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  • Опубліковано 27 січ 2013
  • Photographer Paul Nicklen tests his patience in an effort to capture the rare spirit bear - a potential key to saving a pristine corner of British Columbia.
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  • @Armidillodude
    @Armidillodude 10 років тому +515

    This sounds like the chillest bear I've ever heard of

    • @sofialaya596
      @sofialaya596 6 років тому +12

      bears are like that usually

    • @danielortner5079
      @danielortner5079 5 років тому +13

      he seems well fed and pretty tame

    • @yannikakapralli
      @yannikakapralli 5 років тому

      he will kill and eat you if you meet him. not like bears in kid movies tho

    • @nikolademitri731
      @nikolademitri731 5 років тому +7

      yannikakapralli Black bear don’t typically attack people, except in very rare, and/or very particular circumstances. I’m fairly certain that the overwhelming majority of attacks, charges, and/or other aggressive/threatening behavior occur when you get between a mother and her cubs (though Grizzlies are far more aggressive protectors of cubs), and if you interrupt them when feeding/they feel threatened when eating. I’m pretty sure they’re typically unlikely to attack to kill, *unless they’re actually hungry, which is why you should always fight back against a black bear if they attack.* As we’d say for bears, “If it’s black, fight back; if it’s brown, get on the ground”, the later being bc you should play dead to survive if a brown bear attacks.
      I’ve been around black bear in the wild multiple times, and they almost all ran away, except one, which just looked at me calmly for a while, and eventually walked away into the woods, as I abruptly exited the woods.. I may not be afraid of them, but I don’t want to take chances, in case I’m that rare person who gets charged..

    • @mixtuberroadto3753
      @mixtuberroadto3753 4 роки тому

      It’s not a polar bear 🐻you know

  • @lisabearsitall
    @lisabearsitall 10 років тому +420

    I truly hope Canada protects this area. For those of you who have not been to this part of BC, it's hard to describe how beautiful and diverse the region is. The passages are very narrow and the thought of a tanker navigating through them is terrifying. So much can be lost and never recovered. Every turn through a passage brings possibilities of seeing a bear, a wolf or another beautiful animal. The water is crystal clear and the sealife colorful. Some areas look like Dr. Seuss created it. It seemed almost unreal.
    I was so lucky to spend an entire day with a Spirit Bear there, it was magical and serene. Yes, we use and need oil, but maybe there is another solution other than jeopardizing the Great Bear Rainforest and the rest of British Columbia.

    • @flannelshirtguy693
      @flannelshirtguy693 7 років тому +6

      I believe they have chosen to protect 85% of the forest

    • @tdiction5013
      @tdiction5013 6 років тому +1

      watch the movie Grizzly 1979.

    • @MrBadApple999
      @MrBadApple999 6 років тому +4

      The reason that they consider these kind of crazy ideas is because people refuse to negotiate and give ground to petrol companies. The real solution would be a pipeline going through, which was going to happen, until the BC government killed the project. And if youre one of the people who shuts their eyes to these kind of reasonable solutions, then I suggest you throw out all plastic things you own, stop using all forms of transportation (except walking) and stop using any other oil based product in your daily life.

    • @uhdons
      @uhdons 5 років тому +18

      @@MrBadApple999 Wow dude you are ignorant. Ever herd about pipeline leaks? DO you think these pipelines magically appear without destroying areas around it as they are being built? find a real job.

    • @wighensakgr
      @wighensakgr 5 років тому +4

      @@MrBadApple999 or just use cheap clean energy like solar and nuclear.

  • @moppyhuh6827
    @moppyhuh6827 5 років тому +31

    I read a book called spirit bear, that talked about this boy who beats up and bullies another boy, and instead of being sent to jail, he is sent to an island for rehabilitation, and he eventually ends up seeing this bear.

  • @jacobjohnston6124
    @jacobjohnston6124 8 років тому +87

    Touching Spirit Bear. Read the book, you'll love it.

