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Russell grew up in Alberta in the Canadian Rockies as the son of the well known hunter, guide, film maker, and naturalist Andy Russell.
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Grizzly Seasons: Life with the Brown Bears of Kamchatka
( A photographic journey that redefines perceptions of b...)
A photographic journey that redefines perceptions of bears. Charlie Russell and Maureen Enns spent six summers in the remote wilderness of Kamchatka, Russia: home to the world's densest population of brown bears. Grizzly Seasons tells the story of three bear cubs -- Chico, Biscuit and Rosie -- rescued from a zoo and reintroduced to the wild by Russell and Enns. The account traces the bear's development from dependant cubs to independent creatures of the wilderness. Graced with more than 150 beautiful color photographs, including majestic aerial views, Grizzly Seasons closely follows the bears -- and the authors -- through six years of developing a self-sustaining, mutually-respectful relationship of trust.
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Charlie Russell
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But he was fascinated by grizzly bears, trying to overcome their image as savage killers by making his cattle ranch open to grizzlies and leading ecotourists on bear-viewing trips (as opposed to hunting which had previously been the objective of grizzly tours). He has tried, mostly unsuccessfully, to convince wildlife officials to treat bears with respect and trust, arguing that it is people"s fear of bears and aggressive actions toward them that makes them dangerous. Russell is best known for his ten years of field work in Kamchatka, where he taught local guides how to lead bear-viewing tours.
He began to buy orphaned grizzly cubs from zoos, taking them into remote areas of Katchatka and teaching them to be wild.
He has been the subject of two television documentaries: Walking with Giants: The Grizzlies of Siberia (Public Broadcasting Service, 1999) and Bear Manitoba of Kamchatka (British Broadcasting Corporation, 2006).
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Grizzly Seasons: Life with the Brown Bears of Kamchatka
( A photographic journey that redefines perceptions of b...)
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Grizzly Seasons: Life with the Brown Bears of Kamchatka
