If you buy any of these books using the links below, 15% of your cost is donated by me to the Peninsula Open Space Trust--a group dedicated to preserving open space on the Peninsula in California.  It's too late for the California Grizzly, but there are many other species here we are trying to save.

Grizzly Bear Reference Books

Grizzly Bears:  An Illustrated Field Guide.  John A. Murray (*****)  While John Murray is not as formally trained as many of the others who have written about Grizzlies and their biology, he has spent many years in the field observing them.  And as a professional nature writer he is able to put his observations together in a usable form.  This book had more solid information on the Alaskan Grizzlies than any other I've read.

Field Guide to the Grizzly Bear.  Lance Olsen (****)  This pocket guide doesn't have the extensive stories of John Murray's book, but its 46 pages are packed with detailed factual information about Grizzlies.

Alaska's Bears.  Bill Sherwonit, Photos by Tom Walker (***) Excellent quick read with many important and interesting facts about Alaskan bears, including of course the Grizzly.

Related books on Grizzlies and people's experiences with Grizzlies

Grizzly:  Wilderness Legend.  George Laycock, photos by Henry Holdsworth. 

The Grizzly Bear.  Thomas McNamee.

Among Grizzlies:  Living with Wild Bears in Alaska.  Timothy Treadwell and Jewel Palovak.