Bears in the backyard : big animals, sprawling suburbs, and the new urban jungle

Title:

Title:

Bears in the backyard : big animals, sprawling suburbs, and the new urban jungle

Personal Author:

Ricciuti, Edward R.

ISBN:

9781581572179 (hardcover : alk. paper)

OCLC#:

ocn857405157

Language:

English

Subjects:

Urban animals -- United States.

Urban pests -- United States.

Human-animal relationships -- United States.

Contents:

The big cat is back:return of the cougar -- Cougar attacks and how to survive them -- Reap what you sow:how the environmental movement and urban sprawl triggered the animal invasion -- Coyote on the cul-de-sac:coyotes in cities and new wolves in the woods -- That's not big bird at your feeder:an abundance of bruins -- Deadliest of all?:dangerous deer and marauding moose -- Gators on the golf course:will success spoil the American alligator? -- Alien invasion will global warming trigger a plague of serpents? -- Prowling poisoners:the venomous snakes next door -- Peaceful coexistence searching for a balance.

Summary:

As human population centers sprawl out into once open lands, and as conservation efforts help devastated wildlife populations recover, humans are having more frequent interactions with large and often dangerous wild animals. This book examines the reasons for and often violent consequences of these encounters; it might have you rethinking your decision to buy a home in that convenient new subdivision.

Format:

Book

Length:

248 pages :

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As cities and suburbs sprawl, and conservation efforts enable wildlife populations to recover, large wild animals are encroaching on human turf. These creatures might be thrilling to see, but they can bite, scratch, and even kill, and attacks on humans will only increase as we come face to face in the man-made landscape.Readers will learn how to protect against potential dangers even as they are being thoroughly entertained by hair-raising tales of real-life encounters.

Author Notes

Ewdard R. Ricciuti graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor's degree in communication arts and went on for his master's degree at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He was appointed a Sloan-Rockefeller Advanced Science Writing Fellow at Columbia. Ricciuti is also a former U.S. Marine reservist. His writing has included various topics related to his many interests. A few examples: The Natural History of North America, Rocks and Minerals, The Yakama, How to Box, The War in Yugoslavia, The Snake Almanac, Amphibians, Killer Animals, Killers of the Seas, and Science 101: Forensics.

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Introduction	p. 9
Chapter 1 The Big Cat Is Back: Return of the Cougar	p. 21
Chapter 2 Cougar Attacks and How to Survive Them	p. 39
Chapter 3 Reap What You Sow: How the Environmental Movement and Urban Sprawl Triggered the Animal Invasion	p. 55
Chapter 4 Coyote on the Cul-De-Sac: Coyotes in Cities and New Wolves in the Woods	p. 73
Chapter 5 That's Not Big Bird at Your Feeder: An Abundance of Bruins	p. 97
Chapter 6 Deadliest of All? Dangerous Deer and Marauding Moose	p. 117
Chapter 7 Gators on the Golf Course: Will Success Spoil the American Alligator?	p. 147
Chapter 8 Alien Invasion: Will Global Warming Trigger a Plague of Serpents	p. 169
Chapter 9 Prowling Poisoners: The Venomous Snakes Next Door	p. 187
Chapter 10 Peaceful Coexistence: Searching for a Balance	p. 215
Bibliography	p. 235
Index	p. 240

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