TIME FOR THE GRIZZLY 

"... I do not want to make my children scared of them..." Lady, you BETTER make them scared of them. Nothing cuddly or fun about them. Have respect and natural fear.

So fulla shit!! This spin with the cute little girls and the even cuter cubs leaves out the part about bears being apex predators! If they're hungry and you're there, TAG, you're it!!!

I was a wrangler at a guest ranch when a grizzly bear came through the ranch one Sunday morning, heading north. 1993. Verified by the forest service. Near Cle Elam WA.

8:34 That Bear looks like a Dog. Those Beasts are amazing, but you best keep your distance. Mad respect for these animals. 😳

Stay out of the mountains and the back country. You dont belong in that country and never want see a bear, conversely the bears dont want you in their habitat and they dont want to see you. Simple, stay out! No trespassing!

I don't know how I ended up here buy boy I'm so glad I did. Such a great episode and I hope the Grizzlies continue to thrive there.

What an inspirational project and educational video well made. Let's hope the National Parks, Wildlife Refuges, and National Monuments will be protected from the onslaught and detrimental plans of the current U. S. government to open these last remaining natural habitats and pristine wildernesses to unnecessary dirty, destructive, reckless, all destroying industries, such as mining, fracking, leasings, privatizations, and land developments. Let's come and work together to save America's heritage, our country's wild spaces and untamed creatures, fauna, and flora in their most diversity and beauty for the better of man and all of our future.

I think bears are awesome and I love watching videos of them. Certainly the grizzlies. But we cannot forget that these are apex predators. Like someone else already commented. The cascades are already filling up with humans and to introduce more top predators into the area is asking for trouble for both humans and the poor animals that will be killed once they become a nuisance.

This video sales pitch for releasing Grizzly Bears in Washington state claims that most people want the bear population restored, but the IDEA of living with bears is not the same as LIVING with bears. Most of Washington's population lives in the Puget Sound area and holds political sway over the rest of the state, including decisions about the reality of Grizzly Bear population restoration in the North Cascades. Unfortunately, people living close to the bears' range are comparatively few in number and wield little or no political power. However, their kids do have to catch school buses in the dark and their kids will have to be at risk of encountering a Grizzly while going about other normal activities, as will all others living in the region. That is the reality of ACTUALLY living with bears. It is too bad that a more fair way to decide where bears should be released is not possible. The process would be to poll each community and those that want bears get them. If, for example, a majority of Bellevue's citizens approved releasing Grizzlies then satisfy their IDEA of living with bears by releasing some in Bellevue for their pleasure and edification. Of course, that notion is ridiculous for obvious reasons, but is it less ridiculous for people living hundreds of miles away to approve inflicting a potentially lethal hazard on folks who basically have no say in the matter? Why is this necessary? Who really benefits and in what way? Or is all of this in support of the IDEA of wildness and nature to be enjoyed through the window of a safe, warm SUV?

Interesting how this beautifully produced video villifies hunters when they are the ones who do the most for Conservation and always have. Respect this magnificent animal and remember those who have to live with them have the right to defend themselves and their property from them. There are too many people who have little to no contact or understanding of the real wild world.

Saw good bye to your deer population

Imagine how uncomfortable the radio collar is for the bear.

I noticed you didn’t interview mini ranchers when asked if they want Grizzlies to come back. The people that live with these fluffy cuddle little animals don’t think they’re so fluffy or kind.

Glad they decided to not reintroduce then here in wa. I have come across many black bears that simply ran away from me. Not the same situation with grizzlys. Screw that.

Beautiful lovely to see!!!💖💖💖😉

Irene was later found out to be my grandmother also

Bears are everywhere in BC I see them all the time and can appreciate them. Leave them alone and live with them.. I hope they are restored over there.

Amazing!! So beautiful what you’ve made, make many more!!! We need hope in this world 🌍. Peace be with everyone 🦋✨

Don’t think I’ll plan a camping trip in the Cabinet Mountains.

there was a reason why early settlers killed grizzlies

Grizzlies are scary savage beasts that can tear you to pieces in a heart beat. They are not Teddy bears to cuddle with, that's for sure!

Awesome story.....

