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The Homeward Wolf

By: Kevin Van Tighem

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Winner! 2014 Mountain Literature / Jon Whyte Award, Banff Mountain Book and Film Festival Wolves have become a complicated comeback story. Their tracks are once again making trails throughout western Alberta, southern British Columbia and the northwestern United States, and the lonesome howls of the legendary predator are no longer mere echoes from our frontier past: they are prophetic voices emerging from the hills of our contemporary reality. Kevin Van Tighem's first RMB Manifesto explores the history of wolf eradication in western North America and the species' recent return to the places where humans live and play. Rich with personal anecdotes and the stories of individual wolves whose fates reflect the complexity of our relationship with these animals, The Homeward Wolf neither romanticizes nor demonizes this wide-ranging carnivore with whom we once again share our Western spaces. Instead, it argues that wolves are coming back to stay, that conflicts will continue to arise and that we will need to find new ways to manage our relationship with this formidable predator in our ever-changing world.

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1927330831

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Bears

Without Fear

By: Kevin Van Tighem

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Bears

Without Fear

By: Kevin Van Tighem

Fear of bears seems almost to be part of what it is to be human. Our species emerged out of the depths of time into a world already populated by these great carnivores. Before we mastered iron and later developed firearms, we had few defences against bears—only watchful caution and elaborate ceremonies and sacrifices to ward off fear. Where human populations grow, bears have traditionally dwindled or disappeared. But when we return to the wild, to places where bears still survive, all our primeval fears awaken again. The risk of an automobile accident on the way to bear country far outstrips the risk of a close-range encounter with a bear, but it’s the bear that worries us as we hurtle down the pavement at a hundred kilometres an hour. In this timely and sensitive book, Kevin Van Tighem calls on decades of experience, knowledge and understanding in order to enlighten readers about our relationship with and attitude toward bears. Along the way we are confronted with the realities confronting these great animals as a result of our ever-expanding human population and their ever-shrinking natural habitat. Through historical research, field observation, practical advice, personal anecdotes and an array of stunning photos, Van Tighem has written a comprehensive book that is meant to demystify bears in order to promote a deeper understanding of these powerful yet vulnerable creatures.

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1927330572

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Wild Animals of Western Canada

By: Kevin Van Tighem

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Wild Animals of Western Canada

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An excellent guide to all the major animals that live in western Canada. There are over 40 profiles that range from mighty grizzly bears to graceful whales.

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1897522363

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Heart Waters

Sources of the Bow River

By: Kevin Van Tighem

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Heart Waters

Sources of the Bow River

By: Kevin Van Tighem

Water does not come from the river. It comes to the river. Heart Waters takes us to the sources of that water - and into the living beauty, human stories and future possibilities that also arise from the green slopes and valleys of Alberta's Eastern Slopes where the Bow River is born. For more than a century ago the foothills and Front Range mountains of western Alberta have been recognized vital to the future water supply for Canada's prairies. Virtually all the water that sustains communities, ecosystems and the economy of prairie Canada comes from this narrow strip of land arrayed along the Continental Divide. For all its importance, however, water management decisions have ignored the importance of land health and focused almost exclusively on building dams. The result, as the author points out, is that the Bow River's annual flows have decreased by more than a tenth, even while spring floods become more frequent and more destructive. The solutions to prairie Canada's water challenges lie in healing the wounded landscapes of our headwaters. Heart Waters delves deeply into the history and ecology of a landscape whose critical value as a watershed is matched by its sheer beauty and diversity. A rich array of stunning photographic imagery by Jasper-based photographer Brian Van Tighem complements the author's well-researched explorations of the stories whispered by the living waters that drain from Banff National Park, Kananaskis Country and the famous ranchlands of the Bow River watershed. Heart Waters is a deep exploration of place, and an invitation to recognize that our water future depends upon knowing our headwaters better and caring for them more passionately - as our heart waters. "We could belong here too," the book concludes. "We could be like the bull trout, the willows, the wary horses: like the river that continually arises from these fine green places where the waters are born. We could find our best selves in the stories of those living waters and the river that gathers them together.

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1771601396

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Wild Animals of the Canadian Rockies

By: Kevin Van Tighem

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Wild Animals of the Canadian Rockies

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The animals of the Canadian Rockies are legendary throughout the world for their grandeur, mystique and beauty. This stunning picture book highlights dozens of species and contains basic information on the habitats of bears, wolves, deer, elk, moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goats, caribou and many more.

