The Phantom Grizzly

by PhD Stephen F. Stringham

Overview

What's it like to come eyeball-to-eyeball with a wild bear inside its den? Or to be stalked through moonlit mountains by a grizzly? Find out in this spellbinding memoir by bear expert Stephen F. Stringham.

From his first encounter as a toddler to nearly 20,000 more over his career, Stringham has experienced North America's bears as few others have. Now he invites you along on his extraordinary adventures tracking, studying, and sometimes barely escaping these powerful predators. Trek into remote wildernesses to assist groundbreaking bear research. Marvel at mysterious behaviors decoded through painstaking science. Feel your pulse quicken during thrilling mishaps narrowly survived. But most of all, prepare to have your perceptions shaken as Stringham delves deep into the minds of bears, overturning damaging myths and revealing the remarkable intelligence of these animals.

The Phantom Grizzly offers an insider's view into the hidden world of bears, brimming with revelatory insights from a lifetime devoted to understanding them. Come face-to-face with bears through the eyes of an expert striving to transform our relationship with nature's most awe-inspiring inhabitants. If you're ready to venture far beyond the ordinary - to glimpse the wonder of bears in a whole new light - then this powerful book is waiting.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781962340168
Publisher:	Hangar 1 Publishing
Publication date:	02/25/2025
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.36(d)

About the Author

Stephen Stringham was born in Colorado, spending his early years at his father’s gold mine on Sugarloaf Mountain, west of Boulder, back in the days when the area had more mountain lions than people. At age twelve, he moved with his family to central California, where he soon discovered a fortune in gold whose value at modern prices would be roughly $10 million.

After earning his BSc degree in Biological Oceanography and Marine Ecology, he went on to earn his MSc and Ph.D. degrees studying the behavioral and population ecology of Alaskan moose, European elk (red deer), European mountain goats (chamois), roe deer, and bears. From that time to the present, his research has focused on mother-offspring relations, communication, aggression, roles of adult males, and predator-prey relations.

He later founded WildWatch, an educational services company that engages in basic and applied research, as well as consulting on wildlife issues, and producing educational materials (mainly books and videos) related to wildlife ecology and behavior. He occasionally teaches university courses and tutors K-12 students in math and science.

Along with his wife and soul mate Jacqueline, he has lived and worked in several Native American communities in Montana and Alaska. They are deeply interested in Indigenous Science. All of his activities promote bear conservation – for which he raises funding through writing and selling videos and books, including this one as well as guiding bear viewers and serving as an expert witness in court cases.