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In Grizzly Confidential, author Kevin Grange - former paramedic and park ranger at Yellowstone and Grand Teton - comes face-to-face with North America's most fearsome predator, Ursus Arctos.His quest takes him from his home in the Tetons to an eerie, mist-shrouded island of gigantic bruins; from the Bear Center at Washington State University - where scientists believe the secrets of hibernation might help treat diabetes, heart disease, and obesity in humans - to the dark underbelly of for-profit wildlife parks, illegal animal trade and black markets hawking bear bile.Along the way, he meets fascinating biologists and activists and discovers that everything he knew about grizzlies was wrong. Ultimately, his odyssey leads him to find answers on a remote corner of the Alaskan Peninsula where, for the last fifty years, humans have coexisted peacefully alongside the largest gathering of brown bears on the planet.
About the Author
Kevin Grange is a firefighter paramedic and an award-winning freelance writer with an emphasis on the medical field, adventure and travel.Kevin's new book, WILD RESCUES, details his experiences as a paramedic with the National Park Service and will be published by Chicago Review Press in April 2021. In June 2015, Berkley Books, published LIGHTS AND SIRENS, Kevin's true account of going through UCLA's renowned Daniel Freeman Paramedic Program--and practicing emergency medicine on the streets of Los Angeles.In 2011, The University of Nebraska Press published Kevin's travel memoir, BENEATH BLOSSOM RAIN, about his 24-day trek through the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan.When he's not at the fire station or his desk, Kevin can be found skiing, hiking and mountain biking in the wild areas around Jackson Hole. Instagram: @kevin.m.grangeFacebook: Kevin Grangewww.kevingrange.com
