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.
BEARS of the last frontier... My college years provided an opportunity to aid a research team led by grizzly bear and wolf biologist Peter Clarkson for six months in the Canadian Arctic to study the needs of barren ground grizzly bears. Helping to tranquilize bears from a helicopter in the open tundra of the Northwest Territories gave me an incredible respect for bears and their ability to thrive in a myriad of different habitats. The species was the same as the one I had become familiar with, but in no way did these arctic bears have anything in common with their Spanish cousins. In this harsh landscape, they had to rely upon their intelligence, memory, and ingenuity when it came to finding sufficient food - mostly in the form of roots, berries, and the occasional caribou carcass. It was a tough life sustained by tough animals.
Survival Skills of Bears
