Stephen Herrero

What causes bear attacks? When should you play dead and when should you fight an attacking bear? What do we know about black and grizzly bears and how can this knowledge be used to avoid bear attacks? And, more generally, what is the bear's future? Bear Attacks is a thorough and unflinching landmark study of the attacks made on men and women by the great grizzly and the occasionally deadly black bear. This is a book for everyone who hikes, camps,...

This compelling collection of essays explores situations where wild animals made humans their prey -- from a sow grizzly defending her cubs to an African lion turning on a hunter and savagely attacking him. Color insert.