STRANGE ENCOUNTER ON COHO CREEK

By Morris Homer Erwin, May 1987

A PROSPECTOR SPENDS days camping in the Alaskan wilderness, working hard to earn the trust of a mother wolf snared in a trap before she and her four pups starve to death. Eventually, he is able to free her. Four years later, he encounters a wolf in the same meadow. Yes, the same wolf. When we shared this classic on rd.com in 2019, it went viral, and it has now been read by many millions online and in print.