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"Mark of the Grizzly relies on neither myth nor legend. Rather, it relies on the true accounts of dozens of attacks, from Yellowstone National Park to Alaska, from 1977 to 2010. Author Scott McMillion examines each attack and its aftermath, interviewing victims, survivors, and investigators. Hikers, photographers, hunters, scientists, and others tell their stories here, offering what they have learned and the lessons that others should know."--Back...
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Do bear attacks touch people in the far-back recesses of their psyches? Reach latent ancestral memories of cave days when humans were potential prey? Indeed, there are those who say their nightmares involved bears before they ever saw one, either in the flesh or in the movies. Unfortunately, these nightmares all too often come true. People perform almost superhuman feats in their fight to survive bear attacks. Jim Marriott, for instance, was attacked...
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Presented by members of the Safety in Bear Country Society in cooperation with the International Association for Bear Research and Management.
This video is the consensus opinion of leading experts on bear behavior and its relevance to human safety. Staying Safe in Bear Country provides information to help reduce human injuries and property damage from Grizzly and Black bears throughout North America. This video will increase your knowledge of bear...
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Since its founding in 1872, humans and grizzly bears have come into contact in Yellowstone National Park. Most of these encounters have ended peacefully, but many have not. Snow went to the National Park Service archives, collected more than 100 years' worth of hair-raising stories, and tells the stories of those involved in the more deadly incidents.
7) Bear attack
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"Engaging images illustrate true bear attack stories and accompany survival tips. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
10) Maneaters: bears
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Using real footage mixed with dramatic reconstructions, survivors of man-eating bear attacks talk through their gut-wrenching encounters while experts analyze bear behavior, and explain the reasons why one of the world's most formidable predators is turning on us.
11) Grizzly Park
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Eight unrepentant young adults must serve a week of community service in a remote California forest preserve. Ranger Bob seeks to provide guidance, but an escaped serial killer has found his way into the park - and he's not the only hunter on the loose.
12) The revenant
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Inspired by true events, an expedition of the uncharted American wilderness, legendary explorer Hugh Glass is brutally attacked by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team. In a quest to survive, Glass endures unimaginable grief as well as the betrayal of his confidant John Fitzgerald. Guided by sheer will and the love of his family, Glass must navigate a vicious winter in a relentless pursuit to live and find redemption.
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Sam Ives's family set up camp in a Utah campground, cooked dinner, cleaned up and packed their gear away, and climbed into their multi-chambered tent to sleep. It was a great end to Father's Day. Eleven-year-old Sam crawled into the smaller compartment of the two-room tent. Without his parents knowing it, Sam ate a granola bar and placed the empty wrapper in a pocket of the tent. Sometime during the night, a black bear entered the campsite, ripped...
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"In Backcountry Bear Basics, 2nd Edition, Smith provides key information on bear behavior and biology to help you avoid conflict with black bears and grizzlies. He covers the basics of safe travel in bear country (how to choose a good campsite and properly store your food) plus strategies for specific activities and settings (hiking with children, fishing, trail running, cross-country skiing, and more)."--Jacket.
15) The polar bear
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"Fascinating images accompany information about the polar bear. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
16) The ghostfaces
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When a massive storm at sea blows the Brotherband crew off course to a land so far west Hal cannot recognize it from his maps, they face an unknown enemy.
18) Three-inch teeth
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"A rogue grizzly bear has gone on a rampage--killing, among others, the potential fiancé of Joe's daughter. At the same time, Dallas Cates, who Joe helped lock up years ago, is released from prison with a special list tattooed on his skin. He wants revenge on the people who sent him away: the six people he blames for the deaths of his entire family and the loss of his reputation and property. Using the grizzly attacks as cover, Cates sets out to...