Most wolf biologists have encountered hundreds of wild wolves in their careers, and in that process, many have become witness to the intimate lives and fates of a select handful of individuals. Over the years, these biologists have occasionally shared stories of their ‘favorite’ wolves with one another, often over drinks at the local pub during wolf conferences. Few outsiders have been privy to these stories—until now... Stories by: Richard P. Thiel, Dan Stahler, L. David Mech, Diane Boyd, Bob Hayes, John Burch, H. Dean Cluff and Marco Musiani, Lu Carbyn, Maggie Dwire, Ellen Heilhecker, Adrian P. Wydeven, Donald Lonsway, Dean Beyer and Brian Roell, Rick McIntyre, Håkan Sand, Camilla Wikenros, Per Ahlqvist, Petter Wabakken and Olof Liberg, Douglas W. Smith, John B. Theberge and Mary T. Theberge, John F. Benson, Mike Phillips, Rolf Peterson, Juan Carlos Blanco and Yolanda Cortés, and Christoph Promberger. Edited by Richard P. Thiel, Allison C. Thiel and Marianne Strozewski