• Vicious: Wolves and Men in North America by Jon T. Coleman (3)

  • This book explores the human extirpations of wolves across the U.S. during periods of colonization and settlement. It has a lot of historical information and anecdotes, and questions whether it is wolves, or really the humans who persecuted them, who are truly vicious.​

• The Wolf's Tooth: Keystone Predators, Trophic Cascades, and Biodiversity by Cristina Eisenberg (6)

  • This  book offers more information about the ecological role of wolves and the trophic cascades they can cause as top, keystone predators. ​

• Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England byWilliam Cronon (5)

  • This book explores the interactions between the colonists who settled New England, the Native Americans who already lived there, and the wildlife and ecosystems of the area. It provides a lot of historical information and explains some of the natural history of New England

• Travels in New England and New York by Timothy Dwight 

  • This is a historical account of New England by Timothy Dwight, an eighteenth century American academic and former president of Yale.​

• New Englands Prospect by William Wood (44)

  • Published in 1634, this book is a "True, Lively, and Experimentall Description of that Part of America, Commonly Called New England" as the author, WilliamWood puts it. It offers accounts of New England's nature and wildlife, early in the colonial period.

• Historical Records (18, 19, 26,27,30)

  • There are a lot of historical records from different New England towns that are accessible online and feature primary records of the wolf bounty  system and historical wolf problems. A few include the New Haven Records, Massachusetts Records, Plymouth Records, and the Town Records of Salem.​

• Cristina Eisenberg - https://www.cristinaeisenberg.com/research (7)

  • This is the webiste of scientist Cristina Eisenberg, who focuses on trophic cascades and the ecological roles of predators like wolves. She is also the author of The Wolf's Tooth, a book listed above. This is a good source for information on current reserach involving wolves.

• Wolves in the Northeast: Principles, Problems, and Prospects - https://www.nwf.org/~/media/PDFs/Wildlife/WolvesNortheast.ashx (29)

  • This is a PDF put together by the National Wildlife Federation and it includes information about the potential return of wolves to New England, and the potential consequences that it could have for people.

• US Fish and Wildlife Service - https://www.fws.gov/

  • This is a federal department that monitors and manages the wildlife popultaions of the U.S., specifically those species listed on the Endangered Species Act. If you search "wolves" on the site, it will generate information on the different regional populations of wolves, general biological information about wolves, and the possible delisting of the Gray Wolf  from the ESA.​

• Yellowstone National Park - https://www.yellowstonepark.com/

  • This is the official website of Yellowstone National Park, the park where wolves were reintroduced and triggered the trophic cascade that is the object of so much study. This site has lots of information about the wolf populations of the park, the reintroduction process, and the trophic cascade caused by the wolves.​

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• Northeast Ecological Recovery Society - https://www.adirondackwolf.org/index.html​​

  • This organziation​ works towards the preservation and restoration of native American species and ecosystems. It features the Timber Wolf Recovery project, which is aimed towards returning the Timber Wolf to Adirondack State Park.

• Timber Wolf Alliance - https://www.northland.edu/centers/soei/twa/

  • The Timber Wolf Alliance is an organization geared towards promoting healthy wolf populations in Michigan and Wisconsin and human coexistance with wolves.​

• Native America - http://www.nativeamerica.org/

  • Native America is an organization dedicated to the restoration of native American species to their historic habitats.​

• Defenders of Wildlife - https://defenders.org/wildlife/gray-wolf

  • Defenders of Wildlife is a major conservation charity that works to protect a wide variety of endangered and threatened species. The link above leads to the page covering its work on gray wolves.​

• International Wolf Center - https://wolf.org/ (31)

  • The International Wolf Center​ in Minnesota works to educate people about wolves and has a group of "Ambassador Wolves"that help teach the public and are part of the Center's live wolf exhibition.

• Maine Wolf Coalition - http://mainewolfcoalition.org/

  • The Main Wolf Coalition aims to promote wolf recovery in Maine through education.​

• Northeast Wolf Coalition - https://www.northeastwolf.org/eastern-wolf.html

  • The Northeast Wolf Coalition is a collaboration between conservation organizations in the New England states and New York with the goal of promoting wolf recovery in the Northeast.  ​

• Wolf Conservation Center - https://nywolf.org/

  • The Wolf Conservation Center in New York aims to teach the public about wolves and help in their conservation through "Ambassador" wolf programs, live wolf exhibits, and keeping individuals of endangered wolf species (such as the Mexican Gray Wolf) in captivity until there is the opportunity for a wild-release. This website offers lots of information on wolves, but it also very educational and fun to visit the Center in person and meet some of their Ambassador wolves. ​