    • @thearizonarangerwiththebig3874
      @thearizonarangerwiththebig3874 8 років тому +3

      my little bro is reading it in his class, it's a pretty good book

    • @caseyhansen7914
      @caseyhansen7914 6 років тому +6

      Its one of my favorite books

    • @xXFeralArtsXx
      @xXFeralArtsXx 5 років тому

      Jacob Johnston why so special if its just a book about a bear? many like it

    • @subtopewdiepienow8347
      @subtopewdiepienow8347 5 років тому +2

      I read it that’s y I’m watching this lol

    • @adhya3114
      @adhya3114 4 роки тому +1

      Yup. It's a really great and insightful book.

  • @thearizonarangerwiththebig3874
    @thearizonarangerwiththebig3874 8 років тому +171

    shiny pokemon........cool..........

  • @KenyanBunnie
    @KenyanBunnie 11 років тому +22

    This was amazing. Gives me great inspiration to pursue my dream career of becoming a photographer and advocate.
    *I am so disgusted at how companies never care about what they are doing to the environment. No respect at all.

  • @xflame275
    @xflame275 11 років тому +9

    this is why i truly love nature/landscape photography and cinematography, kudos to Mr. Nicklen and all of the National Geographic organization!! keep up the great work!!

  • @mrboni5
    @mrboni5 9 років тому +246

    must be cool to be a bear...give no fucks, just eat, sleep and repeat...that soft green moss looks so comfortable to lay on...the only thing id have to worry about is humans though

    • @pikppa
      @pikppa 7 років тому +4

      Bonifilio Soto precisly

    • @RikkiTikkiTavi290
      @RikkiTikkiTavi290 6 років тому +19

      And other bears, finding food, winter, sickness, etc.

    • @DukeTrout
      @DukeTrout 6 років тому +6

      On the BC coast, there are wolf packs that hunt and eat bears.

    • @humility-righteous-giving
      @humility-righteous-giving 5 років тому +1

      Well technically you can do it too,,just as a human you will need to gain survivalist knowledge to survive,,,many humans do it ,,but the fact is it's super hard ,,as a loser in human society you want the simple bear life,,,but every adult bear is a winner just for getting to adulthood as about 40% die before that,,also most bears go through meager time were they are starving ,,and wander for miles and miles in search of a morsel and sometime starve to death,you wanna be a bear with a constant salmon run in a river next to you,,guess what a bear wants that too

    • @madman2u
      @madman2u 5 років тому +1

      You spend most of your life gathering food to prepare for the winter and then it starts all over again next year. Whether it's for mates or territory you'll have physical battles with other bears which may seriously injure or kill you. If you fail in being the strongest you may not get enough food to survive the winter. It's not a dance on roses, they actually have to fight to survive. Life as a wild animal is most often quite brutal. I'd rather be human to be honest.
      In places such as Alaska where salmon are plenty, the bears don't have to fight over food and as a result they do better there and the place is more populated. It's also due to the isolation. Their biggest threat are us humans. We're pretty much the biggest threat to any animal out there.

  • @YaboiMSG
    @YaboiMSG 10 років тому +147

    I call this one ewok haha

  • @TanyaSalomea
    @TanyaSalomea 4 роки тому +5

    they are magnificent.

  • @Pederification
    @Pederification 10 років тому +114

    Dosen't that tree in the background kindof look like a bear 3:16

  • @hansel2001
    @hansel2001 Рік тому +1

    I have stayed with the Heiltsuk in Bella Bella. Never saw a spirit bear during my time, but spending time w/ these First Nations people made me understand the importance of preserving everything that’s up there in Canada. The spirit bear actually live in a temperate rain forest so it’s all the more important to manage that land. No more clear cutting. No more oil spills. Protect the Inner Passage.

  • @trinam4286
    @trinam4286 10 років тому +39

    3:15 looks like a bear head in the backround.... Kind-of creep.....

  • @WastingThyme
    @WastingThyme 3 роки тому +1

    As a Canadian and born Albertan, thank you for bringing the attention to some of our fight against destroying our natural habitat

  • @michaelawyatt2512
    @michaelawyatt2512 11 років тому +25

    Thank you so much for this! I have long argued with my husband that letting tankers carry these products through our waters is more dangerous than anyone could conceive and a spill will cause damage on a scale so great it could not be measured. It will not stop at the bears or the fish but continue down the umbical line of life.

  • @MrPJFish
    @MrPJFish 11 років тому +2

    Great story, great cause, great photos and great job from paul nicklen and the nat geo team.

