Katrina Gulliver

Would we welcome bears in Britain again?

With rewilding projects multiplying worldwide, brown, black and grizzly bears are making a bold comeback. But how much bear can we bear?

There are now estimated to be 900,000 American black bears. [Getty Images] 
issue 19 August 2023

  • Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperilled Future

    Gloria Dickie

    W.W. Norton, pp. 272, £25

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