Newly released bear to other bears, " Man, You won't believe what happened to me. I was cruising in my hood and I found this fresh pile of food in this tunnel shaped garbage can. So I thought, free grits, why not? When I grabbed the food the garbage can tried to eat me. Then, and this is where it gets weird, aliens showed up and made my unconscious. Then, (in a whispered tone) I think they did experiments on me. Anyway, my hoopadoop was really sore when I came to. Then the garbage can took off and, I know you guys won't believe me but I was traveling at least 2-3 times faster in the garbage can than I have ever have before.. When it finally stopped, the garbage can spit me out, and I had this ugly, ugly thing around my neck. Man, I am really scared. I don't know where I am. None of this area looks familiar. And the aliens took off with the garbage can so i can't get back home. Truly happened. I swear. So any hot sows in the vicinity?"

I like coastal brown bears in Alaska that have a good food supply of salmon each year. Inland bears scare me and they have decimated the elk population in the area they were released. That is my understanding of it anyway.

Majestic creatures, yes, but they have to also remember that grizzly bears are extremely dangerous.

BEAUTIFUL! 🥰

I think all the bear lovers here should prove their love like Timothy Treadwell did--by becoming a meal for a Grizzly! Who'll be the first volunteer?

Bring them back... Right. Put them in YOUR backyard!

They took a year to convince the population that was against releasing these bear into the area. That sounds like propaganda to me. I don't want any brown bears in my area or on my land. There were reasons for the drive against bear and wolves in the first place. In most cases with these animals it is science by emotion for those that want their reintroduction.

The last song is called "Saturn" by Sleeping at Last.

Wonderful

To quote a line from a famous movie "The real power is not to kill, but to let live". I'm a gun guy and would kill in self-defense, but can't see killing for the fun or of it.

The Bears in Chicago have bounced back, too. 10-5 and on top of their division.

Love this. Thank you.

Bears deserves to live free ❤️

We all do need these wild places. I hate the hunter who selfishly ended Irene’s life.

Beautiful awesomeness!! ❤️ made me cry. I hope they succeed!

I was logging North of Priest river in 1978 and saw a couple grizzly bears I had heard they were taken from Yellowstone for causing trouble and replaced them around priest lake .yikes they seemed to avoid man we had no guns or spray

Interesting, but a bit sentimental ,also a tad anthropomorphic .

Majestic? Yes. Good for cohabitating near humans? Not so much.

Well made video, but I disagree with its premise that it's great to have bears roaming around in human's living space.

brainwashing 101 !

So take grizzly bears out of Glacier National Park and move them to Washington State where it rains 6days out of 7? There the bears can be miserable! Stop screwing around with the bears! Maybe we should move you to the Arctic circle since there aren’t many people there and there needs to be!

That's all fine and dandy, now let's take a look at how many elk families were cut short by the voracious appetite Irene would have during her time foraging for food in preparation of hibernation.... Okay?

Take them from a healthy environment to an area where they do not usually survive. Sounds like they are trying to rid the world of them.

No issues with Grizzlies here in canada we hve plenty of thm cannot hunt thm either only black bears cuz we hve a healthy population of thm stay safe

Great story!

Remember this when you venture outside it’s the Bears backyard not yours .They need a lot of space to move around.

we have a big bear population in Missouri

There's a few grizzly bears still alive in Manchester uk

Fantastic how the bears stole the bait without being trapped!

Grizzly bears lifes matter

LOVE THE PICTURE OF THE HUNTER AT THE END OF THE VIDEO!

What you have witnessed is a one sided view of this love afair with bears, But in reality, what happens when one of these lovers is faced between them an death, I assure they will shoot first an ask questions later.

Why did the hunter shoot the grizzly?

Bear: Should release the human back to the wilderness? I don't want them in my backyard.

Here In Colorado we don’t have any grizzly bears anymore.

BLESS AMERICA!!!!!

Ten bears maybe more . Those bears from Canada can walk on down and make some babies. I think this video is about control of the bears and the people who will control the resource money for a bear program. I know this North Cascade country and the bears can governor themselves. In time ,if the bears are left alone a bear poplation will come about.

Well people will be harmed by the bears eventually it's not a matter if it's when. Just saying.

Montana is vast in nature compared to people. I just wonder if us getting too involved in nature is a good thing. If populations were depleting maybe they are in a cycle, and messing around with that cycle I question how much we might be harming the nature system that made these massive, and beautiful creatures thrive once before. Whos to say that in nature sometimes a smaller population of one type of animal might be allowing another animal to thrive that wasn't doing so well in previous decades. Like this film maker said its more of a art than a science. Yup it is in more ways than he was talking about.

