Living With Bears Handbook

Today bears have a growing people-problem: their “backyards” are full of humans and people-provided food is everywhere. Discover practical solutions and real-world examples of how to prevent conflicts at home and at play so we can do a better job of sharing space with these intelligent, adaptable animals.

Author and researcher Linda Masterson is an award-winning writer and the author of two popular books: Living With Bears Handbook, and Surviving Wildfire, a practical guidebook for homeowners born from real-world experience. Masterson has been a featured presenter at conferences and workshops, both for bears (International Bear Management Association) and wildfire (National Fire Protection Association). Her business background includes extensive experience in strategic planning, marketing and communications, including years as a creative director and senior vice president of Ketchum Communications. She is currently a partner in the firm Masterson & Phillips and lives on Florida’s southern Gulf Coast. Linda was a member of Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Bear Aware team for more than a decade, and along with her husband Cory Phillips, has hiked through more than a hundred parks and forests throughout the U.S. and Canada.