Links

 

Charlie Russell has spent over 10 years raising orphaned grizzly bear cubs in the wild in Kamchatka, Russia. He is the author of Grizzly Heart, Spirit Bear and Grizzly Seasons and is featured in the BBC film The Edge of Eden.  Learn about Charlie Russell and his revolutionary work at: www.cloudline.org/

http://www.all-creatures.org/bear/ - A great resource for information on bears and bear conservation.

http://www.nps.gov/katm/ - The National Park Service website for Katmai National Park and Preserve

http://www.bearsmart.com/ - A non-profit bear conservation organization in British Columbia.  

http://www.mcneilbears.org/ - This organization fights to protect grizzly bears in the McNeil River State Sanctuary which is North of Katmai National Park.

Brenden Garrett's website

Link to videos showing the true nature of bear hunting (very graphic)

http://www.kbayair.com/ - Michael Hughes is the best pilot flying out of Homer, Alaska.  He guides grizzly bear viewing tour groups for day trips into Katmai National Park.  Unlike many bear viewing businesses in this area, Mike does not transport tropy hunters in the fall.  Alaskan bush flying can be quite dangerous so a good pilot is a must and Mike is the best.  He carries every safety and communication device possible whereas many pilots carry the minimum safety equipment required.

http://www.nancyoppenheimer.com/  -  Nancy Oppenheimer sells original paintings of bears and other wildlife. She is also a bear activist working to end the cruel practice in South Carolina of keeping black bears in captivity for the sole use of training bear hunting dogs.  

http://www.americanbear.org/ - View black bears in Orr, Minnesota.

http://www.savearcticrefuge.org/ - The Bush administration is determined to drill in the arctic wildlife refuge, a vital breeding ground for caribou herds and home to many grizzly bears.  Help protest oil drilling in the refuge.

Alaska Wildlife Alliance

Defenders of Wildlife

Natural Resources Defense Council

Ecology Fund Website - This is an organization that actually buys land as a way of protecting the land and wildlife.  An excellent alternative to dealing with government beaucracy.

Nature Conservancy - This organization both buys land and fights to get lands governmentally protected

Valhalla Wilderness Society

Environment Now

IFAW