Bears tend to scare us when we’re outdoors and they’re not behind steel bars. Particularly grizzly bears. They’re big, with sharp claws and powerful jaws, and seem to be in a bad mood whenever we spot them. We hear about people being mauled to death by bears, and even of black bears attacking campers in their sleeping bags.
Are bears really as terrifying as they appear? Or is our fear driven by a lack of understanding of their behavior? Derek Stonorov knows a little bit about bears and their behavior, after all the wildlife biologist has spent the past 50 years observing coastal brown bears in Alaska in a bid to better understand their social structures and behaviors. He details he findings in his forthcoming book Watch the Bear.
:02 National Parks Traveler introduction
:12 Episode Intro with Kurt Repanshek
:42 Big Country - Randy Petersen - The Sounds of Yellowstone
1:10 Grand Teton National Park Foundation
1:40 Yosemite Conservancy
2:02 Great Smoky Mountains Association
2:25 Kurt Repanshek discusses the forthcoming book Watch the Bear with author Derek Stonorov.
18:06 Kenai Fjords - Various Artists - The Spirit of Alaska
18:34 Traveler Promo
18:47 Friends of Acadia
19:12 Washington’s National Park Fund
19:44 Potrero Group
20:14 Kurt's interview of Derek Stonorov about his book, Watch the Bear, continues.
33:20 Almost Home - Randy Petersen - The Sounds of the Great Smoky Mountains
33:36 Interior Federal Credit Union
33:53 Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
34:15 The Everglades Foundation
34:29 Derek Stonorov continues his discussion of coastal brown bear behavior from 50 years of research.
53:56 Wonder Lake - Various Artists - The Spirit of Alaska
54:25 Episode Closing
54:59 Orange Tree Productions
55:30 Splitbeard Productions
55:41 National Parks Traveler footer
- By Jess Repanshek - February 26th, 2023 7:00am
