Taken By Bear in Glacier National Park: Harrowing Encounters between Grizzlies and Humans

by Kathleen Snow

The first-person accounts in Taken by Bear in Glacier National Park provide a you-are-there perspective on human and grizzly bear encounters since the park’s founding in 1910. Most of these encounters have ended peacefully, but many have not. In order to most accurately tell the stories of those involved in the more deadly incidents, Kathleen Snow went directly to the the National Park Service archives. With help from personnel at park headquarters, Snow has collected more than 100 years’ worth of harrowing true stories that read like crime scene investigations and provide hard-learned lessons in outdoor safety. A must-read for fans of Taken by Bear in Yellowstone and the classic Bear Their Causes and Avoidance by Stephen Herrero.

361 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 1, 2020

About the author

Kathleen Snow is a member of the Montana Writers Guild and Outdoor Writers Association of America. Her nonfiction has appeared in Harper’s Magazine, Women in Natural Resources, and other periodicals. Her fiction includes the new mystery, Searching for Bear Eyes, from the University of Montana Press.

Reviews

[Aaron · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a comprehensive collection of bear incidents in one of the few parks in North America that still 'enjoys' a healthy brown bear population. The events are not woven together and told in a linear narrative by the author but rather a collection of actual reports on bear interactions organized by incident. It's a fascinating but clunky read, if that's not what you're looking for.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great

Reading about bear attacks can help you learn about what to do and what not to do during a bear encounter. This book also provides safety tips and links to Glacier National park. I recommend this book to everyone.

[Mac · Rating 5 out of 5]

A page turner. 100 years of Glacier bear attack history.