Provides facts about the grizzly, black, and spirit bears of the Great Bear Rainforest on British Columbia's central coast, and examines their relationship with the salmon population.

"Cultural Forests of the Amazon is a comprehensive and diverse account of how indigenous people transformed landscapes and managed resources in the most extensive region of tropical forests in the world. Until recently, most scholars and scientists, as well as the general public, thought indigenous people had a minimal impact on Amazon forests, once considered to be total wildernesses. William Balée's research, conducted over a span of three decades,...