  • @lilyminer9164
    @lilyminer9164 5 років тому +2

    When I was young I did a project on spirit bear, I LOVE them so much

  • @rivers2375
    @rivers2375 5 років тому +1

    Paul Nicklen is my FAVORITE photographer ever! it is my freak to one day, be able to go on one of his adventures with him!

  • @tobiasedwards363
    @tobiasedwards363 8 років тому +6

    What a beautiful bear

  • @madg60
    @madg60 11 років тому +1

    i love how dedicated these people are makes you wanting to book a trip there straight away

  • @mariyaserene8891
    @mariyaserene8891 11 років тому +1

    Paul Nicklen deserves Viewers' sympathy prize
    His presentation made my day

  • @CanadaSteamBuff
    @CanadaSteamBuff 11 років тому +2

    "Only after the last tree is cut down, the last of the water poisoned, the last animal destroyed, only then will you realize you cannot eat money" Cree Indian Prophecy

  • @nurz33
    @nurz33 11 років тому +2

    i love its colour. it's like a creamy, ginger or gold colour >

  • @godfather7174
    @godfather7174 5 років тому +6

    What an gorgeous animal he is we got to protect nature if that die we die simple as that we need to learn not to be so gd greedy all the time

  • @brookdalebill
    @brookdalebill 11 років тому +1

    Twenty years ago I played (bar band) in Terrace and Kitimat, B.C.
    I remember hearing about the Kermodie bears.
    It's great to get to see one.
    Thanks so much!

  • @NeoDragonFlame
    @NeoDragonFlame 11 років тому +3

    pretty epic man my favorite part was when he was inadvertently blocking the bears exit

  • @lightandsymbols1111
    @lightandsymbols1111 Рік тому

    These is not just great photography but reminding people about the importance of these natural habitats and their vital ecosystems that cannot afford to be damaged. These are glacier waters and ancient forests. Spirit Bear could at a glance be mistaken for a polar bear on holiday, lol.

  • @CanadaSteamBuff
    @CanadaSteamBuff 11 років тому +4

    "We have learned that we do not inherit the earth from our parents, we borrow it from our children" ... Jean Michel Cousteau

  • @LushForests
    @LushForests 11 років тому +1

    Beautiful bear and place. Everyone wants their oil but no one wants the consequences.

  • @maybememory1
    @maybememory1 Рік тому

    What a fitting name for this wise creature. Makes me proud to be Canadian

  • @niamtxiv
    @niamtxiv 11 років тому +1

    wow, what a beautiful place.

  • @SharonWardle
    @SharonWardle 9 років тому +3

    Incredible! Thanks for sharing

  • @claymarzobestgoofy
    @claymarzobestgoofy 3 роки тому

    this is the best video series i've seen

  • @happytrails1963
    @happytrails1963 6 років тому +2

    Wonderful story. Would never have known you could get that close to one of these bears.

  • @VincentIrkallaOfficial
    @VincentIrkallaOfficial 5 років тому +3

    I read a book on this bear. It's amazing to see the real thing.

  • @liambrownman
    @liambrownman 11 років тому +1

    They wouldn't be using the area to drill for oil, it would be for transporting bitumen from the Alberta oilsands; an act which never fails to create spillage.

  • @joseespinal8693
    @joseespinal8693 5 років тому +1

    Amazing, thanks for the effort Paul 👍🏻

  • @jinan_hwasal
    @jinan_hwasal 5 років тому

    The bear just like excuse me cameraman you block my way

  • @clif_plays
    @clif_plays 3 місяці тому

    This is a dream come true, what an experience that must have been

  • @wukap7435
    @wukap7435 4 роки тому +2

    It look like beautiful painting .

  • @Anonymoose
    @Anonymoose 11 років тому

    In addition to having the kahonas of Goliath, Paul Nicklen is both a remarkable photographer and a master story teller.

  • @nickrocks5793
    @nickrocks5793 7 років тому +1

    Wow that was amazing. What a beautiful story with some breathtaking pictures. so cool

  • @synapse131
    @synapse131 11 років тому +1

    A bit harsh, don't you think? While the guy you responded to sounded like a serious geek about wanting to "save" the bears, there is good reason to preserve their habitat; and not just for the bears alone. What we are doing to our environment isn't "natural" by the way, so trying to argue from the viewpoint of natural selection isn't really valid. There are good reasons to try to keep bears around in terms of the natural food chain and just maintaining some wildness in the world.

