One of Us: A Biologist's Walk Among Bears - Hardcover

Born in Kingston, Ontario, Barrie Gilbert graduated with a degree in biology from Queen's University, going on to earn a PhD in zoology from Duke University. After a stint as an Alberta wildlife research biologist, he joined the faculty of Utah State University, where he taught courses on animal behavior, wildlife management and endangered species. His research interests include human-wildlife interactions, especially the three species of North American bears; studies of dolphin communication; and ungulate behavior. Since retiring, Dr. Gilbert has focused on bringing ecological insights to conservation of threatened species and habitats. His hobbies include photography, sailing, mountain biking, and physical fitness....

"Barrie Gilbert is probably the most experienced, credible grizzly bear biologist working on the planet today... Here is the grizzly book, packed with incredible knowledge, to trust."
~ Doug Peacock, renowned nature writer and grizzly bear expert

"When a person's first encounter with a creature is a disfiguring mauling from which he miraculously survives, it would be reasonable to expect what follows would be lifelong fear, even hatred. But this book is written by such a man, yet lifelong fascination, even admiration remained his career path. Knowing that, you'd expect such a person who could survive and remain fascinated to be exceptionally level-headed. And he is. If he then wrote a book about his life with bears, you'd expect that book to be incredibly insightful, thorough, and yet lacking exaggeration. This book you're holding is that book. Barrie Gilbert considers bears to be 'the chimpanzees of the carnivore world.' And in this book, one very intelligent creature has met another, their lives have intertwined, and this work is the fascinating result."
~ Carl Safina, author of Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel

"How amazing to read in a single enthralled sitting the work of a lifetime. Dr. Barrie Gilbert, like the Craigheads and Muries, has spent a lifetime being with bears in the wilderness, and in so doing has learned about not just bears, but all the comings and goings of a world that is intimately connected to them in every season. I've been waiting for this book from him for more than forty years. As mythical as the tale of Jonah and the whale, it does not disappoint. This book crackles with intelligence and its more advanced counterpart, wisdom."
~ Rick Bass, novelist, nature writer, activist