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Grizzly Seasons: Life with the Brown Bears of Kamchatka
"A photographic journey that redefines perceptions of bears."
Charlie Russell and Maureen Enns spent six summers in the remote wilderness of Kamchatka, Russia: home to the world's densest population of brown bears.
Grizzly Seasons tells the story of three bear cubs -- Chico, Biscuit and Rosie -- rescued from a zoo and reintroduced to the wild by Russell and Enns. The account traces the bear's development from dependant cubs to independent creatures of the wilderness.
Graced with more than 150 beautiful color photographs, including majestic aerial views, Grizzly Seasons closely follows the bears -- and the authors -- through six years of developing a self-sustaining, mutually-respectful relationship of trust.
Charlie Russell and Maureen Enns spent six summers in the remote wilderness of Kamchatka, Russia: home to the world's densest population of brown bears.
Grizzly Seasons tells the story of three bear cubs -- Chico, Biscuit and Rosie -- rescued from a zoo and reintroduced to the wild by Russell and Enns. The account traces the bear's development from dependant cubs to independent creatures of the wilderness.
Graced with more than 150 beautiful color photographs, including majestic aerial views, Grizzly Seasons closely follows the bears -- and the authors -- through six years of developing a self-sustaining, mutually-respectful relationship of trust.
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160 pages, Hardcover
First published August 18, 2003
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November 10, 2022
Incredibly photography and insight into the life of wild grizzlies in Russia! I can't speak much to the scientific study of the whole story (these bears never interacted with humans before so I'm not sure how this Peace and Love message would translate to more populated areas), but I definitely thought all of it was interesting and the photography so great.
August 10, 2017
Charlie Russell, convinced that bears and people can coexist on good terms, spent seven years in a cabin at Kambalnoye Lake on the Kamchatka Peninsula where brown bears are plentiful. They obtained permission to adopt three orphaned cubs from a Russian zoo, with the intention of re-introducing them to the wild. The three bears, Chico, Biscuit and Rosie, were female. Rosie was killed by a predatory bear, Chico moved into an adjacent watershed and Biscuit stayed in the area and mated.
While largely a photographic record, Russell does present his views on human - bear interactions. He states "... we are becoming increasingly confident in saying that a grizzly bear's nature is to be peaceful towards humans, and that bears will accept human presence if they are not maltreated."
At the end, Russell provides a set of rules for human - bear interaction, but they tend to be more usable for individuals. It is not clear that they address the heavy use of bear territory by a humans.
My favorite photo is Chico watching Russell fly-fish, waiting for a catch. The Kamchatka Peninsula appears to be wonderful country.
While largely a photographic record, Russell does present his views on human - bear interactions. He states "... we are becoming increasingly confident in saying that a grizzly bear's nature is to be peaceful towards humans, and that bears will accept human presence if they are not maltreated."
At the end, Russell provides a set of rules for human - bear interaction, but they tend to be more usable for individuals. It is not clear that they address the heavy use of bear territory by a humans.
My favorite photo is Chico watching Russell fly-fish, waiting for a catch. The Kamchatka Peninsula appears to be wonderful country.
April 16, 2013
Amazing photographs, amazing text - ideal coffee table book
June 13, 2015
The pictures are five stars. The text and message not so much.
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