Magnificent Bears of North America: . . . And Where to Find Them

by Scott, Keith

• ISBN13: 9780888394941
• ISBN10: 0888394942
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: Hancock House Pub Ltd

Summary

'Nice bear. I am not going to hurt you. I am far from tasty and I am sure you are not interested in trying me out.' Only someone with wide experience in the hush and a deep understanding of bear behaviour could talk a mother grizzly bear with a cub out of attacking him as it was poised to lunge -- and only someone as uncon-ventional as Keith Scott would even try. In this book, Keith tells that unforgettable story and many more as he shares his knowledge of the continent's greatest carnivores and shows us their lives in page after page of stunning photographs.

Table of Contents

Bears of the World	16	(5)
Characteristics	19	(2)
The Bears That Live in North America	21	(21)
Black Bears	21	(4)
Grizzly Bears	25	(12)
Polar Bears	37	(2)
Pacific Salmon	39	(3)
The Main Areas I Hiked in North America	42	(71)
Denali National Park, Alaska	42	(9)
Kodiak Island	51	(6)
Admiralty Island	57	(2)
Fish Creek, Alaska	59	(12)
Caught Between a Grizzly and Her Cubs	71	(7)
Hoss Jumps on a Boar Grizzly	78	(11)
Swimming in Salmon River	89	(2)
Grizzlies Rubbing their Backs on a Pole	91	(2)
In the Berry Patch with a Grizzly	93	(1)
Don't Mess with Nancy	93	(20)
Areas That I Hiked in Canada Looking for Bears	113	(25)
Jasper National Park, Alberta	113	(6)
Banff National Park, Alberta	119	(1)
The Spatsizi Plateau, Northern British Columbia	120	(6)
Spirit Bears - Northern British Columbia	126	(3)
Hanna and Tintina Creeks, Northern British Columbia	129	(2)
Kluane National Park, Yukon Territory	131	(2)
Viewing Mount Logan	133	(2)
Polar Bear Country	135	(3)
Bear Safety Precautions	138	(20)
Roadside Bears	138	(1)
Taking Pictures	139	(1)
Getting Ready For Bear Country	140	(3)
Female Hikers	143	(1)
Whistling in Bear Country	143	(1)
Hiking and the Wind	143	(2)
Cooking and Storing Food in Bear Country	145	(3)
Garbage Disposal in Bear Country	148	(1)
Dogs in Bear Country	148	(1)
Bear Dens	149	(1)
Fishing in Bear Country	149	(1)
Encountering a Bear	150	(2)
Hunting Bears	152	(1)
Hiking in Polar Bear Country	153	(1)
Report Bear Sightings	154	(1)
Living in Bear Country	154	(1)
Bear Talk	155	(1)
Accidents	156	(1)
Protecting Bears	156	(1)
The Last Resort --- Bear Spray Encounters	157	(1)
Index	158