Anan Bear Observatory - Wrangell, Alaska Alaska, United States of America

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Description: Join Scott the Host of Alaska HDTV http://www.AlaskaHDTV.com as he continues this adventure series from Southeast, Alaska in Wrangell. Discover the bears of Anan, one of the few places where you're going to see black and brown bears thriving in the same area. Anan offers a glimpse into what it was like for the Tlingit natives living and walking among bears. Thanks for watching! Scott

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AlaskaHDTV

11/09/2009

Thanks for the comments! All good observations regarding bear safety, the fact is that Anan is a very unique situation where the bears have become somewhat habituated to people coming and going. While they are wild in one sense, these bears are not going to react as a lone bear in the woods might. The relative density and proximity of bears create a very unusual dynamic where just about anything *could* happen. Obviously, the gun is the LAST option. Thanks for watching and your feedback. --

Visitor 280892

11/09/2009

I get your concern and generally you're right. Speaking as a life long Alaskan with a lot of backcountry experience, I've been bluff charged a lot. However, wait until you've had that one time encounter, where behavior is less than predictable to standard body language with a 20 minute face to face - then you'll consider what you bring with you. I suggest before you fire off assumptions about the guide, you do your homework by calling them or read their website www.alaskawaters.com - My assumption is you're the owner of the said website above.

Visitor 124994

03/29/2009

I wish the guide would follow the protocol used for viewing bears on the Katmai Coast in Alaska. All guides there carry marine flares, instead of a gun, to deal with the small possibility of bear aggression. You don't need a gun to be safe in the Alaskan wilderness - marine flares will make any bear run for their lives. Learn more about the truth about grizzly bears at my website, www.grizzlybay.org