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True Stories of Bear Attacks: Who Survived and Why
Contributor(s): Lapinski, Mike (Author)
ISBN: 1558686797     ISBN-13: 9781558686793
Publisher: Westwinds Press
OUR PRICE:   $15.29  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: May 2004
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Annotation: Author and wildlife expert Mike Lapinski compiled this collection of true bear-encounter stories from throughout the western United States, British Columbia, and Alaska. Some have happy endings, some fatal; all are thrilling. But there's more to this book than a heart-pounding read. Think of these as campfire stories with a higher purpose. Mike strongly advocates the use of bear pepper spray for backpackers, rangers, anglers, hunters, photographers, anybody who hikes through bear country. Repelling and reconditioning bears saves lives, both human and bruin, he asserts. In TRUE STORIES OF BEAR ATTACKS. Mike also shares insights into bear behavior, why they attack, how to protect yourself in bear country, and thoughts on the future of the great bear in the Lower 48. Organizations such as the U.S.D.A. Forest Service and the Center for Wildlife Information, National Bear Conservation, in Missoula, Montana, have expressed support for Mike's work.
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BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Outdoor Skills
- Nature | Animals - Bears
- Sports & Recreation | Camping
Dewey: 796.502
LCCN: 2003005389
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.4" W x 5.4" (0.60 lbs) 223 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Western U.S.
- Geographic Orientation - Alaska
- Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest
- Locality - Abbotsford, British Columbia
- Geographic Orientation - British Columbia
- Cultural Region - Canadian
 
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Contributor Bio(s): Lapinski, Mike: - Mike Lapinski is the author of eleven outdoor and nature books and hundreds of magazine articles. His photographs have appeared as inside and cover art in a variety of magazines and books. Mike is considered an expert on the use of bear pepper spray and often speaks on this subject, bears, and self-defense for nature lovers. He lives with his wife Aggie most of the year in Superior, Montana, close to grizzlies and grizzly country. While the bears are hibernating, Mike and Aggie live in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, where Mike writes about jaguars, ocelots, and other wilderness animals of the Southwest.