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The Bear Whisperer Lays Out the Profound Impact of Wildfires on Southern California's Black Bear Population

The Bear Whisperer Lays Out the Profound Impact of Wildfires on Southern California's Black Bear Population

"I am surrounded by these bears that have been my life’s work. Bears, bears, everywhere, lost and in need."

By Steve Searles and Chris Erskine | October 13, 2023

Year-Long Insomnia: Why Black Bears Have Stopped Hibernating

Year-Long Insomnia: Why Black Bears Have Stopped Hibernating

Gloria Dickie on the Impact of Climate Change on Bear Behavior in North America

By Gloria Dickie | July 12, 2023

Lauren Groff's next novel is set in the 17th-century American wilderness.

Lauren Groff's next novel is set in the 17th-century American wilderness.

By Dan Sheehan | September 30, 2022

What Happens When a Group of Outsiders Undertakes a Wildly Bold Social Experiment

What Happens When a Group of Outsiders Undertakes a Wildly Bold Social Experiment

Book Dreams Podcast">Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling Guests on the Book Dreams Podcast

By Book Dreams | May 12, 2022

Mary Roach on Finding What’s Weird and Wild in Science Stories

Mary Roach on Finding What’s Weird and Wild in Science Stories

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By Corinne Segal | September 14, 2021

On the Solstice: Deep Winter Dreams of the Spring to Come

On the Solstice: Deep Winter Dreams of the Spring to Come

Rick Bass Considers the Truth of Things at the Darkest Time of the Year

By Rick Bass | December 21, 2020

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