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| title | Bear Facts: The History and Folklore of Island Bears Part Two | |
| creator | Hornby, Jim | |
| subject | Island Magazine | |
| subject | Prince Edward Island Museum | |
| description | Despite their large size (even the volume of their breath could give them away as they hibernated in snowcovered dens), and the constant encroachment of civilization on their ranges, Island bears could feel, with Mark Twain, that reports of their death were greatly exaggerated during the 19th century. In 1806, John Stewart wrote that "in less than half a century, I have no doubt but the bears will be entirely extirpated." John MacGregor wrote in 1828 that "they are now much reduced in number and rarely met with"; 11 years later, S. S. Hill opined that "they will soon disappear." In the 1850s, Isabella Lucy Bird, author of The English Woman in America, observed that "Bears, which used to be a great attraction to the more adventurous class of sportsman, are, however, rapidly disappearing"; but since the lady spent most of her Island visit in Charlottetown, we can be certain only that the animals avoided city streets. | |
| publisher | Prince Edward Island Museum | |
| date | 1988 | |
| type | Document | |
| format | application/pdf | |
| identifier | vre:islemag-batch2-306 | |
| source | 23 | |
| language | en_US | |
| rights | Please note that this material is being presented for the sole purpose of research and private study. Any other use requires the permission of the copyright holder(s), and questions regarding copyright are the responsibility of the user. | |
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| title | Bear Facts: The History and Folklore of Island Bears Part Two | |
| creator | Hornby, Jim | |
| subject | Island Magazine | |
| subject | Prince Edward Island Museum | |
| description | Despite their large size (even the volume of their breath could give them away as they hibernated in snowcovered dens), and the constant encroachment of civilization on their ranges, Island bears could feel, with Mark Twain, that reports of their death were greatly exaggerated during the 19th century. In 1806, John Stewart wrote that "in less than half a century, I have no doubt but the bears will be entirely extirpated." John MacGregor wrote in 1828 that "they are now much reduced in number and rarely met with"; 11 years later, S. S. Hill opined that "they will soon disappear." In the 1850s, Isabella Lucy Bird, author of The English Woman in America, observed that "Bears, which used to be a great attraction to the more adventurous class of sportsman, are, however, rapidly disappearing"; but since the lady spent most of her Island visit in Charlottetown, we can be certain only that the animals avoided city streets. | |
| publisher | Prince Edward Island Museum | |
| date | 1988 | |
| type | Document | |
| format | application/pdf | |
| identifier | vre:islemag-batch2-306 | |
| source | 23 | |
| language | en_US | |
| rights | Please note that this material is being presented for the sole purpose of research and private study. Any other use requires the permission of the copyright holder(s), and questions regarding copyright are the responsibility of the user. | |