Among Grizzlies: Living with Wild Bears in Alaska

Among Grizzlies: Living with Wild Bears in Alaska
ISBN-10
0345426053
ISBN-13
9780345426055
Category
Nature
Pages
208
Language
English
Published
1999-02
Authors
Timothy Treadwell, Jewel Palovak

Description

A naturalist describes his eight years living with and studying a group of Alaskan wild grizzlies

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