title: Grizzly West: A Failed Attempt to Reintroduce Grizzly Bears in the Mountain West
author:  Michael J. Dax 
description: <DIV>&quot;<I>Grizzly West</I> is an excellent environmental history that puts the story of grizzlies in the West in their biological, human and politic context.&quot;&mdash;Erin H. Turner, <I>Big Sky Journal</I></DIV> (Erin H. Turner <i>Big Sky Journal</i>)<br /><br /><DIV>&quot;A fascinating look at just how complicated issues of wildlife and conservation are out here, as well as the grip in which the West is held by its own mythology, <I>Grizzly West&#160;</I>makes clear that it&rsquo;s very hard for a bear, or a wolf, or a river to just be what they are when politics, history and human nature are involved.&quot;<I>&mdash;Lit/Rant</I></DIV> (<i>Lit/Rant</i> 2015-09-09)<br /><br /><DIV>&quot;<I>Grizzly West</I> is a timely retrospective of biopolitics surrounding conservation of large carnivores in the western US.&quot;&mdash;J. Organ, <I>CHOICE</I></DIV> (J. Organ <i>CHOICE</i>)<br /><br /><DIV>&quot;<I>Grizzly West</I> is a good book. . . . Dax resurrects a missing and important story and uses it to illustrate critical trends in modern western history.&quot;&mdash;Adam Sowards, <I>Annals of Wyoming</I></DIV> (Adam Sowards <i>Annals of Wyoming</i>)<br /><br /><DIV>&quot;Incredibly informative.&quot;&mdash;Douglas M. Richardson, <I>Mountain Research and Development</I></DIV> (Douglas M. Richardson <i>Mountain Research and Development</i>)<br /><br /><DIV>&quot;A timely read.&quot;&mdash;Scott Parker, <I>Bozeman Daily Chronicle</I></DIV> (Scott Parker <i>Bozeman Daily Chronicle</i> 2016-06-10)<br /><br /><DIV>&quot;Of primary interest to environmental historians and historians of western politics, Dax&rsquo;s detailed description of a decade&rsquo;s worth of political maneuvering is greatly augmented by his access to previously unknown personal documents and interviews with the principals involved.&quot;&mdash;Mark Madison, <I>Western Historical Quarterly</I></DIV> (Mark Madison <i>Western Historical Quarterly</i> 2016-07-13)<br /><br /><DIV>&quot;<I>Grizzly West</I> should be recommended reading for anyone interested in the environmental and political history of the American West.&quot;&mdash;Peter S. Alagona, <I>Environmental History</I></DIV> (Peter S. Alagona <i>Environmental History</i>)<br /><br /><DIV>&quot;<I>Grizzly West</I> is a wellspring of insight regarding the political dimensions of species restoration in the 1990s and will be of value to both academic and general readers with an interest in recent issues in western environmentalism.&quot;&mdash;Kelsey Matson, <I>Pacific Northwest Quarterly</I></DIV> (Kelsey Matson <i>Pacific Northwest Quarterly</i>)<br /><br /><P>&ldquo;Idaho&rsquo;s Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness together with the Frank Church Wilderness constitute the largest roadless area in the Lower 48. All this land is prime and historical grizzly bear habitat. Yet, despite nearby grizzly populations in Montana, this vast region is tragically and bafflingly devoid of grizzly bears. How could this be? Michael Dax&rsquo;s unusually thorough book documents our public failure to reintroduce the great bear to its natural home.&rdquo;&mdash;Doug Peacock, author of <I>Grizzly Years</I> and <I>In the Shadow of the Sabertooth</I></P><DIV>&#160;</DIV> (Doug Peacock 2014-09-16)
zlib_text: Grizzly Ridge 4
  Duane
  With Jesse as his cousin, Elijah’s freedom was stunted. The alpha always makes
  sure Elijah has an escort whenever he leaves the house, and Jesse’s rules are
  enough to drive any man insane. When the pack leaves for a hunt, Elijah sneaks
  out and follows. But trouble finds him, and Elijah’s life is threatened by the very
  man being hunted. He finds a bear and a bunny shifter that help him, unaware
  that fate is about to intervene. He’s kidnapped right in front of his cousin, and
  carted off to a bear clan.
  Duane’s bear takes over and steals Elijah from the wolves. He thinks Elijah is a
  sweet little wolf shifter, until his mate becomes riled. But Elijah keeps putting
  himself in harm’s way, and Duane is at his wit’s end, especially when the feds
  show up looking for the missing sheriff, and one of them attacks Elijah,
  threatening to expose the shifters of the mountains to the world.
  Genre: Alternative (M/M, Gay), Paranormal, Shape-shifter
  Length: 26,117 words 
  
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