Polar Bears

Monika Rohlmann is an environmental consultant in Yellowknife, Northwest
Territories.

Polar Bears is a collaboration between Ian Sterling, a 20-year veteran
of polar bear research, and Dan Guravich, an internationally acclaimed
nature photographer. Written for the layperson in nonscientific
language, it provides a wealth of information about polar bears. How did
they evolve? Are they endangered? How do they reproduce? What is the
history of their interaction with humans and the environment? How do
they think? What do you do with a drugged polar bear? Does research harm
them? These and countless other questions are addressed in a thoroughly
captivating manner.

This book makes it clear why the polar bear has become the symbol of
the Arctic. The largest carnivore on earth exists in the harshest
environment by virtue of its intelligence and perfect adaptability: the
polar bear defines the North. This fascinating and thorough
investigation of the polar bear is required reading for anyone who is
interested in wildlife and, particularly, the North.