Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance (revised edition)

Product Description Revised, updated, and with a new introduction by the author. Review "[R] equired reading." -- Rocky Mountain News "Well-written...essential for the casual park visitor as well as the wilderness backpacker." -- Booklist From the Back Cover Of all the animals in North America, none commands as much respect, interest, awe, and fear as the bear. Endowed by nature with incredible size, speed, intelligence, and power, bears in the 21st century now compete for survival with the only other animals that can threaten their existence: Humans.Bear Attacks, first published by Lyons & Burford, in 1985 and now thoroughly revised and updated, is the classic, authoritative, and unflinching study of attacks on humans by the mighty grizzly and the normally less aggressive, but sometimes deadly, black bear. This book is for everyone who camps, hikes, or visits bear country -and for anyone who wants to learn more about these fearsome but always fascinating wild creatures. (6 x 9, 304 pages, b&w photos, illustrations, charts)Stephen Herrero is a professor at the University of Calgary. He is recognized throughout the world as a leading authority on bears. About the Author Stephen Herrero is a professor at the University of Calgary. He is recognized throughout the world as a leading authority on bears.