Clifford Martinka
Bear Attacks represents an important advancement in our knowledge about bears and how they behave toward man. Skillful use of scientific facts and understandable language create a document that will be useful to the wildlife scientist and outdoor recreationalist alike.
Bill Bryson
With black bears, however, playing dead is futile, since they will continue chewing on you until you are considerably past caring. It is also foolish to climb a tree because black bears are adroit climbers and, as Herrero dryly notes, you will simply end up fighting the bear in a tree.
|Los Angeles Times
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.
Dr. Paul Schullery
Now one of the world's leading authorities on bear-man interactions has produced the book that has so long been needed by all who use bear country. Bear Attacks is a compelling account of bear-human conflicts, and a sympathetic and up-to-date portrayal of one of the world's most intriguing carnivores.
Andy Russell
By far the most informed and comprehensive book I have read on bears' reactions to human intrusion and vice-versa. Stephen Herrero has given us both sides of the stories of many conflicts between men and bears with understanding and compassion for both. He is writing not just from the records of others but with vision and understanding attained through wide and varied study and personal experience in the field...a very valuable contribution in the interests of human survival, as well as the management of bears in their habitat.
Charles Jonkel
Ignorance is a basic cause of fear, and ignorance about bears should decline rapidly as this book becomes available and is read widely.
From the Publisher
Bear Attacks represents an important advancement in our knowledge about bears and how they behave toward man. Skillful use of scientific facts and understandable language create a document that will be useful to the wildlife scientist and outdoor recreationalist alike.
By far the most informed and comprehensive book I have read on bears' reactions to human intrusion and vice-versa. Stephen Herrero has given us both sides of the stories of many conflicts between men and bears with understanding and compassion for both. He is writing not just from the records of others but with vision and understanding attained through wide and varied study and personal experience in the field...a very valuable contribution in the interests of human survival, as well as the management of bears in their habitat.
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.
Ignorance is a basic cause of fear, and ignorance about bears should decline rapidly as this book becomes available and is read widely.
Now one of the world's leading authorities on bear-man interactions has produced the book that has so long been needed by all who use bear country. Bear Attacks is a compelling account of bear-human conflicts, and a sympathetic and up-to-date portrayal of one of the world's most intriguing carnivores.
With black bears, however, playing dead is futile, since they will continue chewing on you until you are considerably past caring. It is also foolish to climb a tree because black bears are adroit climbers and, as Herrero dryly notes, you will simply end up fighting the bear in a tree.
Los Angeles Times
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.