How did a hunter get into a wilderness preserve and kill precious Irene?

What does a modern man get out of shooting a bear? The man has science and technology to use so there's little skill, other than aiming, and one can kill a bear from great distances. What makes a man feel "big and proud" after killing a bear? A legitimate question.

Irene was throwing it baccc 🤪

Great Story ! Carry On ! Greetings from France !

We have some 1000 bears in Finland and We have very little problem with people with them. Some problems with life stock of corse, but state is paying some compensation for the damage. Personally I would be thrilled to just see one in wild. Hunter from Finland

And they don't collar and tag em now,they have round circles on their backs where samples r taken...and they dropped it off right here by an rv park...these r monsters who fear nothing

that is an example of how fast they multiply which makes their whole narrative B.S.

much love for this vid ... such a beautifully done film

So was that hunter prosecuted for shooting Irene? Isn’t shooting females illegal anyway? Just wondering 🤷‍♀️

Money shot at 4:11 with Smokey checking himself out in the Camera lense.

Cite your source re: 10 bears left?

Who will take responsibility for the first hums causality. Not the tree huggers for sure they will blam the person. Just like years ago in Calimexico when a female joggering while out running was killed and eaten by a mountain lion. The tree huggers raised several thousand dollars to be used for the care of the cubs while barley 2000.00 was raised for the family to help with funeral services for the remains which, wasn’t much. People have their priorities backwards but PETA andvthe tree huggers hold animals on a higher pedastal than humans. The same people sanction and approve the slaughter of millions of innocent “ HUMANS. Let GOD be the judge for their part in the brutal slaughter

More like, Time for the peoples thoughts about the bears...

Talk to anyone that lives in the woods or are ranchers ask them if they want grizzly in their back yard.

Ya, I've seen how these apex predators are released/relocated; they are pissed off and ready to kill.

Everyone who wants those creatures back should see how they can rip a person to pieces without mercy. They might reconsider...

There is a reason they were taken out. Very dangerous animals.

They should work closely with the hunting fraternity, to educate and get them onside. True hunters are the greatest conservationists .

Since they are apex predator, they are not food for any other creature. What actual purpose do they serve in the ecosystem? Do they keep any other animal population in check?

Monsters are real

Now that was a wonderful movie, thank God there are good people out there that want to help Mother Earth along through her struggle with "us" !

They will regret it

Just leave them all be. Anytime humans get involved in Nature things go bad.

I don't miss the dinosaurs , and I won't miss the Grizzlies. Its like introducing rattlesnakes to city of Vancouver to eliminate the rats that invest the harbours . So worried about wildlife, they shoud reduce speed limits where ever there been a vehicle incident between a moose, deer or coyote. I could go on about the Caribou, and wolf population, excessive amount of Deer in towns and cities.

It's really sad that one day in a billion years all this will be gone If you dont know what I mean in a billion years the sun will die and will course earth to die aswell

Sport?

lovly

Forget it….No thanks.

What a great story, would love to be there. Irene should not have been killed.

WA doesn’t want them, they tried to bring them back and farmers went crazy. They are extremely aggressive, apex predators with impeccable motor skills. It’s very scary for people to live among them, especially farmers. The farmers in NE WA already regularly shoot down wolf packs and are trying to get permits to shoot down cougars as they’re population is rising.

Can we have grizzly bears and wolves in NEw York city too? I’ll be thrilled

what a wonderful show. Many thanks. Are there more like this?

This is BS most residents, not trans plant don't want these damn bears in their backyard

What if bear was looking for food for her cubs?

People r stupid,they were killed for a reason,c'mon over to montana...come face to face with these monsters,have them track you ,have them focus on you for dinner then we can talk...

Irene was beautiful!

So why was she killed by a hunter?

When you do add bears to an area void of them, educate the people of that area. Tell them what's happening and tell them about the Bears, their habitat, their feeding habits, their dangers. Bears and humans can coexist but only with education and care. It would be great to extend the Grizzly population. Here in Missouri we are starting to see more Black bears moving up from Arkansas. Sweet!

This man knows very little about these bears. He's obviously never been charged by one to know the other side. Nice fluff piece. Good photography.