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"In the marshy wilderness of Louisiana's Atchafalaya Swamp, people are dying. But the killer is no Cajun swamp rat or vengeful Indian--it's a monster that strikes without mercy, leaving behind little more than mangled flesh, blood, and bones. Now Fargo finds himself tracking a creature straight out of a bad dream. When he finds his quarry, the Trailsman aims to end the nightmare once and for all"--P. [4] of cover.
Fargo, Skye (Fictitious character) --- Wild boar --- Animal attacks --- Louisiana
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Human ecology --- Human-animal relationships --- Animals and civilization --- Animal attacks --- Wildlife conservation
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Animal attacks --- Bites and stings --- Insects as carriers of disease. --- Natural disasters --- Prevention. --- Safety measures.
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Sharks. --- Shark attacks. --- Dangerous marine animals. --- Dangerous aquatic animals --- Marine animals --- Attacks by sharks --- Animal attacks --- Chondrichthyes
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Here, from the nation's most renowned beach expert, is the first complete guide to beach safety. Stephen P. Leatherman (a.k.a. Dr. Beach) introduces the gamut of beach hazards-from sharks to rip currents to jellyfish-revealing which dangers should be of greatest concern and how best to minimize their risks. His scientifically sound advice, interspersed with fascinating facts and anecdotes, makes this book a perfect reference for the millions of travelers and vacationers who visit the ocean shore every year.Practical answers to these intriguing questions and more:• Which U.S. beach records the most shark attacks each year?• Which species of shark is the most dangerous to people?• Why are rip currents the most deadly beach threat?• How can rips be avoided?• What should you do if caught in a rip?• Can lightning strikes at the beach be predicted?• Is a stingray dangerous?• When is ocean water pollution likely to be worst?• What types of waves are threatening and how can they be detected?• What is the danger of a red tide?• How can swimmers avoid contact with jellyfish?
Bathing beaches --- Shark attacks. --- Tides. --- Equilibrium theory of tides --- Ocean circulation --- Attacks by sharks --- Animal attacks --- Beaches --- Health aspects. --- Safety measures.
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"Turning a blind eye to the dangers of the wild can have deadly consequences. Growing up on a northern trap line, Harold Johnson was taught to keep his distance from wolves. For more than 100 years, one of Canada's top predators seemed to have absorbed the same lesson about avoiding contact with people, who pose dangers. But this seems to be changing in the twenty-first century. In Cry Wolf, Johnson re-tells the story of the 2005 death of Kenton Carnegie, who was cornered and killed in a wolf attack near his work camp. Johnson draws on his experience as a Crown prosecutor to forensically deconstruct the official reports of the killing. In his telling, the finger of blame points squarely to the lack of respect given to an animal which, as a result, is becoming more dangerous to humans. Johnson believes millennia of Indigenous teaching could have saved a life and rehabilitated the wolf to its honoured place."--.
Wolves --- Wolf attacks. --- Behavior --- Carnegie, Kenton, --- Saskatchewan. --- Attacks by wolves --- Animal attacks --- Human-wolf encounters --- Canis --- Saskachevan --- Saskatchewan Government --- Government of Saskatchewan --- SK --- Sask.
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Dans une Amérique profondément sauvage, le trappeur Hugh Glass est sévèrement blessé et laissé pour mort par un traître de son équipe, John Fitzgerald. Avec sa seule volonté pour unique arme, Glass doit affronter un environnement hostile, un hiver brutal et des tribus guerrières, dans une inexorable lutte pour sa survie, portée par un intense désir de vengeance.
Fur traders --- Survival --- Bear attacks --- Explorers --- Wilderness survival --- Bear attacks. --- Fur traders. --- Explorers. --- Animal attacks --- Betrayal --- Survival. --- Wilderness survival. --- Glass, Hugh, --- Punke, Michael
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Human-wildlife conflict is a major issue in conservation. As people encroach into natural habitats, and as conservation efforts restore wildlife to areas where they may have been absent for generations, contact between people and wild animals is growing. Some species, even the beautiful and endangered, can have serious impacts on human lives and livelihoods. Tigers kill people, elephants destroy crops and African wild dogs devastate sheep herds left unattended. Historically, people have responded to these threats by killing wildlife wherever possible, and this has led to the endangerment of many species that are difficult neighbours. The urgent need to conserve such species, however, demands coexistence of people and endangered wildlife. This book presents a variety of solutions to human-wildlife conflicts, including novel and traditional farming practices, offsetting the costs of wildlife damage through hunting and tourism, and the development of local and national policies.
Carnivora --- Wildlife management --- Ecology --- Effect of human beings on --- Carnivora -- Ecology -- North America -- Congresses. --- Carnivora -- Effect of human beings on -- North America -- Congresses. --- Wildlife management -- North America -- Congresses. --- Human ecology. --- Human-animal relationships. --- Animals and civilization. --- Animal attacks. --- Wildlife conservation.
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