Living With Bears: A Practical Guide to Bear Country
by Linda Masterson
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Author: Linda MastersonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-04-01
ISBN: 0977372405
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: PixyJack Press
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Book Review: The best primer available on residential bear safety
Summary: 5 Stars
Linda Masterson's "Living With Bears" deserves a 5-star rating.
I plan to use it in my classes on bear safety and will urge its distribution in any community in bear country.
This book is a thorough primer on how to comfortably coexist with black bears -- especially those living near your home.
The author is a professional writer noted for her thorough background research. This work is no exception. Not only did she spend two years reading and interviewing bear biologists and managers, but she worked closely with veteran bear expert Tom Beck, formerly of the Colorado Division of Wildlife. His knowledge and integrity are widely admired by his colleagues - several of whom thoroughly reviewed this book prior to publication. The author has also spent years assisting the pros in dealing with problem bears or teaching the public to avoid problems.
Even though most of this information has already been presented in scattered publications, this book pulls all the basics together in one package and presents them in a way unusually well tailored to the general public - vastly increasing its potential effectiveness.
It is superbly designed to facilitate reading and learning, even by kids with short attention spans. Nearly every page has at least one photograph or a diagram (e.g., on how to set up an electric fence). Many pages have sidebar comments and other tidbits of information. All this is presented in a sophisticated layout that gives you a feeling of space and thus relaxed reading, rather than dense text that hints that reading will un-bear-ably tedious.
Subjects addressed include
* state by state geographic distribution of black bears;
* basic bear biology; elements of bear behavior;
* denying bears access to garbage, bird feeders, gardens,
farm produce, livestock, and homes--for instance through
careful sanitation and use of electric fences;
* tactics to avoid hitting a bear with your car;
* relocating problem bears;
* modifying bear behavior, for instance through mild
punishment.
Guidance is also provided for avoiding bear problems while hiking, running, riding, camping, fishing or hunting.
There are chapters on how to behave if you encounter a bear or are attacked, including how to use pepper spray to protect yourself.
Grizzly bears are addressed to the degree necessary for readers to distinguish them from black bears and to understand a bit about how you should behave differently during encounters with each species.
Interspersed among those 19 subject chapters are numerous case studies from communities across North America.
Where questionable advise is given about how best to cope during close encounters, this is because major questions are still unanswered to the satisfaction of most experts.*
Stephen F. Stringham, PhD
Director: Bear Communication & Coexistence Research Program
Director: Bear Viewing Association
Author of Beauty Within the Beast and Bear Watching in Alaska
Summary of Living With Bears: A Practical Guide to Bear Country
Colorado author Linda Masterson dispels myths, replaces fear with respect, and lays the foundation for improving human-black bear relations with an inside look at the fascinating world of these highly intelligent, adaptable and resourceful animals found in 41 U.S. states and every province in Canada. With over 900,000 black bears roaming North America today, people from Florida to British Columbia are encountering bears more often, and as a result, human-bear conflicts are on the rise. This guidebook to life in bear country is packed with a wealth of useful and often surprising information, and down-to-earth advice from bear experts all over the continent, along with real-life stories from wildlife managers, organizations and communities who've discovered creative, workable ways for people and bears to share space. - Understanding Black Bears and Their Behavior - Bear-Proofing Your Home - Safe Trash Stashing - Hiking, Camping & Playing in Bear Country - Birdfeeding, Bee-Keeping in Bear Country - Gardening, Orchards & Farming in Bear Country - Bear Behavior Modification - Avoiding Encounters & Attacks - Appendix: bear organizations, volunteer groups, state agencies, resources and index Case Studies from National Parks, wildlife sanctuaries and communities in Colorado, Pennsylvania, Florida, Tennessee, Washington, Nevada, California, Minnesota and Canada.Bears Books
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