In The Presence Of Grizzlies

Author : Doug Peacock,Dr Andrea Peacock
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781461746768

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In the Presence of Grizzlies by Doug Peacock,Dr Andrea Peacock Pdf

Winner of ForeWord Magazine's 2006 Gold Award for Nature Book of the Year The most comprehensive and compelling chronicle of human–grizzly-bear interactions ever written, In the Presence of Grizzlies (formerly published as The Essential Grizzly) examines the fragile bond between ourselves and the quintessential alpha predator. Doug and Andrea Peacock contend that the conservation of big, wild, sometimes dangerous animals is essential for the survival of our own species and for the sense of humility necessary for rational thought. They explore a wide range of human-grizzly encounters through interviews with biologists, mauling victims, hunters, and photographers. To these they add unique portraits—sketches of real grizzlies from the bear's viewpoint—and up-to-date commentary on such developments as the declassification of grizzlies as an endangered species. In the Presence of Grizzlies eclipses all existing books on bear behavior and bear attacks, providing readers with a twenty-first-century context for revisiting the original shudder of Homo sapiens—the bear in the cave of our genesis.

Author : Doug Peacock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Grizzly bear
ISBN : OCLC:1319327429

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In the Presence of Grizzlies by Doug Peacock Pdf

Author : Doug Peacock
Publisher : Holt Paperbacks
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 142993347X

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Grizzly Years by Doug Peacock Pdf

For nearly twenty years, alone and unarmed, author Doug Peacock traversed the rugged mountains of Montana and Wyoming tracking the magnificent grizzly. His thrilling narrative takes us into the bear's habitat, where we observe directly this majestic animal's behavior, from hunting strategies, mating patterns, and denning habits to social hierarchy and methods of communication. As Peacock tracks the bears, his story turns into a thrilling narrative about the breaking down of suspicion between man and beast in the wild.

Author : Timothy Treadwell,Jewel Palovak
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1999-02-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780345426055

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Among Grizzlies by Timothy Treadwell,Jewel Palovak Pdf

Living with Wild Bears in Alaska "A heart-stopping eco-adventure, a testimony to both the grizzlies and their courageous protector." --People "The grizzly bear is one of a very few animals remaining on earth that can kill a human in physical combat. It can decapitate with a single swipe or grotesquely disfigure a person in rapid order. Within the last wilderness areas where they dwell, they are the undisputed king of all beasts. I know this very well. My name is Timothy Treadwell, and I live with the wild grizzly. . . ." After Timothy Treadwell nearly died from a heroin overdose, he sought healing far from the trappings of civilization--among wild grizzlies on the remote Alaskan coast. Without gun, two-way radio, or experience living in the wild, armed only with the love and respect he felt for these majestic animals, Treadwell set up camp surrounded by one of nature's most terrifying and fascinating forces of nature. Here is the story of his astonishing adventures with grizzlies: soothing aggressive adolescents, facing down thousand-pound males, swimming with mothers and cubs, surviving countless brushes with death, earning their trust and acceptance. In these incredible pages, Treadwell lives a life no human has ever attempted, and ultimately saves his own. To share his experience is awesome, harrowing, and unforgettable. "LIKE AFRICA NATURALIST JANE GOODALL, TREADWELL GIVES PERSONAL NAMES TO HIS SUBJECTS. . . . Bears have distinct personalities, Treadwell shows, and as a group, individual roles become clearly defined by gender, size, and age." --The Seattle Times With twenty-nine photographs

Author : David Petersen
Publisher : Henry Holt
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Science
ISBN : 0805031170

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Ghost Grizzlies by David Petersen Pdf

Discusses the possibility of a remnant grizzly population still living in the wilds of Colorado's San Juan Mountains

Author : Jack Olsen
Publisher : Crime Rant Books
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Nature
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Night of the Grizzlies by Jack Olsen Pdf

For more than half a century, grizzly bears roamed free in the national parks without causing a human fatality. Then in 1967, on a single August night, two campers were fatally mauled by enraged bears -- thus signaling the beginning of the end for America's greatest remaining land carnivore. Night of the Grizzlies, Olsen's brilliant account of another sad chapter in America's vanishing frontier, traces the causes of that tragic night: the rangers' careless disregard of established safety precautions and persistent warnings by seasoned campers that some of the bears were acting "funny"; the comforting belief that the great bears were not really dangerous -- would attack only when provoked. The popular sport that summer was to lure the bears with spotlights and leftover scraps -- in hopes of providing the tourists with a show, a close look at the great "teddy bears." Everyone came, some of the younger campers even making bold enough to sleep right in the path of the grizzlies' known route of arrival. This modern "bearbaiting" could have but one tragic result…

