{"product_id":"book-hk0b","title":"Eight Bears","description":"\u003cb\u003eA global exploration of the eight remaining species of bears—and the dangers they face.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBears have always held a central place in our collective memory, from Indigenous folklore and Greek mythology to nineteenth-century fairytales and the modern toy shop. But as humans and bears come into ever-closer contact, our relationship nears a tipping point. Today, most of the eight remaining bear species are threatened with extinction. Some, such as the panda bear and the polar bear, are icons of the natural world; others, such as the spectacled bear and the sloth bear, are far less known.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEight Bears\u003c\/i\u003e, journalist Gloria Dickie embarks on a globe-trotting journey to explore each bear's story, whisking listeners from the cloud forests of the Andes to the ice floes of the Arctic; from the jungles of India to the backwoods of the Rocky Mountain West. She meets with key figures on the frontlines of modern conservation efforts—the head of a rescue center for sun and moon bears freed from bile farms, a biologist known as Papa Panda, who has led China's panda-breeding efforts for almost four decades, a conservationist retraining a military radar system to detect and track polar bears near towns—to reveal the unparalleled challenges bears face as they contend with a rapidly changing climate and encroaching human populations.","brand":"Highbridge Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49354679943472,"sku":"BDhk0b","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49354680009008,"sku":"ZEhk0b","price":45.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49354680074544,"sku":"ZMhk0b","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/hk0b-cover.jpg?v=1765874161","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hk0b","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}