Taken by Bear in Yellowstone: More Than a Century of Harrowing Encounters between Grizzlies and Humans

Author: Ms. Snow did an outstanding job of gathering actual Park Ranger incident reports and newspaper accounts of Griz attacks in Yellowstone since the 1800s. It is a real plus having these historical records/stories contained in one book. Everyone should read and understand the accounts in this book before planning a hiking or camping trip to the "Stone"; or, Glacier. The book contains a lot of detail, some graphic descriptions of victim injuries and death...NOT FICTION

The book covers a wide spectrum of the types of human-bear encounters that are possible in any wilderness area with bears. Good knowledge for anyone venturing into bear habitat. I have read several books on bear attacks. This is the first one to make a clear distinction between predatory and defensive attacks. You should know the difference because your strategies for survival are totally different. - TJ Burr, author of Rocky Mountain Adventure Collection.

The author spent an amazing amount of time researching and compiling the data presented in the book. As a former NPS employee in Yellowstone I know she presented the information accurately and with great respect to all the victims and their families in telling the stories of bear encounters in and around Yellowstone. A great read for someone interested in accurate and well written accounts of living and recreating in bear country.

This book stands out because it is based on the official reports of attacks, making the narratives more nuanced and accurate than almost every other bear attack book on the market. The author identifies specific locations, conditions and circumstances as recorded by NPS investigations. This makes it a valuable contribution to the literature and makes the stories all the more compelling. Potential park visitors who are concerned about encountering bears will find this a useful resource, as will anyone interested in better understanding bear attacks.

This is not a well-written book; it's really just a list of descriptions of bear attacks, much of it taken directly from reports written by park rangers or the actual bear attack victims. Don't expect anything literary. That said, if you are looking to understand bear attacks, how many there are at Yellowstone, how they occur, what you can do to deter them, etc., it may be the book for you. It's chock full of actual accounts.

Really enjoyed this book. Learned a lot about bear safety and especially enjoyed it as I had recently returned from Yellowstone and had a park map to ID where these attacks took place. In summary, I won’t be hiking anywhere near Yellowstone. Scared the crap out of me. lol.

I firmly believe that anyone who goes to enjoy a national park in the lower 48 should not be killed or maimed for doing so. There is no good reason to have grizzlies at all in Yellowstone or the so called greater Yellowstone "ecosystem". Grizzlies should be left to Alaska because it is sparsely populated and grizzlies have all the space they need to live unmanaged. Bear managers should be out of a job. I also disagree that just because some sow with cubs sees a human from hundreds of yards away makes it a defensive attack. If the human has not threatened or disturbed the bear then the bear is not being defensive but predatory. Bears should flee from humans! If they don't they are a menace. The grizzly should be heavily hunted in the lower 48 or removed altogether. When was the last time you missed dinosaurs roaming about? Of course my review will freak out people who place animals above humans. Tough. Wildlife should not be collared, sedated, studied either. Leave them alone and let survival of the fittest be played out as it should be. That there would be fewer people jamming roads visiting or taking pictures of grizzlies is a positive not a negative. Too many bears = too many visitors.

I've purchased a couple copies for myself and family. Found the book especially interesting because my husband and I spent 5 summer seasons working at Lake and the first story was about a hike we did fairly often...Elephant Back.

Quite a few stories included from other books

Horribly written. Couldn't even get thru the book. If you want a good book on this read Alaska Bear Tales!