num_pages: 288
description: The story of a grizzly bear named Millie: her life death and cubs and what they reveal about the changing character of the American West. The grizzly is one of North Americas last large predators. Their range is diminished but theyre spreading into the West again where once they were king. The challenge: humans rule the roost now and most are wary at best as grizzlies approach. In searing detail awardwinning writer Montana rancher and conservationist Bryce Andrews tells us about one such grizzly. Millie was a typical mother: strong cunning fiercely protective of her cubs. But raising those cubs was hard. The mountains were changing as the climate warmed and people crowded the valleys. There were obvious dangers like poachers and subtle ones like the corn field that drew her into human territory and sure trouble. That trouble is where Bryces story intersects with Millies. He shares both in Down from the Mountain showing how this singular drama is a piece of a much larger one in the West: an entangled bloody collision between people protecting a life theyve known for generations and the people fighting to preserve one of Americas wildest landscapes.
language: English
title: Down From The Mountain: The Life and Death of a Grizzly Bear
publisher: Mariner Books