Into Brown Bear Country by Will Troyer

Into Brown Bear Country by Will Troyer

Bears are North America's most complex and controversial predator, both loved and hated for their majesty and power. Will Troyer's introduction to the natural history of Alaska's brown bears is both enchanting and informative, told with the objectivity of a biologist, the resonant voice of an outdoorsman who has spent decades in bear society, and breathtaking photography.

Troyer was a pioneer in the study of brown bears. Convinced that scientific research was the only antidote to widespread fear and misinformation about one of Alaska's largest predators, he gathered data with primitive equipment and endured hair-raising adventures. His career spanned dramatic changes in approaches to bear management that ranged from extermination to conservation, a history of human-bear interactions that he recounts with unusual insight and first-hand knowledge. Troyer offers a holistic description of bear biology and behavior, an account of bear-human interactions, and practical advice for viewing and photographing bears. Into Brown Bear Country offers an intimate, realistic view of the lives of Alaska's coastal bears. Entertaining and readable, it will be enjoyed by all readers of nature literature and is an essential starting point for anyone visiting bear country.

Troyer, Will: - Will Troyer worked for thirty years in Alaska for the U.S. Department of the Interior. He is also the author of Into Brown Bear Country and From Dawn to Dusk: Memoirs of an Amish-Mennonite Farm Boy, andhas written in numerous magazines, including Natural History, Alaska Magazine, and Outdoor Life.

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ISBN 13	9781889963723
ISBN 10	1889963720
Title	Into Brown Bear Country
Author	Will Troyer
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	University of Alaska Press
Year published	2005-03-01
Number of pages	152
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