Killer Bears [Paperback]

Mike Cramond (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1585742511 | ISBN-13: 978-1585742516 | Publication Date: June 1, 2001 | Edition: 1st

Eyewitnesses, investigators, and survivors tell their stories of face-to-face encounters with bears in the wild

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What causes bear attacks? Can attacks be prevented? If you are attacked, are there defensive measures that can save your life?For answers to these and many other questions, Mike Cramond conducted full investigations of many of the over 250 documented attacks in his files. These include attacks by grizzlies, black bears, and polar bears. On this project, he traveled 40,000 miles to visit attack sites and interview surviving victims, witnesses, biologists, and official investigators.The resulting stories dramatically recreate these attacks and then examine their causes. From the evidence, Cramond often offers fascinating challenges to popular beliefs on bear behavior. Many of the stories also touch on the attack aftermaths: hospital ordeals, physical disabilities, and heartbreaking battles for compensation.Killer Bears is essential reading for anyone who would step into bear country, and serves as a principal reference for all who would study and report on bear-man issues in North America. Meticulously researched and chock-full of expert knowledge, Killer Bears stands as a vital and important part of our literature on nature and survival. (6 x 9, 320 pages, chart)

About the Author

Mike Cramond was a hunting guide, game warden, newspaperman, and provincial policeman in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Lyons Press; 1st edition (June 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585742511
• ISBN-13: 978-1585742516
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,271,154 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars KILLED BEARS, September 26, 2005

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David R. Spence "Grizzly Fan" (ROUNDTOWN USA) - See all my reviews
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Very well written,informative and refreshing. The author writes about a number of incidents which I have not read about elsewhere, an accomplishment given the glut of bear attack books on the market which often rehash the same attacks. The author is not as radical as fellow BC author JG Shelton, so there is not the constant undercurrent of advancing an agenda. The backstory of tracking down the interviews lends local color and the feeling of being there that only the best outdoor writers can accomplish.

4.0 out of 5 stars Very informative and scary, November 18, 2009

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K. E. Rowland (Virginia) - See all my reviews
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I found this book very informative and enlightening. Also scares the bageebies out of you if you read it at night. Very well written and holds your interest.

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad but Not Larry Kanuit Either, June 17, 2005

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J. Hagwood "Alaskan" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This book is very informative but is not as well written as Larry K's. I think if I'd read this one first I would have liked it more. All in All not a bad read though.