Bear Necessities ― Rescue, Rehabilitation, Sanctuary, and Advocacy

Editor Lisa Kemmerer presents students, academics, researchers, and general interest readers with a collection of academic papers and scholarly articles focused on the pressures threatening the remaining wild populations of the world's eight remaining bear species. The editor has organized the twenty-three contributions that make up the main body of the text in four parts devoted to bear basics, a world of problems for bears, policy and its impact on wild bear populations, and bears as symbols and harbingers in a changing world. The editor is an author, independent scholar, and activist. Annotation c2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Lisa Kemmerer, PhD., graduate of Reed and Harvard, is a scholar and activist, and author/editor of nine books includingEating Earth, Animals and Environment, Sister Species, Animals and World Religions, andPrimate People. You can learn more about her at lisakemmerer.com.