The Grizzly in the Driveway

The Return of Bears to a Crowded American West

Robert Chaney (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

277 Seiten

2021
University of Washington Press (Verlag)
978-0-295-74793-4 (ISBN)

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Four decades ago, the areas around Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks sheltered the last few hundred surviving grizzlies in the Lower 48 states. Protected by the Endangered Species Act, their population has surged to more than 1,500, and this burgeoning number of grizzlies now collides with the increasingly populated landscape of the twenty-first-century American West. While humans and bears have long shared space, today's grizzlies navigate a shrinking amount of wilderness: cars whiz like bullets through their habitats, tourists check Facebook to pinpoint locations for a quick selfie with a grizzly, and hunters seek trophy prey. People, too, must learn to live and work within a potential predator's territory they have chosen to call home.

Mixing fast-paced storytelling with rich details about the hidden lives of grizzly bears, Montana journalist Robert Chaney chronicles the resurgence of this charismatic species against the backdrop of the country's long history with the bear. Chaney captures the clash between groups with radically different visions: ranchers frustrated at losing livestock, environmental advocates, hunters, and conservation and historic preservation officers of tribal nations. Underneath, he probes the balance between our demands on nature and our tolerance for risk.

Robert Chaney is a reporter for the Missoulian. A lifelong Montanan, he covers science and the environment.

Erscheinungsdatum	15.01.2021
Reihe/Serie	The Grizzly in the Driveway
Zusatzinfo	11 b&w illus., 2 maps - 11 Illustrations, black and white - 2 Maps
Verlagsort	Seattle
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	544 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	0-295-74793-5 / 0295747935
ISBN-13	978-0-295-74793-4 / 9780295747934
Zustand	Neuware