{"id":42026,"date":"2023-04-18T00:49:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T00:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/18\/new-nat-hab-short-film-celebrates-earth-day-with-a-mesmerizing-portrait-of-alaskas-brown-bears\/"},"modified":"2023-04-18T00:49:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T00:49:17","slug":"new-nat-hab-short-film-celebrates-earth-day-with-a-mesmerizing-portrait-of-alaskas-brown-bears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/18\/new-nat-hab-short-film-celebrates-earth-day-with-a-mesmerizing-portrait-of-alaskas-brown-bears\/","title":{"rendered":"New Nat Hab Short Film Celebrates Earth Day with a Mesmerizing Portrait of Alaska\u2019s Brown Bears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><em>\u201cThe beauty of the Bear Coast area is that we don\u2019t have to restore anything, it\u2019s here, we just have to protect it.\u201d \u2013 Steve McClain, World Wildlife Fund<\/em><\/p>\n<p>With Earth Day arising on April 22<sup>nd<\/sup>, Natural Habitat Adventures\u00a0has unveiled a brand-new brief movie showcasing the brown bears of Alaska.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"gUQIetTKuFw\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Bear Coast: An Alaska Conservation Story\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gUQIetTKuFw?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Entitled <em>The Bear Coast: An Alaska Conservation Story<\/em>, the movie focuses on a big swath of coastal land on the north finish of the Alaska Peninsula, comprised of the coastlines of Katmai National Park, Lake Clark National Park (the situation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nathab.com\/alaska-northern-adventures\/lake-clark-bear-viewing-camp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nat Hab\u2019s Alaska Bear Camp<\/a>), and McNeil River State Game Sanctuary \u2014 an space often known as \u201cthe best bear habitat in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Andrew Ackerman, the movie options interviews with a bunch of passionate Alaskans, together with Steve McClain, Managing Director, WWF US Arctic Program; Alexanna Salmon, Bristol Bay Program Director, Alaska Venture Fund; Sue Mauger, Science &amp; Executive Director, Cook Inletkeeper; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofmcneilriver.org\/current-board-and-staff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drew Hamilton<\/a>, a longtime, well-known Alaska bear viewing information (who has labored with Nat Hab for a few years), who can be board president of Friends of McNeil River, an necessary conservation group on the Bear Coast. In this function, Drew was instrumental in main a lot of the profitable opposition to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofmcneilriver.org\/pebble-mine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pebble Mine<\/a> venture proposed for this area that might have had a devastating influence on the bears and their habitat, particularly the Bristol Bay watershed, location of the world\u2019s largest sockeye salmon run.<\/p>\n<p>Ninety-five % of brown bears within the United States reside in Alaska, and the world generally known as the Bear Coast \u2013 a very wild place with out roads, cities, campgrounds, or massive populations of individuals residing close by \u2013 helps a wholesome and steady inhabitants of coastal brown bears due to the super salmon runs of the Bristol Bay watershed and the varied estuaries, sedges, and tidal flats discovered right here that present every thing a bear must eat in a single place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>But the destiny of that habitat rests in human palms. \u201cWe have an incredible power, whether we recognize it or not,\u201d stated Hamilton within the movie. \u201cIn order to have a world where bears exist, we need to make a conscious decision to have bears in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStorytelling is an important piece of natural history travel,\u201d continued McClain. \u201cThe more people who come and see a wild place, and see an intact place, the more advocates we have for protecting these places.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- This site is converting visitors into subscribers and customers with OptinMonster - https:\/\/optinmonster.com :: Campaign Title: eNews_Inline_Good Nature --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/ OptinMonster -->\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] \u201cThe beauty of the Bear Coast area is that we don\u2019t have to restore anything, it\u2019s here, we just have to protect it.\u201d \u2013 Steve McClain, World Wildlife Fund With Earth Day arising on April 22nd, Natural Habitat Adventures\u00a0has unveiled a brand-new brief movie showcasing the brown bears of Alaska. 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