{"product_id":"the-bears-of-grand-teton-a-natural-and-cultural-history-paperback-softback-9781496236272","title":"The Bears of Grand Teton; A Natural and Cultural History (Paperback \/ softback) 9781496236272","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Bears of Grand Teton\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Natural and Cultural History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSue Consolo-Murphy (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781496236272\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 April 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e282 pages, 18 photographs, 2 illustrations, 4 maps, 3 tables, index\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.416 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"In this engrossing narrative, Consolo-Murphy covers the region's history, including local Native Americans and their relationships with bears, on to early outsiders and those who established the park. . . . Readers will gain valuable insights into these remarkable animals in a book suitable for pleasure reading and research.\"-James Pekoll, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“A masterpiece of well-researched history, colorful lore, pioneering science, and the savvy of personal experience. Sue Consolo-Murphy, uniquely qualified to write this book by virtue of her decades of productive work on behalf of the region’s bears, has given us the authoritative and richly textured tale we’ve long needed. From here on out, anyone hoping to come to terms with Teton bears should start by reading this book.”-Paul Schullery, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bear Doesn’t Know\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“This book is a delight to read. . . . It is a story of bears and people and how we can live with them.”-Christopher Servheen, retired grizzly bear recovery coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“A wonderful look at the black and grizzly bears of Grand Teton National Park. It is a fascinating story of expansion and change, with grizzlies such as famous 399 and her offspring going south to colonize new lands.”-Robert W. Righter, author of \u003ci\u003eCrucible for Conservation: The Struggle for Grand Teton National Park\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bears of Grand Teton\u003c\/i\u003e is the first comprehensive history of bears, black and grizzly, and their interactions with people in Grand Teton National Park and the surrounding area of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. It is also a personal account by Sue Consolo-Murphy, who spent thirty years as a wildlife manager for the National Park Service.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Consolo-Murphy focuses on the natural, cultural, and administrative histories of bears in and around Grand Teton National Park and the nearby John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway, paying particular attention to bears’ interactions with livestock. Entertaining and educational, \u003ci\u003eThe Bears of Grand Teton\u003c\/i\u003e also explores the phenomenon of social media celebrity bears-such as Grizzly 399, the world’s most famous bear-and the challenges of listing and removing grizzly bears from Endangered Species Act protection.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e List of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 1. A Bear Beginning\u003cbr\u003e 2. Where Bears Belong\u003cbr\u003e 3. Bear Management in the Early Park: 1929–1950\u003cbr\u003e 4. Boom Times and Missing Grizzlies: The 1950s–1970s\u003cbr\u003e 5. Making the List: The 1980s–1990s\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Life of a Bear\u003cbr\u003e 7. Dump Days\u003cbr\u003e 8. Berries and More\u003cbr\u003e 9. Bears and Livestock, Part 1: Sheep\u003cbr\u003e 10. Bears and Livestock, Part 2: Cattle\u003cbr\u003e 11. Wake-Up Call for a New Century\u003cbr\u003e 12. Bear Danger\u003cbr\u003e 13. Guns, Snares, and Bears\u003cbr\u003e 14. The (Not-So-) Forgotten Parkway\u003cbr\u003e 15. Science and Teton Bears\u003cbr\u003e 16. Bears in the ’Hood\u003cbr\u003e 17. Making a Difference\u003cbr\u003e 18. Celebrity\u003cbr\u003e 19. The Unknowable Bears \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Bison Books","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52685660553496,"sku":"9781496236272","price":19.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-bears-of-grand-teton-a-natural-and-cultural-history-paperback-softback-9781496236272","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}