A great interview with Steve Searles and Chris Erskine, authors of the new book "What the Bears Know: How I Found Truth and Magic in America's Most Misunderstood Creatures." Some of you may know Steve from his groundbreaking work with bears (and people) in the mountain town of Mammoth Lakes, California. And some of you know Chris Erskine, a nationally renowned writer, columnist and editor for The Los Angeles Times. This is a fascinating talk and an even more fascinating book! Steve Searles is a self-taught bear expert who’s been working with the animals for nearly three decades. Since 1996, he has been the wildlife specialist for the ski town of Mammoth Lakes, Calif., where he developed a global reputation for his novel approaches to keeping residents—and the bears—safe. Steve founded the town’s “Don’t Feed Our Bears” program and helped formulate Yosemite National Park’s initial bear program. In 2010, he was the topic of the reality show “The Bear Whisperer” on Animal Planet. He is a native of Orange County, Calif. Chris Erskine is a nationally known columnist, with most of his work appearing in the Los Angeles Times and distributed to 600 papers nationwide. As an editor there, he was part of two Pulitzer Prize-winning teams. He is best known to readers for his weekly pieces on life in suburban Los Angeles. This is his fifth book. He is a native of Chicago and now lives in Los Angeles.
A great interview with Steve Searles and Chris Erskine, authors of the new book "What the Bears Know: How I Found Truth and Magic in America's Most Misunderstood Creatures." Some of you may know Steve from his groundbreaking work with bears (and people) in the mountain town of Mammoth Lakes, California. And some of you know Chris Erskine, a nationally renowned writer, columnist and editor for The Los Angeles Times.
This is a fascinating talk and an even more fascinating book!
Steve Searles is a self-taught bear expert who’s been working with the animals for nearly three decades. Since 1996, he has been the wildlife specialist for the ski town of Mammoth Lakes, Calif., where he developed a global reputation for his novel approaches to keeping residents—and the bears—safe. Steve founded the town’s “Don’t Feed Our Bears” program and helped formulate Yosemite National Park’s initial bear program. In 2010, he was the topic of the reality show “The Bear Whisperer” on Animal Planet. He is a native of Orange County, Calif.
Chris Erskine is a nationally known columnist, with most of his work appearing in the Los Angeles Times and distributed to 600 papers nationwide. As an editor there, he was part of two Pulitzer Prize-winning teams. He is best known to readers for his weekly pieces on life in suburban Los Angeles. This is his fifth book. He is a native of Chicago and now lives in Los Angeles.