From Field Departure to Poisoning

Never Cry Wolf

This thread follows the unresolved danger facing the wolf family after Mowat leaves and the later return of government predator control to the bay.

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Bearing strength in each event

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The Autumn Departure The Autumn Departure from "Never Cry Wolf". The Autumn Departure Following the Caribou As winter closes in, the Caribou move toward the forest and the Wolves must follow.

The Autumn Departure from "Never Cry Wolf". The Autumn Departure Following the Caribou As winter closes in, the Caribou move toward the forest and the Wolves must follow.

The Autumn Departure Following the Caribou As winter closes in, the Caribou move toward the forest and the Wolves must follow. Mowat recognizes that his own time at the bay is ending with the seasonal change. A Human Campaign Awaits The wolves’ winter range brings them into areas where trappers and bounty systems target them. Their natural migration becomes a passage into greater danger from people.

The Den Inspection The Den Inspection from "Never Cry Wolf". The Den Inspection A Last Research Task Mowat returns to measure the empty nursery den before departure.

The Den Inspection from "Never Cry Wolf". The Den Inspection A Last Research Task Mowat returns to measure the empty nursery den before departure.

The Den Inspection A Last Research Task Mowat returns to measure the empty nursery den before departure. He crawls deep into the passage, despite the cramped tunnel and failing flashlight. A Sudden Encounter Angeline and a pup are still inside. The close confinement triggers fear and anger in Mowat, who escapes without having completed his intended study.

A Parting Howl A Parting Howl from "Never Cry Wolf". A Parting Howl Shame After Fear Outside, Mowat recognizes that his anger grew from feeling vulnerable rather than from anything the wolves did.

A Parting Howl from "Never Cry Wolf". A Parting Howl Shame After Fear Outside, Mowat recognizes that his anger grew from feeling vulnerable rather than from anything the wolves did.

A Parting Howl Shame After Fear Outside, Mowat recognizes that his anger grew from feeling vulnerable rather than from anything the wolves did. Angeline and her pup had been sheltering from the aircraft’s disturbance. A Lost Connection George howls across the landscape, and Mowat hears in it the natural world he had nearly joined. His departure ends the field relationship without resolving the separation between human and wolf.

The Poison Station The Poison Station from "Never Cry Wolf". The Poison Station Control Returns A predator-control officer lands near the bay during the winter of 1958–1959 and places Cyanide wolf getters near an…

The Poison Station from "Never Cry Wolf". The Poison Station Control Returns A predator-control officer lands near the bay during the winter of 1958–1959 and places Cyanide wolf getters near an…

The Poison Station Control Returns A predator-control officer lands near the bay during the winter of 1958–1959 and places Cyanide wolf getters near an occupied den. He also spreads poisoned bait nearby. A Threat Without Witnesses The officer cannot return after the thaw, so no one records what happens to the wolves. The family’s fate is left uncertain, an abrupt return to the control policies Mowat opposed.

An Unknown Outcome An Unknown Outcome from "Never Cry Wolf". An Unknown Outcome No Follow-Up The government officer is unable to revisit the control station, and the record does not establish whether wolves encountered…

An Unknown Outcome from "Never Cry Wolf". An Unknown Outcome No Follow-Up The government officer is unable to revisit the control station, and the record does not establish whether wolves encountered…

An Unknown Outcome No Follow-Up The government officer is unable to revisit the control station, and the record does not establish whether wolves encountered the poison. The animals’ survival remains unresolved. The Unfinished Conflict The uncertainty denies the reader a reassuring conclusion. The account ends by showing that official policies can reach the family even after Mowat has departed.

Late October, as winter approaches

Just before Mowat leaves Wolf House Bay

Immediately after Mowat exits the den

Early May 1959, at Wolf House Bay

After the 1959 spring thaw