{"product_id":"eight-bears-by-gloria-dickie-9781324005087","title":"Eight Bears","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBears have always held a central place in our collective memory, from Indigenous folklore and Greek mythology to nineteenth-century fairytales and the modern toy shop. But as humans and bears come into ever-closer contact, our relationship nears a tipping point. Today, most of the eight remaining bear species are threatened with extinction. Some, such as the panda bear and the polar bear, are icons of the natural world; others, such as the spectacled bear and the sloth bear, are far less known.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eEight Bears\u003c\/em\u003e, journalist Gloria Dickie embarks on a globe-trotting journey to explore each bear's story, whisking readers from the cloud forests of the Andes to the ice floes of the Arctic; from the jungles of India to the backwoods of the Rocky Mountain West. She meets with key figures on the frontlines of modern conservation efforts—the head of a rescue centre for sun and moon bears freed from bile farms, a biologist known as Papa Panda, who has led China's panda-breeding efforts for almost four decades, a conservationist retraining a military radar system to detect and track polar bears near towns—to reveal the unparalleled challenges bears face as they contend with a rapidly changing climate and encroaching human populations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWeaving together ecology, history, mythology, and a captivating account of her travels and observations, Dickie offers a closer look at our volatile relationship with these magnificent mammals. Engrossing and deeply reported, \u003cem\u003eEight Bears\u003c\/em\u003e delivers a clear warning for what we risk losing if we don't learn to live alongside the animals that have shaped our cultures, geographies, and stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46832850698476,"sku":"9781324005087","price":56.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/10735263482659.jpg?v=1758414627","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/eight-bears-by-gloria-dickie-9781324005087","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}