num_pages: 276
description: In describing the true events surrounding a series of frightening bear attacks in 1980 a bestselling nature/adventure author explores our relationship with the great grizzly.Many citizens of Banff Alberta valued living in a place where wildlife grazed on the front lawn; others saw wild bears as a mere roadside attraction. None were expecting the bear attacks that summer which led to one mans death. During the massive hunt that followed Banff was portrayed in the international media as a town under siege by a killer bear and the tourists stayed away. The pressure was on to find and destroy the Whiskey Creek mauler but he evaded park wardens and struck again  and again. When the fight was over the hard lessons learned led to changes that would save the lives of both bears and people in the coming years.Sid Martys The Black Grizzly of Whiskey Creek is an evocative and gripping story that speaks to our complex and increasingly combative relationship with the wilderness and its inhabitants.
language: English
title: The Black Grizzly of Whiskey Creek
publisher: McClelland & Stewart