An eminently readable natural history of Ursus arctos horribilis.
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Veteran nature writer McNamee took on ursus arctos horribilis in this 1994 title, which "blends a wealth of scientific fact with a fine literary style" (LJ 10/15/84). Rather than providing a simple portrait of the bear, McNamee follows the lives of a fictitious mother bear and her cubs from April to October, including facts about their growth, diet, etc., based on the observations of grizzly specialists. "This book can stand with the classic treatises on grizzlies and with the lyric nature writing of Carson, Dillard, et al."
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
the best book on grizzlies,
By Thomas McNamee "Tom M." (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Grizzly Bear (Paperback)
This is the one, for anyone, adult or child, who wants to understand the reality of the grizzly bear.
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Far left.....,
By Grizz Man (Wyoming) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Grizzly Bear (Paperback)
This is written as a romantic view of the grizzly bear, villianizing all people, even those who have dedicated themselves to try and do something for the bear. Unfortunately, this book alienates readers more than helps the bear and its cause. If you are looking for a book with technical information, unbiased views, and real world strategies for grizzly bear protection.....buy something else.
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Some good info, but very biased,
By KP "Madman" (Colorado United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Grizzly Bear (Paperback)
Some good technical data on the life of the grizzly, but McNamee writes so that his words literally drip with contempt for people of any kind, campers, hunters, workers, etc. He never passes on a chance to blast hunters, and in his view we are entirely at fault as humans for coming to this continent. It would be a good book if he relented on his contempt, and focus on getting people to appreciate the bear and its habbitat.Reads more like a Sierra Club Propganda Pamphlet.
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- Environmental Policy and Biodiversity by R. Edward Grumbine on page 146, and page 161
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- Every Creeping Thing: True Tales of Faintly Repulsive Wildlife by Richard Conniff in Back Matter
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