Fur on end. Bear hackers, marauding macaques, and other criminals of the wild

What to do with a moose crossing the road in an unauthorized place? Or with a bear caught breaking and entering? Three hundred years ago, animals that broke the law were put on trial, assigned an official representative. Nowadays, as popular writer Mary Roach discovered, answers should be sought not in the field of jurisprudence, but in the realm of science — a fascinating discipline that studies the conflict between humans and animals. Together with the reader, Roach literally follows the trail of criminologists investigating wild animal attacks on humans, conflict specialists dealing with people and elephants, and bear management professionals... At the same time, while discussing wildlife violating human laws, Roach equally talks about humanity itself — and comes to the conclusion that when it comes to “problem” animals, the problem — as is often the case, along with its solution — is most often humans. The captivating, witty, and humane book “Fur on End” offers hope for a humane coexistence of species in an ever-expanding human habitat.