Maneaters: Bears

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Maneaters (Series 2) Bears Using real footage mixed with dramatic reconstructions, survivors of man-eating bear attacks talk through their gut-wrenching encounters while experts analyse bear behaviour, and explain the reasons why one of the world's most formidable predators is turning on us. In this episode, a her and daughter out hiking are savagely attacked by a Grizzly, a camper nearly loses his hand after being mauled in the middle of the night and a gardener is lucky to survive a black bear attack in her own front garden. Human Prey Killer Bears While hiking through Montana's Glacier National Park, a her and daughter are attacked by a raging grizzly intent on protecting her cubs; after visiting hot springs in a remote British Columbia nature park, a mother and son are mauled by a hungry, 400-pound black bear; and, while on a two-week game shoot in the Alaskan wilderness, the tables turn on a pastor and his best friend when they are ambushed by a grizzly. Stranger Among Bears For more than twenty years, Charlie Vandergaw has been living with wild bears in the Alaskan wilderness. He has developed a unique, but controversial, relationship with the black and grizzly bears that live near his isolated cabin. Now, for the first time, Charlie has allowed cameras to capture an entire season at "Bear Haven". But even as cameraman Richard Terry finds himself drawn into this extraordinary world, the Alaskan authorities are clamping down on what may prove to be Charlie s last year as a Stranger Among Bears. Bitten Cameraman Richard Terry receives a rude welcome to Bear Haven when he finds himself caught between a mother black bear and her cub. Under Charlie Vandergaw's supervision, Richard soon learns that there is no room for mistakes when dealing with these dangerous predators. Down the Barrel of a The tranquillity of Charlie Vandergaw's life among the bears is shattered by the arrival of two trespassing hunters. A tense altercation precedes a transformative experience for both Charlie and the hunters. The Grizzlies are Coming Several weeks into bear season, Charlie Vandergaw still hasn't seen any grizzly bears around Bear Haven. Their eventual arrival changes the atmosphere, increasing the danger as the powerful beasts stake their cl to the territory surrounding Charlie's cabin. Feeding Controversy A recent change in the law has made feeding bears a serious offense, and if Charlie continues to defy the authorities he could end up in jail. A loophole may allow him to avoid prosecution, but it also raises the ire of those who seek to shut him down. Man vs Bear Living side by side with black and grizzly bears is becoming more and more difficult for 70 year-old Charlie Vandergaw. As the bears start tearing apart his cabin, Charlie faces the unthinkable - is he getting too old for life among the bears? The End of Bear Haven? Could Charlie's extraordinary life living with bears in the Alaskan wilderness be coming to an end? Increasing pressure from state authorities, including a raid by state troopers, threaten to undo his life's work. As winter closes in, and Charlie prepares to return to civilization, he might be saying farewell to his beloved bears for the last time.