Journey to the untamed Great Bear Rain Forest where the wildlife is like nothing you have ever seen

National Geographic embarks on a 250-mile adventure through unspoiled territory along the coast of British Columbia called the Great Bear Rain Forest. It is here that bear-hunting wolves take to the sea, grizzlies clash in titanic battles and wild salmon are the pulsing lifeblood of an entire ecosystem. As this precious habitat faces an uncertain future, threatened by chainsaws and fish farms, a team of dedicated scientists is racing to prove that it must be protected. Forming a wilderness detective squad, these experts are searching for the rare white spirit bear and collecting clues that will decipher the secret life of the forest’s elusive inhabitants.

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2005 | 56 min

National Geographic embarks on a 250-mile adventure through unspoiled territory along the coast of British Columbia called the Great Bear Rain Forest. It is here that bear-hunting wolves take to the sea, grizzlies clash in titanic battles and wild salmon are the pulsing lifeblood of an entire ecosystem. As this precious habitat faces an uncertain future, threatened by chainsaws and fish farms, a team of dedicated scientists is racing to prove that it must be protected. Forming a wilderness detective squad, these experts are searching for the rare white spirit bear and collecting clues that will decipher the secret life of the forest’s elusive inhabitants.

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Posted 10/18/08 by Josh

Thank you for this gift. For your research. For your passion. I spent 2 weeks in Alaska last Sept 2008. I fell in love with the temperate Rain forest, wilderness, the land and those those great and small that call it home. I am saddened and yes I am angry that these lands that were protected for many years have been recently opened for roads. Those roads to be used for logging. As one of you so elegantly put it. The arrogance of one generation to make a decision of the fate of these forests is astounding and perverse. The gift of these lands belong to our children children and their children. To the spirit bears cubs, black bears, the grizzles, the salmon, the wolves pups. Citizens of the World. Go green. Do not consume old growth forest. Let them stand.... I implore you ..... Let them stand.
Josh Long Beach CA

Posted 10/18/08 by Josh