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A global exploration of the eight remaining species of bears--and the dangers they face. Bears have always held a central place in our collective memory, from Indigenous folklore and Greek mythology to nineteenth-century fairytales and the modern toy shop. But as humans and bears come into ever-closer contact, our relationship nears a tipping point. Today, most of the eight remaining bear species are threatened with extinction. Some, such as the panda bear and the polar bear, are icons of the natural world; others, such as the spectacled bear and the sloth bear, are far less known. In Eight Bears, journalist Gloria Dickie embarks on a globe-trotting journey to explore each bear's story, whisking listeners from the cloud forests of the Andes to the ice floes of the Arctic; from the jungles of India to the backwoods of the Rocky Mountain West. She meets with key figures on the frontlines of modern conservation efforts--the head of a rescue center for sun and moon bears freed from bile farms, a biologist known as Papa Panda, who has led China's panda-breeding efforts for almost four decades, a conservationist retraining a military radar system to detect and track polar bears near towns--to reveal the unparalleled challenges bears face as they contend with a rapidly changing climate and encroaching human populations.

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Gloria Dickie is an award-winning journalist and is currently a global climate and environment correspondent at Reuters News Agency. Her writing has been published in the New York Times, the Guardian, National Geographic, Scientific American, and Wired, among others. She was nominated for a National Magazine Award, was named a finalist for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists in international reporting, and has served on the board of the Society of Environmental Journalists. Originally from Canada, she now lives in London, England. Cassidy Brown is an actor, singer, voice-over artist, and audiobook narrator living in Los Angeles. Cassidy grew up in Oakland, California, where she spent most of her youth performing in every school production she could get her hands on. She later moved to San Francisco, which began her love affair with big cities, and she has since lived and worked as an actor in San Francisco, Manhattan, and Los Angeles. She dreams of moving to Dublin, Ireland, one day. Cassidy has a Bachelor of Arts degree from UC Berkeley. Currently, Cassidy can be seen in national commercials, films, and TV series. Her latest commercial was alongside Amy Poehler. When not in front of the camera, you can find her doing voice-over for network tv shows, or in her home booth narrating audiobooks. When she is not performing, Cassidy spends most of her time reading, exploring nature and having living room dance parties with her five-year-old son, and eating way too many avocados, which are her true passion.

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