Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance (Paperback)

by Stephen Herrero (Author)

Editorial Reviews

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?For anyone planning a journey in bear country, this book should be required reading.?
?Rocky Mountain News

?By far the most informed and comprehensive book I have read on bears? reactions to human intrusion and vice-versa.?
?Andy Russell, author of Grizzly Country -- Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"I've read Stephen Herrero's gripping and information [book] and I recommend the same thing for anyone going to bear country, whether a casual day hiker or a back-country pro."--Los Angeles Times

"[R] equired reading." --Rocky Mountain News

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: The Lyons Press; 1st edition (May 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0941130827
• ISBN-13: 978-0941130820
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #763,170 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Bear Book Hall of Famer, August 29, 2004

By	William R. Cramer (Spring, TX United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance (revised edition) (Paperback)

This is it!! The authoritative piece of literature on avoiding bear attacks. An absolute must for anyone who travels or works in bear country, especially grizzly bear country. I have over 350 books and publications on bears and refer to this book when friends want advice on their next hike in bear country. I learned how really useless "bear bells" are in bear country and that in itself might have saved me from many "ugly" encounters of suprising a grizzly bear on the trail. Sometimes it is only one small bit of advice that "saves" you from so many problems in life and this book is full of great advice.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What to expect when you're expecting to be mauled, September 4, 2005

By	Bryan Newman "alaskanoutfitting.com" (St Paul, MN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance (revised edition) (Paperback)

This is the single greatest academic look at bear attacks. Herrero is so exhaustive in his efforts to describe every type of bear attack that after a while you wonder how you can possibly survive a night outside. It seems that in every situation, no matter what you do to avoid a mauling there is a story where it leads to a mauling. But his complete look at all types of maulings comes to two conclusions. First there are basic strategies that work in almost all situations and second, bears are unpredictable so there is no magic answer for all situations.

The book does have a lot of graphic bear attack stories, but this is not a typical "bear attack" book. In the end this book is an academic book full of scientific analysis and statistics. Between attack stories, it can be dry, scientific reading. But if you want to know everything you can about you won't do better than this book

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars informative scientific review, November 19, 2000

By	TODD RAMBOSEK (LAKEWOOD, OHIO United States) - See all my reviews

This is a great book. I love to hike in bear country and feel much more prepared now that I have read it. Herrero presents his data in both a scientific and honest way careful not to overstate what we do or don't know about bears. He is clearly the world's authority on bear behavior as he has been on site after nearly every bear attack in north america in the past 30 years. He describes in detail (often gorry but necessarily so) what happened in each account and provides a critique of what the injured did or did not do correctly in the given situation. Clearly anyone who reads this book will be better prepared to enter bear country with both respect for bears and how to avoid confrontation. I highly recommend this book.