Bibliograph

Bear attacks, their causes and avoidance, Stephen Herrero

Type

Label

Bear attacks, their causes and avoidance, Stephen Herrero

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Bear attacks

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Stephen Herrero

Sub title

their causes and avoidance

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Grizzly bear attacks -- Sudden encounters with grizzlies -- Provoked attacks -- The dangers of garbage and habituation -- Other attacks -- Aggression without injury --- The tolerant black bear -- The predaceous black bear -- Avoiding encounters -- Characteristics of bears -- The evolution of bears -- Bear foods and location -- Signs of bear activity -- Learning and instinct -- Aggression and submission -- Bears and people in rural and remote areas -- Living with bears

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