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Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature, encourages a skeptical look at our own motivations in this restorative effort, even as he argues that the psychological and spiritual benefits to humans would be at least as great as the ecological benefits of restoration John B. Theberge, a scientist with years of experience in tracking the Canadian wolf population, notes that issues of restoration and "return" are far more complex from a biological and ecological point of view than much of the debate would suggest Kristin DeBoer, director of the environmental group RESTORE: The North Woods, reviews the state of the political debates, while also offering a personal account of her own motivations and goals in working toward wolf restoration Rick Bass, novelist and nature writer, brings the experiences of his home state of Montana to bear on the debate in the northeast John Elder is Professor of English and Environmental Studies at Middlebury CollegeBass, Rick is the author of 'Return of the Wolf Reflections on the Future of Wolves in the Northeast' with ISBN 9780874519679 and ISBN 0874519675.
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