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.
Long before professional biologists developed a strategy for proper human coexistence with the grizzly, French Canadian Bud Cheff learned from his Salish Indian friends while roaming Montana's wild Mission Mountains in the 1920s, "You no bother'um Sumka ( Salish for "grizzly" ), Sumka no bother'um you." Bud's life among the last free-roaming Indians and his acceptance of the grizzly as a treasured animal, became a gospel that he preached - not only about the majesty of the bear but also the nobleness of Indians.