Bear Country: Predation, Politics, and the Changing Face of Pyrenean Pastoralism

by Bryan D. Cummins

Book Overview

Bear Country examines contemporary transhumance in the French Pyrenees, specifically the Ossau valley, which has a population of 6,800 people including approximately 60 shepherds and their families. Concerns about the environment and biodiversity have prompted the French and EU governments to initiate plans to protect certain species and to attempt to reintroduce bears in the Pyrenees in an effort to reestablish a balanced ecosystem. This book examines...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594605629
• ISBN13: 9781594605628
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
• Length: 355 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.