LONE WOLF by Adam Weymouth (epub)(Nonfiction)

Lone Wolf by Adam Weymouth (ePub) (Nonfiction)
Author: Adam Weymouth
First Published: January 2025
Category/Genre: Nonfiction, Nature Writing, Travel, Environmental History

Lone Wolf is an epic and deeply insightful account of Adam Weymouth’s journey across Europe as he retraces the path of Slavc, a young wolf who, in 2011, set out from Slovenia and trekked more than 1,000 miles through the Alps to northern Italy. Slavc’s journey marked the return of wolves to regions where they had been extinct for over a century, and his meeting with a female wolf on the Lessinian plateau sparked a lupine renaissance in the area.

Weymouth’s journey is not just a tale of wildlife; it’s a vivid exploration of the human and political landscapes that shape and are shaped by the wolf’s return. As he follows Slavc’s GPS trail on foot, sleeping in the same forests and crossing the same borders, Weymouth speaks with farmers, politicians, and local residents to understand the complex reactions to the wolf’s resurgence. The book explores the tensions between rewilding and traditional rural life, nationalism and globalization, and the rapid changes wrought by climate change and migration