WILL MARK BRAINLIEST Read this excerpt from "Close Encounters of the Bear Kind."

John is a biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. His study area is the Tanana Valley, a boggy lowland in central Alaska. It's prime black bear habitat, but most of the ground is too wet for dens. Unfortunately, the only dry areas that seem good for dens also happen to be used by the U. S. Army for winter training. So to protect both bears and soldiers, the army hired John to find out where most bears in the area hibernate.

What is the author's purpose in this paragraph from "Close Encounters of the Bear Kind"?

to persuade

to tell a story

to inform

to entertain