The bears of Grand Teton : a natural and cultural history / Sue Consolo-Murphy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Consolo-Murphy, Sue, 1955- author.

Series:

America's public lands

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grizzly bear--Wyoming--Grand Teton National Park--History.

Grizzly bear.

Grizzly bear--Ecology--Wyoming--Grand Teton National Park.

Bear populations--Wyoming--Grand Teton National Park.

Bear populations.

Grizzly bear--Wyoming--Grand Teton National Park--Management.

Wildlife conservation--Wyoming--Grand Teton National Park.

Wildlife conservation.

Consolo-Murphy, Sue, 1955-.

Consolo-Murphy, Sue.

Physical Description:

xiii, 263 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2025]

Summary:

"Sue Consolo-Murphy's autobiographical narrative traces the history of bear management in Grand Teton National Park and the Jackson Hole area. She pays particular attention to bears' interactions with livestock, especially cattle and sheep, which are ranged much closer to Grand Teton's borders than Yellowstone's"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

A Bear Beginning

Where Bears Belong

Bear Management in the Early Park: 1929-1950

Boom Times and Missing Grizzlies: The 1950s-1970s

Making the List: The 1980s-1990s

The Life of a Bear

Dump Days

Berries and More

Bears and Livestock, Part 1: Sheep

Bears and Livestock, Part 2: Cattle

Wake-Up Call for a New Century

Bear Danger

Guns, Snares, and Bears

The (Not-So-) Forgotten Parkway

Science and Teton Bears

Bears in the 'Hood

Making a Difference

Celebrity

The Unknowable Bears.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781496236272

1496236270

OCLC:

1436904395