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Bärle's Story: One Polar Bear's Amazing Recovery from Life as a Circus Act
Poulsen Else
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Description for Bärle's Story: One Polar Bear's Amazing Recovery from Life as a Circus Act
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
When a 19-year old female polar bear named Barle is rescued from the inhumane conditions of a circus in the Caribbean and flown to safety in Detroit, zookeeper Else Poulsen -- renowned throughout the world for her work rehabilitating bears who have been abused -- is on hand to meet her and help her on the road to recovery and self-discovery. Thus begins Barle's gradual introduction into the world of polar bears. Slowly she forges relationships with the other bears in the zoo and eventually mates with a young male and successfully raises a cub. By living in a caring, ... Read more
When a 19-year old female polar bear named Barle is rescued from the inhumane conditions of a circus in the Caribbean and flown to safety in Detroit, zookeeper Else Poulsen -- renowned throughout the world for her work rehabilitating bears who have been abused -- is on hand to meet her and help her on the road to recovery and self-discovery. Thus begins Barle's gradual introduction into the world of polar bears. Slowly she forges relationships with the other bears in the zoo and eventually mates with a young male and successfully raises a cub. By living in a caring, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Greystone Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, Canada
ISBN
9781926812878
SKU
V9781926812878
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Ref
99-15
About Poulsen Else
Else Poulsen holds a B.SC. degree in biological sciences. She has worked at the Calgary and Detroit zoos and is known internationally in the zoo and animal welfare community for her work with captive bear husbandry and rehabilitation. She has taught at conferences and workshops around the world and won the Zookeeper Excellence Award for bear research from the American ... Read more
Reviews for Bärle's Story: One Polar Bear's Amazing Recovery from Life as a Circus Act
"Barle's Story is a book that will move you to tears of sadness and tears of joy. ...I urge you to read Barle's Story and to share it widely. I also urge you to share her story with youngsters"
Psychology Today, Dr. Marc Bekoff, author of The Emotional Lives of Animals "A rare opportunity to see a polar bear up close ... Read more
Psychology Today, Dr. Marc Bekoff, author of The Emotional Lives of Animals "A rare opportunity to see a polar bear up close ... Read more