Walking with Bears: One Man's Relationship with Three Generations of Wild Bears

DeBruyn, Terry D.

ISBN 10: 1558216421 / ISBN 13: 9781558216426

Published by The Lyons Press, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Walking with Bears: One Man's Relationship with Three Generations of Wild Bears
• Publisher: The Lyons Press
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1558216421
• ISBN 13: 9781558216426
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Biologist Terry DeBruyn chronicles his six seasons in Michigan's Upper Peninsula observing black bears for up to fifteen hours each day, offering observations on such events as nursing, eating, feeding, climbling, playing, and denning.

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Some people prefer to walk in the woods alone. Terry DeBruyn walks with bears. Set in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Walking with Bears is the account of an extraordinary human-ursine relationship. DeBruyn, a biologist specializing in black bears, believes that the only way to protect a wild species is to determine precisely what they do all day: Exactly what do they eat? How much time do they spend sleeping, playing? What is the interaction between mother and cubs?To answer these questions, DeBruyn pioneered a G.P.S. monitoring system for radio-collared bears, but he soon realized the only way to truly understand the animal is to enter her world. And so begins his incredible story.Like Jane Goodall, Dan Fossey, and others who have shared the awesome experience of witnessing the lives of wild animals from within the fold, DeBruyn, with enormous patience and respect, succeeds in acclimating a North American black bear with cubs to his presence. The rewards are immense. Carmen (as the bear is named) and her daughter Nettie and, later, Nettie's daughter June are the ambassadors who grant us a glimpse into bear life. DeBruyn is their interpreter. He is a privileged guest, watching intimate family scenes: nursing, grooming, and wrestling among den mates. He learns as much about the moods and emotional life of bears as about their dietary requirements. Walking with Bears is an endearing tale of interspecies friendship. It will forever change the way we view one of the most fascinating and feared of all wild animals. (61/4 X 91/4, 300 pages, color photos)