Backyard Bears: Conservation, Habitat Changes, and the Rise of Urban Wildlife

This book explores what happens as wildlife and people increasingly share urban and suburban spaces. It opens with four biologists studying the expanding black bear population around Asheville, North Carolina, where a once-threatened species has become more common. Radio-collared bears provide information that helps the researchers anticipate behavior and suggest safer ways for bears and people to live nearby. The book also addresses misconceptions about bears, past human choices that harmed habitat and food sources, and other urban-adapting animals, including leopards, wild boars, and feral chickens.