In this acclaimed addition to the beloved Scientists in the Field
series, author Amy Cherrix follows scientists investigating black
bears--and other animals around the globe--who are rapidly becoming our
neighbors in urban and suburban areas, with full-color photography.?
North Carolina's black bears were once a threatened species, but what
happens when conservation efforts for a species are so successful that
there's a boom in the population. With black bear numbers on the rise,
suddenly these animals are finding themselves in areas they've never
been before--like in and around Asheville.
Author Amy Cherrix follows scientists as they study these backyard bears
and the local citizens living among them, trying to figure out just how
this happened and what it means for bears and their new neighbors.
Part field science, part conservation science, Backyard Bears looks at
black bears--and other animals around the globe--whose numbers are not
only rising, but thriving, and finding themselves in new locations
around the world.