An Alaskan brown bear gets a little too close for comfort
Drew Hamilton works as a fish and wildlife technician with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. He was photographing bears in the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary and Refuge when one bear got a little too close for comfort. From his
YouTube page:
A brown bear at McNeil River sits next to a group of bear viewers as he checks out the river below.
McNeil River is home to the largest season congregation of brown bears on earth. When observing large groups of bears proximity comes with the territory. For 40 years people have been visiting this same spot, behaving in a consistent, predictable, manner. As a result the bears can go about the business of being bears without having to worry about human interference.
Watch the amazing encounter and ask yourself—what would you do in this situation?
It's a good thing that bear looked like he had a belly full of fish!