"You have done a unique and powerful thing, bridging passion, science and practical management. Your insightful, well researched and witty book will guide and inspire humans to live in greater harmony with bears." — Steve Herrero, author of Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance, and Past President of the International Association for Bear Research and Management (IBA)
"A comprehensive primer that is useful for professionals and the public alike. I found the book highly readable, clear, easy to use and quite complete. Masterson strikes a good balance between information and entertainment, producing a book I suspect biologists, wildlife managers and agency personnel will turn to more than they might at first think." Click to read the full review —Karen Noyce, Vice President for Americas, IBA; Research Biologist, Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources
"An excellent book with so much great information that we want to pass on to our Hemlock Farms residents. With minor adjustments in our behavior, we can make major changes in bear behavior." — Dennis Fleming, Hemlock Farms HOA, Pennsylvania
"We recommend Living with Bears to all our property owners, and we sell it in the office. It makes it much easier to get people to understand what they need to do to prevent bear problems." — Jim Tiffin, Crystal Lakes Association, Colorado
"If you live in bear country (and, unless you're an inner-city resident, you probably do), you owe it to bears to read this smart, useful and long-overdue book. Don't let them die because of your or your neighbors' mistakes." — Ted Williams, Editor-at-Large, Audubon, and Conservation Editor, Fly Rod & Reel
"As someone who lives, hikes and fishes in bear country, I highly recommend this book. Following the helpful tips and guidelines will help make both bears and people safer. Living with Bears is also an invaluable guide for city governments, schools, and wildlife professionals and management agencies." — General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Spokesman for the National Be Bear Aware and Wildlife Stewardship Campaign
"I believe that anyone who picks up Living with Bears will be motivated to work toward preventing conflicts with black bears. And just as importantly, they will have the information they need to do it." — Patti Sowka, Director, Living with Wildlife Foundation
"Funny, easy to read, beautifully layed out and full of good advice. It's also very complete. We really needed a book like this one." — Sylvia Dolson, Executive Director, Get Bear Smart Society, British Columbia, Canada
"I have over 350 bear publications in my personal library and I must say that this is one of my favorites. A wonderful, well written book, full of useful information on how to live with bears. I especially liked the tips spread throughout the book by noted bear biologist Tom Beck." — William R. Cramer, Durango, Colorado
"This is not your usual dry documentary type book on an animal. It's very lively, funny, yet serious at the same time. After all, dealing with bears is serious business. If you live in bear country, this is a must have book. You'll learn to respect bears and not be afraid of them It's intetersting to learn that bears are more afraid of us than we are of them." — Sandy James, Colorado
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