My thanks to National Geographic and the rest of the group that brings these wonderful wildcams straight into my home! I know I'll probably never be able to visit the Polar Bears, and this has been the next best thing - and much better than visiting a zoo!
The McNeil Grizzly Bears were fantastic & it was such a pleasure to see some of our regular bears at Big Bear Rock, all jockeying for that perfect postion to catch a fish. The interaction of play fighting & simply playing has amazed me. The care mother bears show in moving cubs from potential harm was fascinating to see in "real time" -- and I hope to see those cubs again next season. Also, the waning summer days taught me the ebb 'n flow of the bear rythums in coming to the falls, fishing with vigor, and playing & fishing until it was time to move on. Wow! I just wish it was a longer time we could spend with these amazing grizzly bears.
The Polar Bears of Churchill were wonderful to watch, too. Again, our time spent with them is far too short - but I've learned a lot about them through this great wildcam. I tend to worry about the Tundra Buggies having too much of an effect on the bears in general, and also the footprint they leave on the tundra by doing so much driving back and forth. However, that being said, this is still a fanastic adventure! To see the landscape going from end of summer plants, and the polar bears sleeping all the time...and then in a matter of days the snows have come and the bears are getting more active...well, it just doesn't get any better than that! I love watching them play together, and the mothers with cubs is heartwarming.
Thank you Cameron Bear for introducing us to your world!
"Wilderness without Wildlife is just scenery."–Lois Crisler