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In this lively, historically accurate account, David E. Brown chronicles the demise of the grizzly bear in the Southwest. He presents the personal narratives of those who knew grizzlies, accounts of hunters and administrators in wildlife management agencies, and the popular legends and lore of the grizzly that one would hear around the campfire. Scientists, Southwest historians, and those interested in America’s wildlife will appreciate this readable study of the bear’s life history and of the unique spirit of adventure associated with the grizzly bear-a spirit that passed from southwest game ranges with the expirpation of the species in the first half of this century. This edition includes a new foreword by Charles Jonkel and a new preface, in which the author discusses the latest developments in the debate over the grizzly’s place in the Southwest.
| Foreword | ||
| Preface to the Paperback Edition | ||
| Preface | ||
| Introduction: "It's Only a Mountain Now" | 3 | |
| Pt. 1 | Western Man Meets Old Ephraim | |
| 1 | Nomenclature and Taxonomy | 11 |
| 2 | The First Encounters, 1540-1825 | 16 |
| 3 | The American Exploration Period, 1825-1865 | 21 |
| 4 | Settlement, 1865-1912 | 41 |
| Pt. 2 | The Southwest Grizzly at Home | |
| 5 | Pelage and Measurements | 61 |
| 6 | Life History | 69 |
| 7 | Abundance and Distribution | 76 |
| 8 | Southwest Habitats | 86 |
| Pt. 3 | The Inevitable Conflict | |
| 9 | Depredations and Control Methods | 101 |
| 10 | The Undeclared War | 120 |
| 11 | Ghosts from the Past | 160 |
| Pt. 4 | Lore, Legends, and Adventures | |
| 12 | On the Ferocity of the Grizzly | 171 |
| 13 | The Bear Hunters | 176 |
| 14 | Captive Grizzlies | 193 |
| 15 | Southwest Bear Stories | 199 |
| 16 | Epilogue | 221 |
| App. A. Resolution Submitted by the Resolutions Committee at the Annual Meeting of the New Mexico-Arizona Section of the Wildlife Society on February 2, 1973 in Farmington, New Mexico | 225 | |
| App. B. Evaluation of the Gila Wilderness in New Mexico for Re-establishment of the Grizzly Bear | 227 | |
| App. C. Hunters News Letters Issued by M. E. Musgrave to PARC Field Personnel in Arizona | 245 | |
| References | 249 | |
| Index | 267 |
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In this lively, historically accurate account, David E. Brown chronicles the demise of the grizzly bear in the Southwest. He presents the personal narratives of those who knew grizzlies, accounts of hunters and administrators in wildlife management agencies, and the popular legends and lore of the grizzly that one would hear around the campfire. Scientists, Southwest historians, and those interested in America’s wildlife will appreciate this readable study of the bear’s life history and of the unique spirit of ...