Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future by Gloria Dickie (English) Hardcov

by Gloria Dickie

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Eight Bears by Gloria Dickie Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description A global exploration of the eight remaining species of bears and the dangers they face Publisher Description Bears have always held a central place in our collective memory, from Indigenous folklore and Greek mythology to nineteenth-century fairytales and the modern toy shop. But as humans and bears come into ever-closer contact, our relationship nears a tipping point. Today, most of the eight remaining bear species are threatened with extinction. Some, such as the panda bear and the polar bear, are icons of the natural world; others, such as the spectacled bear and the sloth bear, are far less known. In Eight Bears, journalist Gloria Dickie embarks on a globe-trotting journey to explore each bear s story, whisking readers from the cloud forests of the Andes to the ice floes of the Arctic; from the jungles of India to the backwoods of the Rocky Mountain West. She meets with key figures on the frontlines of modern conservation efforts-the head of a rescue center for sun and moon bears freed from bile farms, a biologist known as Papa Panda, who has led China s panda-breeding efforts for almost four decades, a conservationist retraining a military radar system to detect and track polar bears near towns-to reveal the unparalleled challenges bears face as they contend with a rapidly changing climate and encroaching human populations. Weaving together ecology, history

• Publisher: Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
• Year: 2023
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9781324005087
• Condition: Fine

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