Fifty miles outside of Rome live the rarest grizzlies on earth.
In Italian, there is no word for wilderness.
Yet in the mountains of Italy, brown bears not only exist, they are fighting to survive amid encroaching development, local and international politics, and the mafia.
This meticulously researched and eye-opening book tells the incredible stories of two special populations of bears in Italy--one the last vestige of a former time that persists against all odds,.
Ashland Creek Press No word for wilderness: italy's grizzlies and the race to save the rarest bears on earth, hardcover/roger thompson
