David SakrisonDavid Sakrison has been a professional writer and editor for more than 35 years. On assignment, he has covered legislative and social issues, fought forest fires in British Columbia, tracked cougars in the Florida Everglades, volunteered for Alaska'sIditarod sled dog race, and once wrestled a Bengal tiger. His previous books include Chasing the Ghost Birds: Saving Swans and Cranes from Extinction. Raised in Middleton and Madison, he attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He now lives in Ripon with his wife Christal and two aging housecats. Read More Read Less