There is a world somewhere between reality and fiction. Although ignored by many, it is very real and so are those living in it. This forum is about the natural world. Here, wild animals will be heard and respected. The forum offers a glimpse into an unknown world as well as a room with a view on the present and the future. Anyone able to speak on behalf of those living in the emerald forest and the deep blue sea is invited to join.
Tracking Gobi Grizzlies.
Inspecting the bear, directing the crew's measurements and drawing blood samples, constantly checking the animal's breathing, pulse, and temperature, Harry was in his zone, genuinely cool now. He'd morphed into a stone-cold grizz pro, the man who had captured and collared more than 1,700 Ursus arctos in North America. Harry once had a drugged grizzly revive enough to turn its head and sink its teeth into his leg; he then stood in place, stifled the urge to howl, which risked further reviving the bear, and waited several minutes until the animal finally relaxed its jaws. Proctor, normally one of the more exuberant humans ever invented, was ice too, having handled hundreds of North American grizzlies himself. Watching the Reynolds-Proctor duo move through the process was tremendously reassuring. If we were going to subject the world's rarest bears to the impositions of science, it had to be done with all the calm and care and experience I was seeing.
Bears of the Himalayan Mountains
