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Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Wild animals > General
Four decades ago, the areas around Yellowstone and Glacier National
Parks sheltered the last few hundred surviving grizzlies in the
Lower 48 states. Protected by the Endangered Species Act, their
population has surged to more than 1,500, and this burgeoning
number of grizzlies now collides with the increasingly populated
landscape of the twenty-first-century American West. While humans
and bears have long shared space, today's grizzlies navigate a
shrinking amount of wilderness: cars whiz like bullets through
their habitats, tourists check Facebook to pinpoint locations for a
quick selfie with a grizzly, and hunters seek trophy prey. People,
too, must learn to live and work within a potential predator's
territory they have chosen to call home. Mixing fast-paced
storytelling with rich details about the hidden lives of grizzly
bears, Montana journalist Robert Chaney chronicles the resurgence
of this charismatic species against the backdrop of the country's
long history with the bear. Chaney captures the clash between
groups with radically different visions: ranchers frustrated at
losing livestock, environmental advocates, hunters, and
conservation and historic preservation officers of tribal nations.
Underneath, he probes the balance between our demands on nature and
our tolerance for risk.
From the Azteca to the Appaloosa, Choctaw to the Palomina, Brumbys
in Australia to the Mongolian, from rare breeds such as the Polish
Konik to the semi-feral Pyrenean Pottok, Horses celebrates a wide
variety of breeds from all around the world. Ranging from dressage
to police horses, from racing horses to rodeo and polo, the book
looks at the anatomy and lifecycle of foals and yearlings, colts
and fillies, stallions, mares and geldings around the globe. It
includes draft horses and warmbloods, light horses and
thoroughbreds, gaited horses, ponies and breeds that have become
feral. Each photograph is accompanied by a caption with fascinating
information about the characteristics of each breed. Illustrated
with 200 outstanding colour photographs, Horses is an exquisitely
produced work packed with lively information about this beloved
animal.
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