Black Bears: A Natural History

by Dave Taylor

Overview

"If you have an interest in bears then Dave Taylor's sixteen years of research and photographs will keep your interest for hours with his new book."
— Scope Camping News Magazine

Dave Taylor has spent his life photographing and writing about North American wildlife. In this full color book with more than 100 photographs, maps and charts, Black Bears introduces the reader to this shy, reclusive and largely misunderstood animal with an encyclopedic examination of the black bear's world by state, province and territory.

Of the three species (grizzly/brown, polar and black bear), Taylor examines and portrays his devotion and passion specifically to the black bear, the most populous of the species. A specific section touches upon the bear and people, offering valuable advice when camping in their environment and what to do if one encounters a bear in the wilderness.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781554554690
Publisher:	Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Limited
Publication date:	04/08/2021
Edition description:	Second Edition, Revised
Pages:	248
Sales rank:	524,097
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Dave Taylor is the author/photographer of more than 50 books on wildlife and natural history. He is a retired teacher who has had a passion for black bears since the 1960s.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements


Introduction

Part I: The Evolution of the Black Bear

1. The Evolution of Mammals

2. The Carnivores

3. Bears As Omnivores

4. The Giant Short-faced Bear

5. The Black Bear During and After the Ice Age

6. The Subspecies of Black Bear

   Part II: The Black Bear's World

7. Adaptations for Forest Life

8. Black Bear Habitat

9. Physical Characteristics

10. What Is Black, Brown, White, Blue and Still Black Through and Through?

11. Events Leading Up to Hibernation

12. Dens

13. Hibernation

14. The Birth of Cubs

15. Mother and Cubs

16. Mating Habits

17. Male Bears

18. Black Bears as Herbivores

19. Black Bears as Carnivores

20. Scatology

21. Sign Language

22. The Black Bear's Neighbours

23. The Growing Numbers of Bears

24. Adapting to a Changing Habitat

25. Black Bears as a Game Species

    Part III: Getting Along in Bear Country

26. The Tolerant Bear

27. Camping in Bear Country

28. What To Do When You Meet a Black Bear

29. Killer Bears

30. Black Bear Viewing at Its Best

31. The Black Bears of Waterton Lakes

32. Two Winter Days in the Life of a Bear Researcher

33. Summertime Research

34. Bear With Us: A Labour of Love

35. Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary

36. Whistler's Bears

37. Be Bear Smart

    Part IV: Black Bears by Region

38. Eastern Canada: Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick,

    and Quebec

39. Ontario

40. Northern and Western Canada: Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Northwest Territories and Nunavut

41. North America's Northwest: Yukon Territory, British Columbia, and Alaska

42. TheNortheast U.S.: Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island

43. The Southern U.S.: South Carolina, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama

44. The Central U.S.: Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota

45. The U.S. Prairies: Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska

46. The Northwest U.S.: Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, and Colorado

47. The Southwest U.S.: Arizona, California, Nevada, Texas, and New Mexico

    Appendices

    
    Glossary

    
    Bibliography

    
    Index