Garbage is a killer".
-- Narrator (Maul Cops)

Importance: In “Maul Cops”, Roach utilizes this moment to condense the findings of her research in Aspen Colorado. While bears are indigenous to the alpine region, they are not natural predator of human beings. However, when people leave open piles of refuse material in the streets, neglect to lock trashcans, and improperly sort recycling, bears associate humans with food. The more bears are in a populous area, the more likely they are to feel threatened or cornered by a human and lash out, creating a human fatality and subsequently a bear fatality.

There are old-schoolers at Wildlife Service who hate him for rocking the boat, and there are animal welfare activists who hate him for not rocking it hard enough".
-- Narrator (Breaking and Entering and Eating)

Importance: The author utilizes this quotation to explore the polar methodologies in wildlife-human interactions. While some people believe that annihilation and culling is the best, most effective route...