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1897522266

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9781897522264

Wild Animals of the American Rockies

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Wild Animals of the American Rockies

By: Kevin Van Tighem

A new series of Altitude SuperGuides focuses on one of the most beautiful and richly endowed places in the world: Colorado's very own Front Range. This series of colorful books, packed with information and maps, will help Colorado residents find out more about their own backyard. The series will include themes that cover cultural as well as recreational interests, from its rich heritage to its unique landscape. These books will unlock the mysteries and the secrets of the Front Range for everyone to explore, turning the entire region into a virtual museum and playground chock full of discovery and adventure. Priced to appeal to everyone, each title in this well-planned series is destined to be an instant best-seller!

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Aurora, Company : Altitude Pub.

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1552650138

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Coming West

A Natural History of Home

By: Kevin Van Tighem,Kevin J. Van Tighem

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Coming West

A Natural History of Home

By: Kevin Van Tighem,Kevin J. Van Tighem

This collection of essays neatly captures the emotion, pragmatism, and whimsey of one of Canada's foremost conservationists. The essays are a subtle blend of the insightful romanticism of Barry Lopez and the natural philosophy of Stan Rowe. Kevin's poignant storytelling and descriptions of real conservation issues once and for all dispel the myth that science and emotion are incompatible. (Paul C. Paquet PHD )

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Rocky Mountain Books Incorporated

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155153911X

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Our Place

Changing the Nature of Alberta

By: Kevin Van Tighem

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Our Place

Changing the Nature of Alberta

By: Kevin Van Tighem

A collection of essays and articles that reflect upon the ecology, conservation history, missed opportunities and emerging possibilities of a place that could have been about so much more than oil. Naturalist, hunter, conservation activist and recovering bureaucrat Kevin Van Tighem explores the landscapes and wildlife of one of Canada's most diverse and beautiful provinces and the ways in which Albertans have often failed - and sometimes succeeded - at the challenge of sustaining their home place. Previously published writings are mixed with current reflections on the streams, forests, grasslands and mountains of a Canadian province whose ambivalence about the nature of place, the responsibilities of citizens and the temptations of resource-based prosperity continues to mar the landscape and raise questions about the future. Challenging, eye-opening, instructive and soul-searching, this collection nonetheless delivers an overriding message of hope and possibilities. Alberta is our place now; we can still sustain the best of it, and bring out the best in ourselves, if we choose to know it well and care for it better.

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1771602031

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Bears

Without Fear

By: Kevin Van Tighem

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Without Fear

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The Homeward Wolf

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The Homeward Wolf

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Winner! 2014 Mountain Literature / Jon Whyte Award, Banff Mountain Book and Film Festival Wolves have become a complicated comeback story. Their tracks are once again making trails throughout western Alberta, southern British Columbia and the northwestern United States, and the lonesome howls of the legendary predator are no longer mere echoes from our frontier past: they are prophetic voices emerging from the hills of our contemporary reality. Kevin Van Tighem’s first RMB Manifesto explores the history of wolf eradication in western North America and the species’ recent return to the places where humans live and play. Rich with personal anecdotes and the stories of individual wolves whose fates reflect the complexity of our relationship with these animals, The Homeward Wolf neither romanticizes nor demonizes this wide-ranging carnivore with whom we once again share our Western spaces. Instead, it argues that wolves are coming back to stay, that conflicts will continue to arise and that we will need to find new ways to manage our relationship with this formidable predator in our ever-changing world. Whether they fear wolves or love them, readers will find this book as challenging as it is enlightening. The author offers a powerful argument that how we choose to live with the homeward wolf will bring out the best in us... or the worst. In the end, the return of the wolf may ultimately help us find our own ways into a deeper, more sustainable relationship with the great Western landscapes that enrich and define us.

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1927330858

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Heart Waters

Sources of the Bow River

By: Kevin Van Tighem

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Sources of the Bow River

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Wild Animals of Western Canada

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Wild Animals of Western Canada

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An elk without asters is not an elk. And western Canada without wildlife is not truly western Canada, says author Kevin Van Tighem. This book is an excellent guide to all the major wild animals that live in western Canada. There are over 40 descriptions and stories that range from grizzly bears to ground squirrels, and from chipmunks to whales.

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Altitude Publishing (Canada)

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1551538199

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Coming West

A Natural History of Home

By: Kevin Van Tighem,Kevin J. Van Tighem

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A Natural History of Home

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The Homeward Wolf

The Homeward Wolf

Bears

Bears

Wild Animals of Western Canada

Wild Animals of Western Canada

Heart Waters

Heart Waters

Wild Animals of the Canadian Rockies

Wild Animals of the Canadian Rockies

Wild Animals of the American Rockies

Wild Animals of the American Rockies

Coming West

Coming West

Our Place

Our Place

Bears

Bears

The Homeward Wolf

The Homeward Wolf

Heart Waters

Heart Waters

Wild Animals of Western Canada

Wild Animals of Western Canada

Coming West

Coming West

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