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- Release Year
- 2018
- ISBN
- 9781493029419
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Globe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
149302941X
ISBN-13
9781493029419
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5038382712
Product Key Features
Edition
3
Book Title
Bear Attacks : Their Causes and Avoidance
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Animals / Bears, Animals / General
Publication Year
2018
Illustrator
Yes
Features
Revised
Genre
Nature
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
16.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2018-015739
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
Now one of the world's leading authorities on bear-man interactions has produced the book that has so long been needed by all who use bear country. Bear Attacks is a compelling account of bear-human conflicts, and a sympathetic and up-to-date portrayal of one of the world's most intriguing carnivores., Bear Attacks represents an important advancement in our knowledge about bears and how they behave toward man. Skillful use of scientific facts and understandable language create a document that will be useful to the wildlife scientist and outdoor recreationalist alike., With black bears, however, playing dead is futile, since they will continue chewing on you until you are considerably past caring. It is also foolish to climb a tree because black bears are adroit climbers and, as Herrero dryly notes, you will simply end up fighting the bear in a tree., Ignorance is a basic cause of fear, and ignorance about bears should decline rapidly as this book becomes available and is read widely., By far the most informed and comprehensive book I have read on bears' reactions to human intrusion and vice-versa. Stephen Herrero has given us both sides of the stories of many conflicts between men and bears with understanding and compassion for both. He is writing not just from the records of others but with vision and understanding attained through wide and varied study and personal experience in the field...a very valuable contribution in the interests of human survival, as well as the management of bears in their habitat.
Dewey Decimal
599.78
Table Of Content
Foreword by Paul Schullery Introduction to the 2018 Revised Edition Introduction 1. Grizzly Bear Attacks 2. Sudden Encounters with Grizzlies 3. Provoked Attacks 4. The Dangers of Garbage and Habituation 5. Other Attacks 6. Aggression without Injury 7. The Tolerant Black Bear 8. The Predaceous Black Bear 9. Avoiding Encounters 10. Characteristics of Bears 11. The Evolution of Bears 12. Bear Foods and Location 13. Signs of Bear Activity 14. Learning and Instinct 15. Aggression and Submission 16. Bears and People in Rural and Remote Areas 17. Living with Bears Notes Additional Reading
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
Alan Precup disappeared while backpacking in the Alaskan wilderness. Days later, searchers found his campsite. In the bushes about 150 feet away, they found Precup's bare skeleton, one intact hand, and both feet, still booted. In his camera were the exposed frames of the bear that killed him. Chris Dunkley and three friends were hiking in Banff National Park. Suddenly a grizzly bear mother came galloping toward them. The first of three charges came so close that it broke a fishing rod in Dunkley's hand, yet none of the party was injured. Keith Ecklund and Larry Reimer were fishing in central Saskatchewan one spring day when they were attacked by a black bear. Ecklund kicked the bear in the head to hold it off. Reimer came to help, was attacked, and while fighting with the bear, killed it with his filleting knife. An autopsy of the bear revealed parts of a third man, Melvin Rudd, in the bear's gut. The rest of Rudd's partly consumed body was found nearby. What can we learn from these and hundreds of other attacks and non-injurious encounters with black and grizzly bears? Of all the animals in North America's wilderness, none command such fear, awe, and interest as the bear. Creatures that fear little, bears now compete for survival with the only other animal that can threaten their existence: humans. What do we know about black and grizzly bears and how can this knowledge be used to avoid bear attacks? For more than three decades, Bear Attacks has been the thorough and unflinching landmark study of the attacks made on humans by the great grizzly and the less aggressive, but occasionally deadly, black bear. This is the sometimes horrific yet instructive story of Bear and Man, written by the leading scientific authority in the field. This book is for everyone who hikes, camps, or visits bear country--and for anyone who wants to know more about these sometimes fearsome but always fascinating wild creatures., Of All the Animals in North America's Widerness, None Commands as much Respect, Awe, Interest, and Fear as the Bear. Endowed by nature with incredible size, speed, intelligence, and power, bears in the twenty-first century now compete for survival with the only animals that can threaten their existence: humans. For more than three decades, Bear Attacks has been the thorough and unflinching landmark study of the attacks made on humans by the great grizzly and the less aggressive, but occasionally deadly, black bear. This is the sometimes horrific yet instructive story of bears and people, written by the world's leading scientific authority in the field. This book is essential for anyone who hikes, camps, or visits bear country-and for anyone who wants to know more about these-sometimes fearsome but always fascinating wild creatures. Book jacket., Alan Precup disappeared while backpacking in the Alaskan wilderness. Days later, searchers found his campsite. In the bushes about 150 feet away, they found Precup's bare skeleton, one intact hand, and both feet, still booted. In his camera were the exposed frames of the bear that killed him. Chris Dunkley and three friends were hiking in Banff National Park. Suddenly a grizzly bear mother came galloping toward them. The first of three charges came so close that it broke a fishing rod in Dunkley's hand, yet none of the party was injured. Keith Ecklund and Larry Reimer were fishing in central Saskatchewan one spring day when they were attacked by a black bear. Ecklund kicked the bear in the head to hold it off. Reimer came to help, was attacked, and while fighting with the bear, killed it with his filleting knife. An autopsy of the bear revealed parts of a third man, Melvin Rudd, in the bear's gut. The rest of Rudd's partly consumed body was found nearby. What can we learn from these and hundreds of other attacks and non-injurious encounters with black and grizzly bears? Of all the animals in North America's wilderness, none command such fear, awe, and interest as the bear. Creatures that fear little, bears now compete for survival with the only other animal that can threaten their existence: humans. What do we know about black and grizzly bears and how can this knowledge be used to avoid bear attacks? For more than three decades, Bear Attacks has been the thorough and unflinching landmark study of the attacks made on humans by the great grizzly and the less aggressive, but occasionally deadly, black bear. This is the sometimes horrific yet instructive story of Bear and Man, written by the leading scientific authority in the field. This book is for everyone who hikes, camps, or visits bear country-and for anyone who wants to know more about these sometimes fearsome but always fascinating wild creatures., Bear Attacks is a thorough and unflinching landmark study of the attacks made on men and women by the great grizzly and the occasionally deadly black bear. This is a book for everyone who hikes, camps, or visits bear country-and for anyone who wants to know more about these sometimes fearsome but always fascinating wild creatures.
LC Classification Number
QL737.C27
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