  • @catandsaintbernardlover
    @catandsaintbernardlover Рік тому

    i read touching spirit bear and now im obsessed i now love spirit bears

  • @meowfuls
    @meowfuls 10 років тому +2

    Absolutely beautiful

  • @Navesblue
    @Navesblue 5 років тому

    4:30 My God, dat face! XD Bears are a lot like dogs in this regard. They just have naturally funny faces.

  • @coolstory92
    @coolstory92 11 років тому +1

    Always blows my mind that someone would dislike such a Great video.

  • @matthewallenblack
    @matthewallenblack 7 років тому +5

    Is there any place to buy high quality prints of the shot from 4:04?

  • @jackwhite4578
    @jackwhite4578 5 років тому +1

    That area is so beautiful how could anyone think of putting in oil pipeline through one of the most gorgeous places on Earth? It something we’re to happen and there was an oil spill it would be gone!

  • @esmeraldaperez2546
    @esmeraldaperez2546 6 років тому +3

    I already seen the video before at my school and my favorite part of the video he steer at the bear LOL

  • @vivekpatel4533
    @vivekpatel4533 11 років тому +1

    Epic Bear!

  • @CanadaSteamBuff
    @CanadaSteamBuff 11 років тому +1

    "Stories of the first people teach us that in our modern world the disconnect we have with nature is the reason for the crisis the planet finds itself now." ... Swati Thiyagarajan, Environment Journalist

  • @sjurjans7137
    @sjurjans7137 4 роки тому

    This guy was fun to listen too and amazing story

  • @CanadaSteamBuff
    @CanadaSteamBuff 11 років тому +1

    "The Earth we abuse and the living things we kill, will in the end, get their revenge; for in exploiting their presence we are diminishing our future", Marga McInnes, More in Anger, 1958

  • @thickymcghee7681
    @thickymcghee7681 5 років тому

    Thank you Paul.

  • @andym6603
    @andym6603 4 роки тому

    Great story and awareness

  • @morgansmith334
    @morgansmith334 5 років тому

    That bear sounded so chill

  • @Vishgraphy
    @Vishgraphy 11 років тому

    Lovely work done by Paul Nicklen

  • @AllenYCLau
    @AllenYCLau 11 років тому

    What an amazing journey!! Just wish the habitat won't be damaged and let the astonishing animal lives on!!

  • @BestOfAnimalss
    @BestOfAnimalss 4 роки тому

    So, he is like a mini Polar Bear!

  • @nobodyx06
    @nobodyx06 4 роки тому +1

    Just saw these posted on Paul’s Instagram save the spirit bears 🐻

  • @Aashish947
    @Aashish947 4 роки тому +1

    I was searching for the spirit bear episode from avatar animation series... And found this.... It's a beautiful discovery, the way you narrated the story loved it, and learning there is a another species of bear... Specially so chill is this one.. can please step aside.. you are blocking my way.😂

  • @saddy941
    @saddy941 11 років тому

    Beautiful ...Good shot... thanks for sharing

  • @DJXistance
    @DJXistance 11 років тому +2

    haha I love stories like this, makes me happy :]

  • @senselessplace
    @senselessplace 11 років тому

    I LOVE spirit bears I MUST have this NATGEO issue what a beautiful habitat , and polite bear.

  • @jilliankaplan4677
    @jilliankaplan4677 8 років тому +27

    Who else came here from the book touching spirit bear???

  • @animation1234111
    @animation1234111 11 років тому

    3:15 that picture is beautiful, the forest, the bear. awesome.
    am i the only one that notices that roaring bear face made by the vines in the upper middle part?

  • @chrisknapp7789
    @chrisknapp7789 5 років тому +1

    It is really the good fight thank you for fighting. Keep it up.

