The Beast in the Garden: The True Story of a Predator’s Deadly Return to Suburban America

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The Beast in the Garden: The True Story of a Predator’s Deadly Return to Suburban America Author: Format: Paperback / softback First Published: Published By: WW Norton & Co
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Pages: 288 Language: English ISBN: 9780393326345 Categories: ,

When residents of Boulder, Colorado, suddenly began to see mountain lions in their backyards, it became clear that the cats had returned after decades of bounty hunting had driven them far from human settlement. In a riveting environmental tale that has received huge national attention, journalist David Baron traces the history of the mountain lion and chronicles one town’s tragic effort to coexist with its new neighbors. As thought-provoking as it is harrowing, The Beast in the Garden is a tale of nature corrupted, the clash between civilization and wildness, and the artificiality of the modern American landscape. It is, ultimately, a book about the future of our nation, where suburban sprawl and wildlife-protection laws are pushing people and wild animals into uncomfortable, sometimes deadly proximity.

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"Written with the dramatic flourish of a thriller, Baron's fascinating book is a cautionary tale of what happens when we destroy animal habitats..."John Stewart, The Ecologist

Author Biography

David Baron is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and author of The Beast in the Garden and American Eclipse. A former science correspondent for NPR, he has also written for the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Scientific American, and other publications. David recently served as the Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology, Exploration, and Scientific Innovation. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.