Bear Man of Kamchatka

This is the first video submitted to Youtube featuring the soon-to-be much more famous Bear Man of Kamchatka, naturalist Charlie Russell, son of the famous Ontario conservationist Andy Russell. Charlie has starred in 4 documentaries and tv programs and is the author of 3 books, Spirit Bear, Grizzly Heart, and Grizzly Seasons. His groundbreaking research on wild grizzlies in the Russian far east has shed light on amazing potentials and possiblities for human-bear coexistence and his efforts have helped lead to the vastly improved protection of the threatened pristine Kamchatkan ecosystem. Here is a photomontage of his astonishing work with Russian bears set to Ray Lynch's "The Oh of Pleasure".

Note: This sort of interaction with bears is NOT recommended, most bears are too negatively influenced by humans and are not as trustworthy as these bears you see in these photographs. These bears have interacted with few humans aside from Charlie, and are not influenced to look for human food as a source, so their involvement with humans like Charlie is sheer fresh Edenic curiosity and friendship. Also many of these bears Charlie raised and released into the wild himself. Charlie follows very careful standards and precautions and knows the limits, though as he has discovered they are much further out thand most bear "experts" let on. With time hopefully Charlie's discoveries and lessons will help reverse the harsh negative influence of media-mongered tragic errors made by such notable victims of our society's Ancient-Rome-like schedenfreude as Tim Treadwell and Mishio Hoshino.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Charlie
• Russell
• Jeff
• Turner
• bear
• man
• kamchatka
• conservation
• wildlife
• grizzly
• brown
• Russia
• Ray
• Lynch

[Mascherina1964]

Hi/ How is this project being financed? I ask the question because Russia is rather cash-strapped.../Lovely pictures, that said./Cheers

[grizzlycoon]

Mostly private donations I believe, or money out of his own pocket. I could be wrong. I'll have to check with him.

[SunkistPoPAlot]

lmfao this song is from top gear a super Nintendo game

[grizzlycoon]

really? they put this song in a video game? Cool... I also heard it being played, of all places, on the trailer for "citizen bronco", a terrible movie.

[roundfrenchcheese]

whats the music ?

[grizzlycoon]

"The Oh of Pleasure" by Ray Lynch off his album "Deep Breakfast". sorry it took so long to reply.

[antissan]

Hi Bear! .. never ever give up Charlie! I love you as much as I love the bears and all animals on earth! Big hugs!! Ann from Belgium

[wendymichaelea]

I watched this story a few weeks ago. SO beautiful. Charlie really loved these bears. So much dedication being the only mother they ever knew.

[timschennen]

a mother with that many ccups?how is it possible?sorry for my ignorance.

[aburgheim]

Bravo!!!!

[MissFidget1]

If you love bears and nature, you should read Charlie Russell's book. It is phenomenal. After you read it, this video will really make sense to you.

[64INDIAN64]

A Russian Timothy Treadwell waiting to happen

[SunkistPoPAlot]

fuck yea they did and it was on the super Nintendo

[colorconnection]

excellent vid, thanks for posting