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Bill’s Wildlife Reading List:I’m not sure why, but I have always been fascinated by the interactions between people and wildlife, and as Rangers and natural resources LEOsyou will be confronted by these kinds of situations regularly. Unfortunately,when you become involved, it will probably be because something badhappened. These books revolve around these conflicts, and are listed in no particular order. They are NOT “When Animals Attack” books, but cover address the larger issues of where humans fit in the food chain. Some are probably out of print and may take some hunting. September 2008The Beast in the Garden: The True Story of a Predator's Deadly Return toSuburban America by David BaronDescribes the resurgence of cougars in North America, and centers aroundthe fatal mauling of a young man in Colorado.Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America by Eric Jay DolinA fascinating social history of whaling and society in 18th and 19
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centuryAmerica Night of the Grizzlies by Jack OlsenWill be difficult to find, describes a startling case of two separate attacks thatoccurred nearly simultaneously in Glacier National Park in the mid 1960s.Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance (revised edition) by StephenHerreroGood coverage of bear conflicts.The Grizzly Maze: Timothy Treadwell's Fatal Obsession with Alaskan Bears by Nick JansJust bizarre.Ghosts of Tsavo : Stalking the Mystery Lions of East Africa by PhillipCaputoRevisits one of the worst series of attacks on humans in colonial AfricaThe Man-Eaters of Tsavo by John Henry PattersonThe actual original recounting of the case described by Caputo, by the manwho successfully stopped the lions
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