School Science and Mathematics, February 1st, 2003
The film Never Cry Wolf, inspired by Farley Mowatt's novel, begins with some reminiscing by a young scientist (i.e., Tyler) about his travels to the Arctic to demonstrate that wolves had been preying on the caribou population. For years, we are told, the caribou population had been slowly and consistently decreasing, and the accepted view was that wolves were responsible. Unfortunately, definitive data did not exist in support of what everyone already knew and Tyler had been asked (told) by his mentor to provide the necessary evidence to support a plan for reducing the wolf population.
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