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Talking with bears : conversations with Charlie Russell

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2020

Author: Bradshaw, G.A.

Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books

Edition: First edition

Call Number: 04.2 B72t

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Author: Bradshaw, G.A.

Responsibility: G.A. Bradshaw

Edition: First edition

Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books

Published Date: 2020

Physical Description: 251 pages : illustrations (some colour), portrait

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Bears; Bears, Grizzly; Russell, Charles (Charlie)

Abstract: This is an intimate portrait of Charlie Russell's philosophy of nature. Accompanied by stunning photography, the book is written in narrative form, the way Charlie spoke and shared his stories and knowledge with others. Each of the chapters describes some facet of Charlie's philosophy and experiences through the stories of individual bears and what they taught him: the meaning of trust, respect, attention, love, and much more.

Contents: Preface; Introduction - The bear who rolled stones; Chapter One - The bear with jeweller's hands; Chapter Two - The bear at Kurilskoye; Chatper Three - The bear of Horseshoe Mountains; Chapter Four - The bear at the bend; Chapter Five - The bear who said stop; Chapter Six - The bear who liked to dive; Chapter Seven - The bear who took advantage; Chapter Eight - The bear who listened; Chapter Nine - The bear who cried; Chapter Ten - Bohm's bear; Literature cited; About the author

ISBN: 9781771603614

Accession Number: P2020-6; P2020-7 - ref copy

Call Number: 04.2 B72t

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Link to book on Rocky Mountain Books website

Websites

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What bears teach us

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2020

Author: Elmeligi, Sarah; Marriott, John E.

Publisher: [Victoria, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd.

Edition: First

Call Number: 04.2 El6w

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Author: Elmeligi, Sarah; Marriott, John E.

Responsibility: Sarah Elmeligi (author); John E. Marriott (photographer)

Edition: First

Publisher: [Victoria, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd.

Published Date: 2020

Physical Description: 223 pages : illustrations

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Bears; Bears, Grizzly; Ecology

Abstract: A lavishly illustrated book that explores the complex behavioural characteristics of North America’s largest land carnivores by examining the bear–human relationship from the bear’s perspective. From the first moment Sarah Elmeligi came eye to eye with a grizzly bear, her life changed. In a moment that lasted mere seconds, she began to question everything she thought she knew about bears. How could this docile creature be the same one with a fearsome reputation for vicious attacks? Through years of research, Elmeligi grew to appreciate that bears are so much more than data points, stunning photos, and sensational online stories. Elmeligi expertly weaves the science of bear behaviour with her passionate account of personal encounters. Dive into the life of a bear biologist as Sarah’s colleagues recount their own “stories from the field” – intimate moments with bears where they were connected to an animal with personality, decision-making capabilities, and a host of engaging behaviours. Join Elmeligi and Marriott on a journey that examines and shares the behaviour of black, grizzly, and polar bears in North America in a way you’ve never seen before. What Bears Teach Us will surprise you, inspire you, foster your curiosity, and teach you something new about bears and maybe even yourself. (From publisher's website)

Contents: Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Bears and People in North America: An Ever-Evolving Dynamic -- Chapter 1: Patience and Tolerance -- Seafood or Berries for Dinner? -- Life on the British Columbia Coast -- Life in Alberta's Mountains -- Management Conundrums -- Stories from the Field: Mating Season in the Khutz -- Chapter 2: Adaptation and Coexistence -- Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Bear? It Depends... -- Predictability as the Mother of Adaptation -- Coexistence -- Stories from the Field: There's a Bear in My Parking Lot! A Human Perspective by Courtney Hughes, PhD -- Chapter 3: Knowing When to Walk Away -- Bears That Stand Their Ground -- The Role People Play -- What We Learn -- Stories from the Field: A Quiet Run-In by Dan Rafla -- Chapter 4: Resilience -- Arctic Living -- Resilience in the Face of Climate Change -- What, Where and When to Eat -- Human-Bear Conflict -- A Future for Polar Bears -- Stories from the Field: Arctic Non-Adventures by Andrew Derocher -- Chapter 5: Living in the Present Based on Lessons from the Past -- How Bears Learn -- Lessons Learned From and Around People -- The Story of Bear 148 Stories from the Field: Personality Shapes Who You Are by Sydney R. Stephens -- Chapter 6: Just Being Yourself -- Stories from the Field: Swimming is for the Birds, not the Bears -- Being Born Different -The Story of Booboo and Yogi by Julia McKay -- Bibliography -- Notes

ISBN: 9781771603935

Accession Number: P2020.07

Call Number: 04.2 El6w

Location: Reading Room

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Publisher's website

Websites

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Harking : a novel

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2020

Author: Mercer, George

Publisher: [Canada] : George Mercer,

Call Number: 05.2 M46h

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Author: Mercer, George

Responsibility: George Mercer

Publisher: [Canada] : George Mercer,

Published Date: 2020

Physical Description: 282 pages

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Fiction; Bears; Bears, Grizzly

Abstract: After her parents’ divorce and the discovery of a series of cryptic notes left behind after her father is killed in an avalanche, Harking Thompson struggles to come to her own understanding of love, loss and what really matters. Caught up in a battle to save a mother grizzly bear and her cubs, Harking’s fight to protect the wildlife and wild places she loves teaches her a brutal truth: sometimes saving a life might mean losing another you love even more (from Good Reads website)

ISBN: 9780987975485

Call Number: 05.2 M46h

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Author's website

Websites

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Great bear wild : dispatches from a Northern Rainforest

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2014

Author: McAllister, Ian

Publisher: Vancouver : Greystone Books

Call Number: 04.2 M12g

Author: McAllister, Ian

Responsibility: Ian McAllister ; foreword by Robert F. Kennedy Jr

Publisher: Vancouver : Greystone Books

Published Date: 2014

Physical Description: xiv, 183 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps ; 29 cm

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Bears; British Columbia; Forests

Notes: The Great Bear Rainforest is the fabled region that stretches up the rugged Pacific coast from the top of Vancouver Island to southern Alaska. A longtime resident of the area, award-winning photographer and conservationist Ian McAllister takes us on a deeply personal journey from the headwaters of the Great Bear Rainforest's unexplored river valleys down to where the ocean meets the rainforest and finally to the hidden depths of the offshore world. Along the way, we meet the spectacular wildlife that inhabits the Great Bear Rainforest--in a not-so-unusual week, McAllister quietly observes twenty-seven bears fishing for salmon, three of which are the famed pure white grizzlies, Kermodes. McAllister introduces us to the First Nations people who have lived there for millennia and have become his close friends and allies, and to the scientists conducting groundbreaking research and racing against time to protect the rainforest from massive energy projects."--From publisher