California Grizzly
by Tracy I. Storer, Lloyd P. Tevis (Contributor), Rick Bass
Forty years after its original publication, California Grizzly is still the most comprehensive book on the bear's history in California. The lessons of the book resonate today as the issues of protection of wildlife habitat versus development of land for human use are debated with increasing urgency. Rick Bass has provided a new foreward for this edition that addresses these issues.
Mark of the Grizzly : True Stories of Recent Bear Attacks and the Hard Lessons Learned
by Scott McMillion
The book collects the true stories of 18 attacks by grizzlies between 1977 and 1997. Like any good investigator, Scott McMillion thoroughly examines each mauling and its aftermath. The people in these stories are from all walks of life--hikers, hunters, runners, wildlife photographers, and biologists in the field. They meet up with the Great Bear in Yellowstone and Glacier national parks, in Alaska, Montana, British Columbia. For most of these people, the mark left by the bears is one of lasting fear, but also of respect; in some cases, reverence. These survivors tell a gripping story. In the fatal attacks recounted here, many mysteries remain.
But these are not mystery stories or horror stories. The terror of a grizzly attack has the power to teach us how to behave in the presence of these magnificent animals and how to avoid dangerous encounters. This blend of lesson and terror makes for a book you'll find hard to put down.
Grizzly Bears : An Illustrated Field Guide
by John A. Murray
This illustrated field guide traces the bear’s history and current status, using photos and essays to reflect the author’s eighteen years of field research. Back-country visitors receive specific tips on identifying grizzly bears, recognizing tracks, and attending to safety in grizzly land.
Bears : Polar Bears, Black Bears and Grizzly Bears by Deborah Hodge, Pat Stephens (Illustrator), Nancy Gray Ogle (Illustrator)
Author Deborah Hodges writes: "As a former teacher, I realized there was a need for easy-to-read information books for children in the younger grades. In writing Bears, I tried to provide interesting facts in a simple and clearly written format. The book makes it easy for young students to do beginning research and satisfy their curiosity about North American wild animals. Bears is one of six books in the Kids Can Press Wildlife Series and has won the Parent's Choice Award. I have written a free teacher's guide to accompany the books.
The Grizzly in the Southwest : Documentary of an Extinction
by David E. Brown, Charles Jonkel
The Bear (1989)
Storytelling doesn't get much purer than this--a film with virtually no dialogue and not a minute that isn't fascinating, either for the plot it pursues or the way director Jean-Jacques Annaud gets his ursine stars to do what he wants. The story deals with a young cub who, after his mother is killed in a landslide, bonds to a lumbering male Kodiak. The two of them then must cope with an invasion of hunters into their territory--and Annaud makes it clear whose side he's on. Aside from stunning scenery, the film offers startlingly close-up looks at bear behavior. They say the best actors are the ones that let you see what they're thinking, a trick Annaud manages with his big, furry stars.
Man in the Wilderness (1971)
This story begins with one of the darker encounters between man and bear. It is a fascinating and thoughtful film about abandonment, survival, and the value of the individual against the tide of "progress".