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.

America's Public Lands

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Grizzly bear.

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

Bear populations.

Consolo-Murphy, Sue, 1955-.

Consolo-Murphy, Sue.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (283 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln, Nebraska : 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:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781496242914

1496242912

9781496242921

1496242920

OCLC:

1513421899