A wildlife photographer records in text and photographs two visits to Ellesmere Island, Northwest Territories, where he filmed a pack of Arctic wolves over several months.

Surveys the history of the troubled relationship between wolves and humans, examines the view that these predators are a valuable part of the ecosystem, and describes the conservation movement to restore them to the wild.

A professional photographer visits Ellesmere Island near the North Pole and observes the behavior of a pack of Arctic wolves, focusing on a timid male that becomes the pack's babysitter.