What happens when conservation efforts for a species are so successful that there's a boom in the population? Part field science, part conservation science, Backyard Bears looks at black bears - and other animals around the globe - who are rapidly becoming our neighbors in urban and suburban areas. North Carolina's black bears were once a threatened species, but now their numbers are rising in and around Asheville. Can humans and bears live compatibly? What are the long-term effects for the bears? Author Amy Cherrix follows the scientists who, in cooperation with local citizens, are trying to answer to these questions and more.

 

There are 80 pages in this book. This book was published 2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company .

Amy Cherrix has been through six hurricanes, two floods, a desert sandstorm, and more blizzards than she cares to count. Amy holds a master's degree in children's literature from Simmons College and works as a children's book buyer at a fiercely independent bookstore. www. amycherrix. com.