Bear Attacks in Canada
The frequency and severity of bear attacks have significantly increased in North America in recent years, a result of increasing human development in bear country and a growing number of people travelling in wildereness areas. Learning to avoid a bear attack is essential information that everyone should have before they explore the great outdoors. Failure to do so can result in needless tragedy in terms of both human and animal loss of life.\ This sensitive book explores the often-fatal...
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To be Canadian is to hear the call of the wild, and one of our enduring symbols of wilderness is the bear. 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 behaviour that can make all the difference. Your BEST defence 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 behaviours to avoid, survival techniques. Armed with the right information and common sense, you can travel and play safely in the great Canadian wilderness.
Introduction 6Black Bear 15Black Bear Attacks 35Grizzly Bear 66Grizzly Bear Attacks 92Polar Bear 124Polar Bear Attacks 148Avoidance Techniques Against Bear Encounters 174Deterrents 200Emergency Situations 214Terminology 216Plant Index 220Table 223References 224
