Shadow of the Bear: Travels in Vanishing Wilderness Their declinesome to the edge of extinctionforetells a bigger story: that of our planet's peril. Along the way, he confronts poachers in the jungles of Cambodia, witnesses the cruelty of the bear bil
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| Title | : | Shadow of the Bear: Travels in Vanishing Wilderness |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.93 (116 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1596911980 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2006-07-11 |
| Genre | : |
Around the world in pursuit of the beast we fear, revere, abuse, and adore.We've been meeting bears in the wilderness, and in our dreams, since the dawn of human history. Celebrated in art and myth since we began drawing on the walls of caves, they cast a long shadow over our collective subconscious. Wherever bears endure, they are an indicator of the health of their ecosystem. Their declinesome to the edge of extinctionforetells a bigger story: that of our planet's peril.In a series of remarkable journeys, Brian Payton travels the world in search of the eight remaining bear species. Along the way, he confronts poachers in the jungles of Cambodia, witnesses the cruelty of the bear bile trade in China, and delves into the politics of panda sex. From the reclusive spectacled bears of Peru to the man-eating sloth bears of India, Payton captures the power and beauty of these fascinating creatures while exploring their unique place within very different cultures. Vivid characters, ex
Editorial : From Publishers Weekly
Beginning with a dream in which he teaches a bespectacled bear to read, journalist and novelist Payton (Hail Mary Corner) chronicles eight worldwide adventures he took to see a variety of bears in their natural habitat and understand their "political, economic, and cultural environments," delivering an extremely satisfying and sometimes provocative read. His accounts of his travels always present engrossing information on a range of topics, such as the politics of Chinese panda preservation, the squalid living conditions of the endangered Cambodian sun bear and the struggle to protect the Italian brown bear from the results of financial mismanagement at national parks. Each chapter is nicely structured and displays investigative skill; Payton's concern for environmental issues never gets in the way of his reporting. His final chapter on the American brown bears of the Colorado Plateau stylishly concludes with a moving meeting with a Navajo medicine ma
I wouldn't recommend this book to everyone, but I did very much enjoy it myself.
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