Author : Adolph Murie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Bears
ISBN : MINN:319510028606049

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The Grizzlies of Mount McKinley by Adolph Murie Pdf

From the publisher: For 25 years, Adolph Murie, one of North America's greatest naturalists, spent his summers in Mount McKinley National Park (since renamed Denali National Park) tracking, recording, and interpreting the lives of grizzlies in one of their few remaining strongholds.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Grizzly bear
ISBN : UOM:39015005376408

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Proposed Critical Habitat Area for Grizzly Bears by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Pdf

Author : David Petersen
Publisher : Booktango
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781468946499

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Ghost Grizzlies by David Petersen Pdf

By 1952 it was thought the grizzly bear had been wiped out in Colorado, pushed to oblivion by predator-phobic sheep ranchers and government trappers. Even so, through the mid-1900s, ghostly stories of grizzly sightings continued to haunt remote corners of the dark-timbered San Juan Mountains in the southern-most part of the state. Then, one spooky September evening in 1979, a flesh-and-blood Grizzly sow was surprised on its daybed in the South San Juans by a bowhunter ... and the rest, as they say, is history. Or is it? As author and veteran outdoorsman David Petersen takes us along on his quest for evidence of "the next 'last' Colorado grizzly," we find ourselves enjoying a masterful mystery unfolding, character by adventure, page by riveting page. Although Ghost Grizzlies is set in Colorado, it stands as a timeless metaphor for every wild place and creature that finds itself under the gun of human encroachment still today. This revised third edition has a new cover, 12 new pages of photos, and updates.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Forests and forestry
ISBN : CHI:25689470

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General Technical Report INT. by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Forest reserves
ISBN : MINN:31951D01975285J

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Proceedings-- National Wilderness Research Conference by Anonim Pdf

This second volume of conference proceedings includes over 70 reports of current wilderness research presented at the National Wilderness Conference, 1985. Topics covered include wilderness fire, air quality, soil and vegetation, fish and wildlife, water, wilderness use and user characteristics, visitor attitudes and behaviour; management concepts, etc.

Author : Joseph E. Horn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Forests and forestry
ISBN : STANFORD:36105009851325

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User's Guide to CHEAPO II by Joseph E. Horn Pdf

Since its introduction in 1979, CHEAPO, a computer based economic analysis program, has allowed users of the Stand Prognosis Model to evaluate silvicultural alternatives from an economic point of view. Subsequent modifications to the Prognosis Model have rendered CHEAP0 obsolete. This users guide covers a new computer model, CHEAP0 II, which is compatible with version 5.1 of the Prognosis Model and expands its economic analysis capabilities.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Endangered species
ISBN : WISC:89095749909

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Interagency Grizzly Bear Guidelines by Anonim Pdf

Author : Cat Urbigkit
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781510727489

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Return of the Grizzly by Cat Urbigkit Pdf

Conflicts arise when humans and grizzlies are forced into close quarters. The Yellowstone grizzly population has grown from an estimated 136 bears when first granted federal protection as a threatened species to as many as 1,000 grizzlies in a tri-state region today. No longer limited to remote wilderness areas, grizzlies now roam throughout the region—in state parks, school playgrounds, residential subdivisions, on farms and ranches, and in towns and cities throughout the region. Return of the Grizzly tells the story of the successful effort to recover this large carnivore, the policy changes and disputes between bear managers and bear advocates, and for the first time, provides insight to what recovery means for the people who now live with grizzlies across a broad landscape. From cowboys on horseback chased by a charging grizzly, and grizzlies claiming game animals downed by human hunters, to the numerous self-defense killing of grizzlies that occur each year, the manuscript examines increases in conflicts and human fatalities caused by grizzlies in this ecosystem inhabited by humans who live there year-round. Human–bear interactions, grizzly attacks and deaths, avoiding attacks, effects on agriculture, wildlife protesters, the consequences of bear habituation, and more are all covered.

Author : Geral Blanchard
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2004-10
Category : Grizzly bear
ISBN : 9780595328611

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Grizzly Lessons by Geral Blanchard Pdf

Grizzly Lessons is a survival guide to living in, or visiting, grizzly and wolf country. Fear, physical danger, financial hardship, and animosity between neighbors are contemporary challenges of the everyday Western experience. Stories of grizzly attacks reveal the remarkable psychological resilience of survivors. Most have returned to the wilderness with increased respect for bears and their love of nature intact. Grizzly Lessons avoids the polarizing rhetoric of the vitriolic wolf-bear debates. In contrast, Blanchard presents accounts of coexistence, from historical Native Americans to present-day ranchers, hunters, and other wilderness explorers. For those who are open to them, the ultimate lessons of humility, respect, and interdependence are offered through grizzly encounters.