Seems To Be Changing. In 2005, Twenty-two-year-old Kenton Carnegie Was Killed In A Wolf Attack Near His Work Camp. Part Story, Part Forensic Analysis, Cry Wolf Examines This And Other Attacks, Showing How We Fail To Take This Apex Predator Seriously At Our Own Peril. A Crucial And Timely Examination Of Our Shifting Relationship To The Land In General And The Canis Lupus In Particular. --eden Robinson, Author Of Son Of A Trickster Insightful . . . . Johnson Eloquently Argues That Traditional Ecological Knowledge And The Wisdom Of Indigenous People Can Help Us Better Understand The True Nature Of Predators Such As Wolves. --cristina Eisenberg, Phd, Author Of The Wolf's Tooth And The Carnivore Way "Turning a blind eye to the dangers of the wild can have deadly consequences. Growing up on a northern trap line, Harold Johnson was taught to keep his distance from wolves. For more than 100 years, one of Canada's top predators seemed to have absorbed the same lesson about avoiding contact with people, who pose dangers. But this seems to be changing in the twenty-first century. In Cry Wolf, Johnson re-tells the story of the 2005 death of Kenton Carnegie, who was cornered and killed in a wolf attack near his work camp. Johnson draws on his experience as a Crown prosecutor to forensically deconstruct the official reports of the killing. In his telling, the finger of blame points squarely to the lack of respect given to an animal which, as a result, is becoming more dangerous to humans. Johnson believes millennia of Indigenous teaching could have saved a life and rehabilitated the wolf to its honoured place."-- Provided by publisher CRY WOLF INQUEST INTO THE TRUE NATURE OF A PREDATOR TABLE OF CONTENTS THE TRUTH PART 1 EARLIER WOLF ENCOUNTERS MY OWN ENCOUNTER JIM DESROCHES’S STORY FRED DESJARLAIS’S ENCOUNTER TODD SVARCKOPF AND CHRIS VAN GALDER PART 2 DEATH BY WOLF: KENTON CARNEGIE’S STORY KENTON GOES MISSING ROBERT BURSETH’S STORY WHAT CONSTABLE NOEY SAW SUSPECTS: TWO WOLVES ARE TAKEN THE POST-INCIDENT REPORT WHAT ABOUT THE BEAR TRA CKS? PART 3 THE INQUEST IT BEGINS THE CONDITION AND POSITION OF THE BODY WHAT HAPPENED TO KENTON’S CLOTHING? A QUESTION OF DRAGGING THE FEEDING PATTERN THE TYPES OF INJURIES THE “SCIENTIFIC” CONSENSUS: IT W AS A BEAR BUT...BEARS WERE HIBERNATING REVISITING THE INVESTIGATION PART 4 OTHER EXPLANATIONS MY THOUGHTS ON WOLVES THE WOLF IN CREE TRICKS TER STORIES MY OWN FURTHER EXPERIENCES WITH WOLVES WE DON’T KNOW IF WE DON’T S TUDY THE LAST WORD: WHAT THE ELDERS S AY WORKS CITED INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHOR