Alaska's Bears by Bill Sherwonit

Alaska's Bears by Bill Sherwonit

A handy guidebook to the bears of Alaska, this informative book provides details on bear behaviors, yearly cycles, ecological niches, relations to humans, and more.

“Sherwonit outlines why Alaska’s brown, black, and polar bears have more to fear from us than we do from themHe dishes out a bit of natural history on each species, and brief outlines on how you should behave when meeting a black, brown, or polar bear. Walker provides top-flight photography.”—Anchorage Daily News

For more than three decades, Anchorage-based writer Bill Sherwonit has written extensively about wilderness, the natural history of animals and plants, wildlife management, connection to place, conservation issues, and notions of wildness. He’s contributed stories and photos to a wide variety of national publications and is the author of over a dozen books about Alaska, including To the Top of Denali and Animal Stories. He also teaches nature and travel writing in his adopted hometown of Anchorage. www.billsherwonit.alaskawriters.com.

Tom Walker, a full-time freelance writer and photographer specializing in natural history and wildlife, is regarded as one of Alaska's premier nature photographers. His work has appeared in numerous national, local, and international publications. This award-winning photographer is active in local and national conservation issues. In 2002, Alaska's Governor appointed him to the Citizens Advisory Committee for the Alaska Interagency Kodiak Brown Bear Management Team and helped draft the first comprehensive brown bear management plan for the Kodiak Archipelago. www.tomwalkerphotography.com

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ISBN 13	9781943328581
ISBN 10	1943328587
Title	Alaska's Bears
Author	Bill Sherwonit
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	West Margin Press
Year published	2016-05-26
Number of pages	108
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.