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Busch, Robert H. The Grizzly Almanac
Markham, ON, Canada Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Limited (by arrangement with Lyons Press) 2000 1550416235 / 9781550416237 Softcover New
229 pages. The Grizzly Almanac is an up close, richly illustrated look at the animal known to biologists as Ursus Arctos Horribilis, the 'horrible Northern bear.' This impeccably researched volume looks at the natural and cultural history of the grizzly, with vital information on its evolution, habitat, diet, reproduction, intelligence, and behavior. Robert H. Busch recounts the grizzly's interaction with mankind, including: the bear's place in native folklore; first encounters with Europeans; famous 'outlaw' bears and the men who hunted them; the bear's twentieth-century decline; and current conservation efforts. The almanac also covers the emotion-charged topic of grizzly attacks, with descriptions of notable cases and practical information for those who seek to share the dwindling domain of the last of the great predators. The Grizzly Almanac is especially important reading today, as controversy rages over plans to reintroduce the grizzly into areas of its former habitat. This comprehensive volume is essential for anyone who wishes to understand the grizzly and its world.
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Herrero, Stephen Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance
Toronto, ON, Canada McClelland & Stewart 2004 0771040598 / 9780771040597 Trade Paperback New
New revised edition. What causes bear attacks? When should you play dead and when should you fight an attacking bear? What do we know about black and grizzly bears and how can this knowledge be used to avoid bear attacks? And, more generally, what is the bear’s future? Bear Attacks is a thorough and unflinching landmark study of the attacks made on men and women by the great griz zly 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. Stephen Herrero is a Professor of Environmental Science and Biology at the University of Calgary. He is recognized throughout the world as a leading authority on bear ecology, behaviour, and attacks.
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Marty, Sid The Black Grizzly of Whiskey Creek
Toronto, ON, Canada McClelland & Stewart 2008 0771056982 / 9780771056987 Trade Paperback New
In the summer of 1980, the citizens of Banff, Alberta were shocked when a man staggered out of the bush, terribly injured in a bear attack. Thus began a story that would make headlines worldwide. Despite the massive hunt that followed, the Whiskey Creek mauler evaded park wardens and struck again - and again.
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Patton, Brian (editor) Bear Tales from the Canadian Rockies
Calgary, AB, Canada Fifth House Publishers 1999 1894004132 / 9781894004138 Trade Paperback New
Few creatures in the Canadian Rockies inspire more awe and respect than bears. They have come to symbolize the spirit of the wilderness as well as being central figures in both the history and mythology of the region. In Bear Tales from the Canadian Rockies, author, historian, and naturalist Brian Patton has gathered some of the best writing about bears, the characters who have encountered them, and our changing attitudes toward this animal and its environment. Drawing on Native legends, the exploits and adventures of fur traders, explorers, wardens, and hunters, traditional tall tales, and the stories of such well-known writers as R.M. Patterson, Andy Russell, and Sid Marty, Bear Tales from the Canadian Rockies is an entertaining and important book about how bears and humans have co-existed throughout the history of the Rockies.
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Wakeman, Dan; Shymanski, Wendy Fortress of the Grizzlies: The Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary
Surrey, BC, Canada Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd. 2003 1894384334 / 9781894384339 Soft Cover New
In a remote valley near the BC-Alaska border lives a remarkable group of grizzly bears who have never learned to fear humans. When logging threatened this valley, people from all over the world joined a battle to save the bears. In 1994, their efforts paid off with the establishment of the Khutzymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, one of the world's most important protected wildlife areas. Dan Wakeman, a core member of the Save the Khutzymateen campaign, was one of only two guides licensed to take visitors into the heart of this ecological reserve. Photographer Wendy Shymanski, who worked with Dan for many years, amassed a folio of exquisite colour photographs of the bears in this special part of the world. In Fortress of the Grizzlies, these avid naturalists share what they have learned and seen during years of respectful interaction with this community of grizzlies.
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