Eight Bears

Mythic Past and Imperiled Future

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Beschreibung

<p>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.</p><p>In <i>Eight Bears</i>, 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 centre 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.</p><p>Weaving together ecology, history, mythology and a captivating account of her travels and observations, Dickie offers a closer look at our volatile relationship with these magnificent mammals. Engrossing and deeply reported, <i>Eight Bears</i> delivers a clear warning for what we risk losing if we don't learn to live alongside the animals that have shaped our cultures, geographies and stories.</p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781324086994

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

208 x 137 x 18 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Verlag / Hersteller

Norton & Company