Bear Attacks - Softcover

McCloskey, Erin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9768200561 ISBN 13: 9789768200563

Publisher: Lone Pine International, 2009

Synopsis

The bear is an enduring symbol of wilderness in the United States. All three species of this magnificent carnivore -- black, grizzly and polar -- can break your neck with a simple swat of their massive arms and clawed paws. Nevertheless, bears are not evil or monstrous. It is your behavior that can make all the difference. Your BEST defense is to learn everything you can about bears and act accordingly.

That's where this book comes in. You'll discover how bears communicate, what they eat, how they socialize, what habitat they use, what time of year they are active, what they do around their cubs and what their various vocalizations signify. This book features:

-- stories of bear attacks, both historical and contemporary, showing how suddenly and unexpectedly bears can severely injure and kill humans
-- detailed identification of each bear species, including illustrations, range maps and black and white photos
-- population densities
-- typical dangerous behaviors to avoid
-- survival techniques.

Armed with the right information and common sense, you can travel and play safely in the great American wilderness.

About this title

About the Author

ERIN McCLOSKEY is an author, editor and environmentalist with a Bachelor of Science degree with distinction in Environmental and Conservation Sciences from the University of Alberta. She has been involved in a number of conservation projects around the world. Erin has collaborated with various NGOs and has been involved in numerous endangered species conservation projects around the world. Erin began working as an editor with Lone Pine Publishing in 1996 and has since written several in this series of nature guides as well as Wolves of Canada. She is also the author of The Bradt Travel Guide to Argentina, Ireland Flying High, Canada Flying High, Hawaii from the Air and co-author/editor for the Green Volunteers guidebook series. 

Edition details

• Publisher: Lone Pine International
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 9768200561
• ISBN 13: 9789768200563
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 224