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Living With Bears: A Practical Guide to Bear Country
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 599.785
EAN: 9780977372409
ISBN: 0977372405
Label: PixyJack Press
Manufacturer: PixyJack Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: April 01, 2006
Publisher: PixyJack Press
Studio: PixyJack Press
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Editorial Review:
Colorado author Linda Masterson dispels myths, replaces fear with respect, and lays the foundation for improving human-black bear relations with an inside look at the fascinating world of these highly intelligent, adaptable and resourceful animals found in 41 U.S. states and every province in Canada. With over 900,000 black bears roaming North America today, people from Florida to British Columbia are encountering bears more often, and as a result, human-bear conflicts are on the rise. This guidebook to life in bear country is packed with a wealth of useful and often surprising information, and down-to-earth advice from bear experts all over the continent, along with real-life stories from wildlife managers, organizations and communities who've discovered creative, workable ways for people and bears to share space. - Understanding Black Bears and Their Behavior - Bear-Proofing Your Home - Safe Trash Stashing - Hiking, Camping & Playing in Bear Country - Birdfeeding, Bee-Keeping in Bear Country - Gardening, Orchards & Farming in Bear Country - Bear Behavior Modification - Avoiding Encounters & Attacks - Appendix: bear organizations, volunteer groups, state agencies, resources and index Case Studies from National Parks, wildlife sanctuaries and communities in Colorado, Pennsylvania, Florida, Tennessee, Washington, Nevada, California, Minnesota and Canada.
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Rating: - The Best Book in the World!
This book is full of great stories. It is simply the best resource I have found on living with black bears. As a land manager, I find this book to be invaluable. In fact, this is one of the best books I've yet read. Enjoy!
Rating: - An Excellent Resource
As a wildlife biologist and someone who has worked with black bears for many years, I believe this book is a wonderful resource for anybody who lives in bear country and for people planning to visit a place where bears exist. Linda Masterson provides the fundamentals of bear behavior so people know what to expect when encountering one of these beautiful animals. She also gives the reader tools to help manage encounters as well as proactive measures to prevent habituation in places where people camp ... Read More
Rating: - Woods dwellers: Buy This Book!!!
Everyone who lives where ANY wild animals are, not just bears, would benefit from reading this book, and equally important, the animals would benefit from people reading this book. It tells how to coexist and enjoy nature without creating or having to deal with problem animals. When people and animals clash, the animals always lose in the end, so help yourself and them with the good advice in this book.
Rating:  - A good general guide
This book is worth the money and proviodes lots of good tips for avoiding conflicts. It does not contain much information on bear biology, but then again it doesn't present itself as a natural history guide. I would reccommend it to anyone interested in bear-human conflicts.
Rating: - Fun to read, accurate, practical
This is far and away the best book available for a typical person who has a home or cabin in bear country and wants to know how to cope with bears. It doesn't read like a boring textbook--the writing is light and easy. But retired Colorado Division of Wildlife Conservation biologist Tom Beck did the technical editing, so it's accurate. Most books about bears have not been reviewed by a real expert, so they're filled with erroneous information--some of it quite dangerous. You can trust the advice in this ... Read More
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