After learning about the BearCam last August and becoming addicted to
daily bear-watching, I wanted to know more about the bears. Here are
some of the links I found interesting and informative, as well as some
I've found since. I'm sure other BAGrs have some links they can add
also.
Article about the BearCam--2007
http://www.homertribune.com/article.php?aid=1875 CBS report on the McNeil River Bears--2006
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=1898467n CBS interview with Larry Aumiller who directed the program for 30 years--2006
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=1898360n Video of CBS reporting that the bears will not be hunted in the areas adjacent to the
sanctuary in 2007 as originally planned
http://www.flixya.com/video/53412/Protecting_Alaskas_Brown_Bears_(CBS_News)
Article
from Anchorage Daily News (March 7, 2007) after the Board of Game
decided not to allow hunting on 95,000 acres south and east of the
sanctuary--oops, might require free registration for access:-(
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/wildlife/bears/story/8690266p-8588382c.html The Pratt Museum in Homer, Bearcam Control Center
http://www.prattmuseum.org/index.html Some good information about the history of the Pratt Museum and the area around Homer
http://www.prattmuseum.org/kachemak/index.html Information about the evolution and logistics of the BearCam and information about other wildlife cams
http://www.prattmuseum.org/exhibitry/camera/locations.html#mcneil Article about Larry Aumiller, the "Bear Man of McNeil River," whose efforts made it possible for us
to see bears today
http://www.nwf.org/nationalwildlife/article.cfm?articleID=607 Friends
of McNeil River, a group of people concerned about the welfare of
Alaska's world famous McNeil River State Game Sanctuary and its
magnificent Brown Bears. There is some excellent
information at this site.
http://www.mcneilbears.org/index.cfm?section=Issues Website set up to inform wildlife lovers about the plight of the bears--the
Department of Game decided in March, 2007, to NOT allow hunting near the
sanctuary. There are some neat video links on this site though.
http://www.awimages.com/information/friends.html A delightful short video from the site above
http://one.revver.com/watch/293362/flv/affiliate/81884 Video explaining about the McNeil Bears and why they should not be hunted
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h54hbNXEG0 Exceptional photos by Bob Hallinen--slide show
http://www.adn.com/includes/mcneil_river/movies/interact.html Article before the Board of Game vote on hunting near the sanctuary
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-02-09-bears_x.htm Map of McNeil River Sanctuary and adjacent areas
http://www.wildlife.alaska.gov/GIS/maps/specialareas/maps/CL_mcneilriv.gif Alaska Department of Fish and Game page about McNeil River with
information about the lottery system which awards limited permits to visit the sanctuary
http://www.wildlife.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=mcneil_river.main Mark Hardgrave is a professional photographer from Arkansas who visited McNeil in 1998 and
again in 2006 and provides a lot of great photos and helpful information
Mark's short narrative about McNeil River
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Geyser/8231/mcneil.html Mark's photos with narrative about his visit to McNeil River--great photos
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Geyser/8231/bear1.html Mark's homepage on McNeil River
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Geyser/8231/ Mark's screen-size photos of his trip to McNeil River
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Geyser/8231/new.html Mark's info on what to take for the trip
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Geyser/8231/notes.html Mark's journal from his visit to McNeil River
http://ozarkimages.squarespace.com/mcneil-river-journal/ Jon Pascal's photos and narrative from a trip to McNeil River--interesting
photos of the camp area
http://www.thepascals.com/photos/mcneil1.htm More links to info about bears
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/grizzlies/index.html