  • @ElectricIguana
    @ElectricIguana 11 років тому

    Videos like these are the only thing keeping me from Unsubbing Natgeo

  • @heatherbrown4300
    @heatherbrown4300 11 років тому

    Beautiful Bear...I enjoyed this video...wish it was longer :)

  • @vladtepes9614
    @vladtepes9614 11 років тому

    Beautiful bear.

  • @lindadennis8666
    @lindadennis8666 2 роки тому

    Beautiful

  • @puprilla
    @puprilla 5 років тому +1

    That's a cool dog, ive fished the Columbia way up north in canada

  • @LaurentiuTihon
    @LaurentiuTihon 11 років тому

    Amazing story, I hope it helps your cause.

  • @mikelonergan7099
    @mikelonergan7099 11 років тому +1

    fantastic b.c.went their on a fishing holiday from ireland(,gods garden)

  • @miapurplefrog8309
    @miapurplefrog8309 7 років тому

    Magnificent, Thank you

  • @ThePastRise
    @ThePastRise 11 років тому

    Great video! the more like this the better national geographic!

  • @Pastcalz
    @Pastcalz 5 місяців тому

    As a spirit bear therian this is awsome!

  • @johnarizona3820
    @johnarizona3820 9 років тому +1

    Thanks, fascinating, good cause, party on!

  • @onedge247
    @onedge247 11 років тому

    Amazing pics. Keep up the good work.

  • @bumblebeezo
    @bumblebeezo 5 років тому +3

    We are reading “The Touching Spirit Bear” in ELA class so I find it strange to see this video in my recommendations...

  • @theBioHouse
    @theBioHouse 11 років тому

    amazing story

  • @chanceyprod
    @chanceyprod 3 роки тому

    You all know this was a school assignment, and it was still cool

  • @webcaman
    @webcaman 8 років тому +1

    gotta love where my blood line falls in. representing the coast.

    • @BCOutdoorwilderness
      @BCOutdoorwilderness 8 років тому

      your cluless to think this is anything to do with any human blood line moron, its just a black bear mutaed. learn about science and dna and not bleeding heart lies for profits

  • @BasedGodism
    @BasedGodism 11 років тому

    so this guy is the best photographer ever?

  • @wizard85
    @wizard85 11 років тому

    haha story about the cove was funny as hell.

  • @joseEstrada-bo1mr
    @joseEstrada-bo1mr 11 років тому

    fantastic

  • @sharonlyounkin
    @sharonlyounkin 11 років тому

    great video!

  • @abertj.7365
    @abertj.7365 Рік тому

    Wow, wow, blocking Spirit Bear's passage in the 1-foot encounter, bear excused you and you stayed in life? I salute your courage and the fight for the environment!! 👍👍

  • @AnriTchelidze
    @AnriTchelidze 11 років тому

    good job!

  • @laquanda99
    @laquanda99 11 років тому

    incredible!

  • @Taleulah
    @Taleulah 11 років тому

    How can I help? I live in Texas where many areas are already spoiled from oil work. I would love to save this area, this animal and his heritage. Wonderful work, brilliant photography. I always applaud the bravery with which people like you go after your ambitions. God bless you and yours and keep this wonderful work coming.

  • @katjasrednik3419
    @katjasrednik3419 11 років тому

    é splendido GRAZIE a tutte le persone che sfidano tanti e grossi pericoli,per farci conoscere il nostro pianeta.Vorrei che tutti lo capissero. Katja

  • @ronnieway1
    @ronnieway1 11 років тому

    Very beautiful!

  • @Adrian-zg4wv
    @Adrian-zg4wv 6 років тому

    Thank you very much sir

  • @kadeksatriadi7845
    @kadeksatriadi7845 7 років тому +2

    Look for bear intensity
    The simple bear intensity
    la la la

  • @weismeister121
    @weismeister121 11 років тому

    when i first read the title, i thought the video was about a World of Warcraft ''animal''...Spirit Bear, WROOOOOOOR....awesome video, btw...keep it up, NG

  • @MisterHeroman
    @MisterHeroman 11 років тому

    Great argument. Way to help me understand what's wrong with my statement.

  • @TrueInvisible
    @TrueInvisible 11 років тому

    very nice the wonders of nature! wow ! "clap, clap,clap clap" ! very nice!

  • @dk988-y
    @dk988-y 11 років тому

    Awesome video, loved it.:D