Kevin Grange is a firefighter paramedic in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He is the award- winning author of Wild Rescues: A Paramedic's Extreme Adventures in Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton, Lights and Sirens: The Education of a Paramedic, and Beneath Blossom Rain: Discovering Bhutan on the Toughest Trek in the World, He has written for National Parks, Backpacker, Utne Reader, Yoga Journal, and the Orange County Register. He has worked as a park ranger and paramedic at Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Grand Teton National Parks.
<p>In Grizzly Confidential, author Kevin Grange—former paramedic and park</p><p>ranger at Yellowstone and Grand Teton—comes face-to-face with North</p><p>America’s most fearsome predator, Ursus Arctos.</p><p>His quest takes him from his home in the Tetons to an eerie, mist-shrouded island of</p><p>gigantic bruins; from the Bear Center at Washington State University—where scientists</p><p>believe the secrets of hibernation might help treat diabetes, heart disease, and obesity</p><p>in humans—to the dark underbelly of for-profit wildlife parks, illegal animal trade and</p><p>black markets hawking bear bile.</p><p>Along the way, he meets fascinating biologists and activists and discovers that</p><p>everything he knew about grizzlies was wrong. Ultimately, his odyssey leads him to</p><p>find answers on a remote corner of the Alaskan Peninsula where, for the last fifty</p><p>years, humans have coexisted peacefully alongside the largest gathering of brown</p><p>bears on the planet.</p><p>Grizzly Confidential is about bears but also the inspiring people who look after them.</p><p>This is a fast-paced, gripping story that educates, entertains, and gives a sneak peek</p><p>into the secret life of a well-known species. Part science, part travelogue, and a</p><p>passionate plea for bear conservation, Grizzly Confidential is a lively account for</p><p>anyone who loves the outdoors and learning about the natural world.</p>
