Discusses the return of wolves to Yellowstone National Park in January of 1995 after their sixty-nine year absence from the park and chronicles the drama of the reintroduction, the political forces behind it, and the lives of wolves in their new home.
When Buck is kidnapped from his pampered dog's life with Judge Miller, he is thrust into the Klondike Gold Rush and learns to battle his enemies, discover his animal instincts, and survive nature.
When his older sister Julie brings home two small wolf pups, Amaroq takes care of the one called Nutik and grows to love it, even though Julie tells him it cannot stay.