I Spent 30 Days With Bears In Remote Alaska. It Didn't Go As Planned

I Spent 30 Days With Bears In Remote Alaska. It Didn't Go As Planned

Wildlife filmmaker and BBC cameraman Jake Davis travels to remote coastal Alaska with the goal of filming bears fishing for salmon and the arrival of new spring bear cubs. But the salmon run fails—and the story changes. Over the course of a month, Jake documents a true portrait of bear life on Alaska’s coast, focusing on their social life. From intimate moments between a mother and her cubs to rare, playful sparring between adult males, the film reveals interactions not often seen. To explore what happens beyond the open meadows, Jake sets up high-end camera traps deep in the forest. These cameras captured rarely seen footage of bears using rub trees to mark their scent and communicate with other bears.

Special Thanks To:
Alaska Bear Lodge: Brown Bear Bay
(https://www.northwildtravel.com/brown...)

Northwind Aviation
https://northwindak.com/

Credits:
Cinematography & Edit - Jake Davis
Original Score - Edward Bond (https://starshipinfinity.org/scoring)
Sound Design - Tom Rees
Color - Dan Olsen
Story Consultant - Avela Grenier
Graphic Design - Akin Pehlivan

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
2:24 Meeting Mother & Cubs
6:01 Setting Up Camera Traps
11:30 Bears Wrestling
14:28 Bears Waiting For Salmon
16:13 Salmon Run Fails
20:38 Checking Camera Traps
24:37 Conclusion