Rick McIntyre
Rick McIntyre is the award-winning author of the Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone book series for adults and the Chronicles of the Yellowstone Wolves book series for children (with co-author David A. Poulsen). Internationally recognized as one of the world's foremost experts on wild wolf behavior, he has shared his scientific insights and storytelling about the Yellowstone wolves on This American Life and National Geographic, as well as in countless articles and documentaries. He has spent more time observing and documenting wolves in the wild than any other person. A retired National Park ranger, McIntyre has spent more than forty years watching wolves in America’s national parks, over twenty-five of those years in Yellowstone, where he has accumulated over 100,000 wolf sightings, worked on the Yellowstone Wolf Reintroduction Project, and educated the public about the park’s wolves. He lives in Silver Gate, Montana.
America’s beloved wolf researcher, historian, and longtime Yellowstone park ranger shares his long-awaited memoir, My Life With Wolves: How I Became the Storyteller for the Yellowstone Packs, a story filled with true grit, laughter, and love for America’s National Parks. Take a front-row seat in the world of Yellowstone’s most majestic animals and discover park ranger Rick McIntyre’s deep bond with the wilderness and the wisdom of its wolves.
In this entertaining memoir, Rick McIntyre recounts his life spent amongst wild nature while working in the National Parks Service as a park ranger and shares the wisdom he has gained from spending nearly every day of his adult life in the presence of wolves. This book chronicles Rick’s journey, explains his values, and brings readers up to date on the latest dramas of the Junction Butte pack in Yellowstone. Along the way, this tale threads Rick’s calm assertiveness in the face of conflict, his wise dealings with humans and animals, and his gentle sense of humor