Encompassing millions of hectares of globally rare coastal rainforest, the Great Bear Rainforest in coastal British Columbia is home to ancient trees, rich runs of salmon, and abundant species, including the elusive white “spirit bear.” The area also supports small human communities, particularly First Nations. Once slated for clear-cut logging, large areas were protected in 2006 by the signing of one of the world’s most significant and innovative conservation agreements. Tracking the Great Bear traces environmentalists’ efforts to save the area from status quo industrial forestry, while at the same time respecting First Nations’ right to economic development. Adopting a novel theoretical approach from science and technology studies, the book explains environmentalists' success as a result of their deployment of a powerful actor-network within British Columbia’s land-use decision-making process. This book makes a significant contribution to social scientific analyses of natural resource management. Bridging the gap between interpretivist and social structural analyses, it demonstrates how the Great Bear Rainforest was made – or, rather, recreated – out of uncertain and contested links among an improbable assemblage of actors and elements.

Tracking the American Black Bear provides a detailed description of how to learn to follow the trails of bears with the goal of finding and sneaking up on the animal. The author discusses behavior and how to interpret sign on the trail, as well as interacting with black bears. Accounts of real life tracking adventures and close encounters with black bears are provided to inspire the reader to get outside and interact with these awesome animals.

The permanent way is a principal feature of all railways, but is little explored. Jim Pike’s illustrated history fills this gap in railway literature. He investigates the origins and evolution of track from the earliest wooden rails to the welded steel used today. He looks at engineering developments, at methods of manufacture, and at successful innovations over the last 200 years. This account is full of fascinating insights into this important but neglected topic. It is written in an engaging, non-technical style, and will be illuminating reading and reference for anyone who loves railways and is intrigued by their history.

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Acclaimed science author Sandra Markle offers a fascinating look at Gobi bears—the rarest bears on the planet. These adorable animals face threats ranging from illegal gold miners to climate change. Find out more about these bears, which are considered a national treasure in Mongolia, and learn what scientists are doing to help this critically endangered species.

A complete factual compendium of knowledge about bears, presented in words, pictures, maps, and charts.

Gift from the Ancients is about a warrior that follows his vision and creates a beautiful agate spear point that becomes the symbol of his people. The spear point is used to protect his people and is lost. Many years later the spear point is uncovered by another warrior. Times have changed yet the spear point is still beautiful and remains with the warrior throughout his life. Returned to the earth it is discovered by a warrior who hunts on horseback. In awe of its beauty, he treasures it until it is lost protecting his life. Years later, the spear point is found by a young girl who gives it to her mother. Buffalo are disappearing and the whiteman has arrived changing their nomadic lives forever. Cherishing the agate point as a symbol of a time long ago, the woman watches her people's way of life slowly destroyed.