Derek Stonorov chronicles a half century of his remarkable field experiences studying brown bear behavior as a research scientist and guide in some of Alaska’s most beautiful wild places.
Derek Stonorov chronicles a half century of his remarkable field experiences studying brown bear behavior as a research scientist and guide in some of Alaska’s most beautiful wild places.
Derek Stonorov is a retired wildlife biologist and guide working out of Homer, Alaska. He has educated hundreds of students, photographers, filmmakers, scientists, and tourists about brown bears. Stonorov has written articles for Natural History magazine and produced booklets for Alaska Fish and Game, the Nature Conservancy, Alaska Audubon, the National Park Service, and others. He has also written and directed several films, including the award-winning Way of the Bear.
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List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1. Beginnings 1. We Thought the World Would Never Run Out of Wild Animals 2. Causation and Function 3. Meeting Molly 4. My Best Choice 5. Egegik and Akutaq Part 2. Lake Becharof 6. First Bear 7. A Dance of Displeasure 8. Now I Understand—Social Bears 9. Becharof Days 10. How Do You Know That? Part 3. McNeil River 11. Big Rock Candy Mountain 12. Sex, Drugs, and Confrontation 13. Signals and Rituals 14. The Crux of the Biscuit—Extraordinary Bears 15. Higher Education 16. Hell for Stout Part 4. Individuals and Opportunists 17. Return to McNeil 18. Being Alpha 19. Where the Bears Are 20. Ages and Stages 21. Bonds and Maturity 22. Freude der Bären Part 5. Watch the Bear 23. Alaska Bear Quest 24. Ephraim River 25. Bear Watching 26. Snow Bear 27. Sterling 28. Safety in Bear Country
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1. Beginnings 1. We Thought the World Would Never Run Out of Wild Animals 2. Causation and Function 3. Meeting Molly 4. My Best Choice 5. Egegik and Akutaq Part 2. Lake Becharof 6. First Bear 7. A Dance of Displeasure 8. Now I Understand—Social Bears 9. Becharof Days 10. How Do You Know That? Part 3. McNeil River 11. Big Rock Candy Mountain 12. Sex, Drugs, and Confrontation 13. Signals and Rituals 14. The Crux of the Biscuit—Extraordinary Bears 15. Higher Education 16. Hell for Stout Part 4. Individuals and Opportunists 17. Return to McNeil 18. Being Alpha 19. Where the Bears Are 20. Ages and Stages 21. Bonds and Maturity 22. Freude der Bären Part 5. Watch the Bear 23. Alaska Bear Quest 24. Ephraim River 25. Bear Watching 26. Snow Bear 27. Sterling 28. Safety in Bear Country
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