Incredible Black Bear film . . .
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00np2gk
Available for watching until approx March 2010.
Resin
Everything you never knew about bears . . .
I can't seem to get it to work.
Many videos on the BBC site will not play in the US. The licensing often does not cover the US market. The BBC site will block the content based on you ISP.
I'm also unable to view these videos. The site is giving the same message that I get when content is blocked for those outside the EU.
The little bit that I can read about the documentary does give me some concern. "Taming" wildlife usually results in the death of the animal in the long run. When they become confortable around humans, they are often labeled as "problem" or nuisance animals by those who do not know how to share the planet, and are then killed.
Hopefully this documentary will be picked up by US PBS stations or be posted to YouTube so that we can eventually see it.
Annoying! Maybe it'll be available on one of the US channels. Try a search for the film title "Bearwalker of the Northwoods".
Resin
I found this link http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2009/oct/27/black-bears-of-the-northwoods?picture=354687526 which has some of the photos that were taken. Just click on the photo to see the next. 12 photos in all.
More info at http://www.bearstudy.org . Looks like there was similar coverage on Animal Plant; maybe that's more available in the US.
We (central Texas) maybe are just barely started to have black bear populations re-established, after decades. Of course, there's millions more humans here now, so I imagine we're headed for all sorts of human/bear interactions.
Very misleading & possibly dangerous information. I just watched a show on Animal Planet, I'M ALIVE the other day that had a woman who was attacked by a Black Bear in Tennessee. She survived but sadly her 6 year old daughter was killed.
Black Bears will not eat humans but they can and will attack. There have only been 2 fatal attcks in Tennessee recorded but it need to be remembered that wild animals are unpredictable. They try to avoid us but we insist on pushing our way into their world.
Tribute to her daughter Elora on You Tube http://www.youtube.com/user/ElorasLight#p/a/f/2/DFiAuXtl58w