As more and more of the American population moves from the countryside into the cites and suburbs, the expansion of those cities and suburbs into what was once the countryside frequently brings humans into contact with the wildlife that is trying to adapt to the new conditions brought about by the proximity of large numbers of people.
In the newly published paperback edition of Bears in the Backyard; Big Animals, Sprawling Suburbs, and the New Urban Jungle from The Countryman Press, an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company, Edward R Ricciuti examines the interactions between humans and large animals across the “crabgrass frontier.” Additionally, he explains some of the things that people living in areas where interactions with large animals are likely might do to keep themselves safe from what might become unpleasant or even dangerous encounters.
