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Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance Paperback – January 1, 2003

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January 1, 2003
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0771040598
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ McClelland & Stewart; Revised edition (January 1, 2003)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0771040598
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0771040597
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.5 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.7 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #7,917,900 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #830 in Biology of Bears
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Zozobra

A must read before going into bear country. Useful and practical information.

Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2014

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This book was recommended to me by bear biologists and rangers from the NPS in Alaska who spend their lives working in very dense bear areas. I found the book to be very readable and based on fact instead of emotions and opinions. I learned a great deal from the book and read some sections twice before venturing out into the Alaska backcountry to photograph Brown Bears. The best defense, or safety, when in bear country is knowledge. Much of what you learn in this book is counter-intuitive ! Even after spending 30+ years around bears (Black Bears) I really learned a LOT of useful information. The author also do a great job of backing up any claims with data and evidence -- versus opinion. I wish this book was available on Kindle too.

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Absolutely required reading for Hunters and Backpackers

Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2015

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Very informative, I used as many of Mr. Herrero's recommended bear avoidance techniques on a recent trip to Montana. As we were headed south on a trail we noticed a very large and seemingly fresh set of Brown bear tracks headed north (towards us). After reading this book, for the first time on any backpacking trip I rigged a small titanium cooking pot on my pack belt using a D-ring to bang it on around every blind corner and hill crest. I'd like to think we notified the Brown bear of our presence on the trail and gave him an early exit before we meet. Some of the stories in this book are graphic and disturbing and you will not forget them while out on the trail. That being said our biggest threat in the forest was not from any bear it was from dry conditions and lighting storms starting fires. I recommend studying up on Forest fires as well as Bear attacks!

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What is a bear worth?

Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2016

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I have just finished reading the revised edition (copyright 2002) of Bear Attacks by Stephen Herrero. I read it as a follow-up to Backcountry Bear Basics (copyright 2006) by Dave Smith Backcountry Bear Basics: The Definitive Guide to Avoiding Unpleasant Encounters (Mountaineers Outdoor Basics) . I highly recommend both books for anyone living, working or recreating in what they call "bear country". Both books provide current information on bear behavior, bear management, and best practices for black and brown (grizzly) bears with a focus on minimizing human-bear interactions to the detriment of both. Both books also point out the lifestyle and behavioral differences between black and brown (grizzly) bears. As one who ranches and recreates in "bear country", and has also worked in the back-country of Alaska and Montana, and who enjoys hiking, camping and fishing in our national and state parks I found the practical information presented to be well-documented and well-written and up to date. The picture quality in Bear Attacks is not high and all are black and white pictures. I especially appreciated Chapter 17 (the last chapter in Bear Attacks) on Bear Management. Dr. Herrero clearly and succinctly describes the current state of the challenges we face to coexist (or not) with bears. There may be added value for some to read Chapter 17 first to gain the practical perspective Dr. Herrero provides and
then go back and read the rest of his book. Knowing his practical perspective early would have helped me better understand some of his comments and hypotheses in the earlier chapters. I also appreciated the information and perspectives gained from Dr. Herrero's work with brown (grizzly) bears in Italy, and how they have adapted in order to survive. Just to learn there are Italian grizzly bears was news to me! Overall, Dr. Herrero's book raises the question, "what is a bear worth?", and the short answer is: at least worth the price of this book (and Dave Smith's Backcountry Bear Basics) and the effort to take the practical advice therein and be bear aware in "bear country" for the safety and sake of all who travel there.

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Bryan Newman

What to expect when you're expecting to be mauled

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2005

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This is the single greatest academic look at bear attacks. Herrero is so exhaustive in his efforts to describe every type of bear attack that after a while you wonder how you can possibly survive a night outside. It seems that in every situation, no matter what you do to avoid a mauling there is a story where it leads to a mauling. But his complete look at all types of maulings comes to two conclusions. First there are basic strategies that work in almost all situations and second, bears are unpredictable so there is no magic answer for all situations.

The book does have a lot of graphic bear attack stories, but this is not a typical "bear attack" book. In the end this book is an academic book full of scientific analysis and statistics. Between attack stories, it can be dry, scientific reading. But if you want to know everything you can about you won't do better than this book

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The single most authoritative book on the subject with extensive review of casualty reports and current biological knowledge.

Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2016

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The best single book on the subject of bear behavior, bear ecology including how to minimize chance of an encounter with a Grizzly particularly in ways that would provoke an attack and how to best reduce the chances of a lethal mauling. The author who is the leading authority on bear behavior and attacks is on the faculty of a university in Calgary, Alberta. His career spanned the period when the Craighead brothers studied Grizzlies in Glacier & Yellowstone. He wrote this book in 1985 but it is still considered the best. A valuable chapter on male Black Bear Predatory behavior should alert fisherman and parents of young children among others about the rare but very real dangers from predatory male Black Bears and about the different ways that aggressive behavior from Black versus Grizzly Bears must be handled. His book advises to play dead in a Grizzly Bear attack and to fight for your life if a Black Bear attacks. I recently met a retired State Trooper in Coos Bay, Oregon who was mentioned in the book about his recovery of a victims body after a Grizzly attack in Alaska back in the 1970s. Ironically he was reading the book recently to learn more in coping with Grizzlies that frequent his property in the Kenai Peninsula.

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Bill Crain

Important information on prevalence of bear attacks

Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2019

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The author is a pioneering researcher who has found human fatalities from bear attacks to be surprising rare. The book is somewhat dated, though.

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iris

Il massimo esperto in materia

Reviewed in Italy on August 22, 2018

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Interessantissimo da leggere, ottime indicazioni e tanti racconti di vicende accadute. Sono rimasta affascinata dagli orsi durante un viaggio in Canada e leggere questo libro è stato un piacere. E' in inglese

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Beau Ricconte

Excellent study which I was alerted to by Bill Bryson's ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 24, 2017

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Excellent study which I was alerted to by Bill Bryson's research before he did his Appalachian walk. This book manages to be both compellingly horrific, in terms of its numerous stories of bear attacks, but also credible and empirical without being dull. The author clearly loves wildlife, bears particularly, and recognises that prevention of dangerous encounters is desirable both for bears and humans. As an armchair adventurer who will probably never need the advice it conveys I still found that it gave me a much better understanding of bears, their types, where they inhabit, why they behave as they do and what humans can do to avoid danger, or to defend themselves. That said, a primeval fear lurks just beneath the surface throughout, which no amount of research will allay, and the numerous anecdotal and monitored encounters which are vividly described make this a quite thrilling read.

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J. Rioux

Recommended

Reviewed in Canada on May 19, 2014

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This book has been suggested in other readings on bears and by outdoor enthusiast friends. Well worth it to read and be bear aware in our true great north. Lots of accounts close to my home. Details of attacks that help show what to prevent in future.

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temba

Informative, interesting and a good read to boot

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 23, 2003

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This book is an extremely useful guide to the bears of North America - mainly black/brown/grizzly. I would suggest it is essential reading for anyone considering outdoor pursuits in bear country, or for anyone interested in these magnificent creatures, their behaviour and habitat. Detailed reports and statistics on bear attacks in North American NP's are drawn from official sources. Some attacks described are gruesome, but in so being they generate a level of respect we should have for bears as wild animals.

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Dave

A must for those who spend time in bear country

Reviewed in Canada on September 20, 2015

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Great book if you are at all interested in bears or spend time in Bear Country. I highly recommend it. All the data and observations seems to come from the 1980s and before, so i wish the book included more of what has been learned about bear attacks in the past 25 years.

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