Book description
To wolf expert, Shaun Ellis, wolves aren't just his work, they're also
his family. An extraordinary man, Shaun has been fascinated by wolves
all his life, living as part of their pack for two years with no human
contact. What he gained was a unique and fascinating insight into their
world, and that of our very own domestic dogs.
Shaun Ellis grew up in the Norfolk countryside with a passion for and
understanding with animals from an early age. His early fascination with
wolves, and determination to understand them, led to him spending years
in the US with the Naz Paz Indian tribe, watching wolves, learning to
understand their roles and behaviour in the pack and how to communicate
with them. He even lived as part of a wild pack for two years, without
any human contact. Bringing his knowledge back to the UK, he astonished
wildlife experts with his knowledge and insight. He now lives, eats and
sleeps with his two wolf packs at Combe Martin Wildlife Park. This is
the story of Shaun's determination to understand these extraordinary
animals and how what he has learned can help others to understand their
own domestic dogs. Shaun Ellis grew up in the Norfolk countryside,
loving animals from an early age. Always fascinated by wolves, Shaun
worked in the army for several years before saving enough money to go
and live with the Nez Perce Indian tribe in Idaho who were studying and
working with native wolves. Shaun worked with them for seven years in
total, including spending two years living with a pack of wild wolves
with no human contact. Finally, to save his own life, he re-entered the
human world. Now, Shaun is known to the thousands of visitors to the
Combe Wildlife Centre in Devon, where he currently lives with his two
packs of wolves. Shaun also advises the armed forces on training for
their dog handlers and is greatly in demand for talks applying what he
has learnt about wolves to understand canine behaviour.
