Alaska's Bears

Alaska is truly bear country. It is the only one of Americas fifty states to be inhabited by all three of North Americas ursine species: black, polar bear, and brown bear (also known as grizzly). Alaskas Bears is a handy guidebook to the bears of Alaska, a book that slips easily into a jacket pocket or a day pack, and that provides entertaining armchair reading when youre not in bear country. Here in one compact edition is a book that can help you understand Alaskas bears and their natural histories. Learn about their appearances, behaviors, yearly cycles, ecological niches, and relationships with humans. Find full details on how to visit Alaskas prime bear-viewing and get tips for traveling safely through bear country. Complementing Bill Sherwonits text are photographs from longtime Alaskan Tom Walker, a premier wildlife photographer who has spent hundreds of hours in the company of bears.