Nature

Fortress of the Bears

Alaska's Admiralty Island is home to an estimated 1800 brown bears, the largest concentration of bears in the world. Enter a world shaped by bears, trees, and salmon, and the delicate balance of their interconnected lives.

Fortress of the Bears

50m 9s

Alaska's Admiralty Island is home to an estimated 1800 brown bears, the largest concentration of bears in the world. Enter a world shaped by bears, trees, and salmon, and the delicate balance of their interconnected lives.

Previews + Extras

  • Filming with Bears: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Filming with Bears

    S30 E6 - 3m 4s

    Filmmaker Shane Moore and Assistant Cameraman Michael Mauntler recap on the time they spent on Alaska's Admiralty Island.

  • Tides and Jibs: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Tides and Jibs

    S30 E6 - 3m 29s

    Filmmaker Shane Moore discusses some of the filming techniques he used on Fortress of the Bears.

  • A Heroic Return: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A Heroic Return

    S30 E6 - 1m 3s

    It's taken all spring and summer, but salmon finally return to Admiralty Island to spawn and die.

  • Inside the Fortress: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Inside the Fortress

    S30 E6 - 1m 17s

    Admiralty Island hosts the largest concentration of brown bears in the world.

  • Sound in the Field: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Sound in the Field

    S30 E6 - 5m 21s

    Sound Recordist Dave Ruddick goes through his set-up and explains how he records surround sound in the field. This clip was shot at Tongass National Forest where Ruddick was handling sound for the film Fortress of the Bears.

  • Getting the Boat Out: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Getting the Boat Out

    S30 E6 - 4m 30s

    The tides have proven a challenge for the crew during their shoot on Admiralty Island, but filmmaker Shane Moore has new plan to keep their boat from getting stranded.

  • A Desperate Mother: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A Desperate Mother

    S30 E6 - 1m 19s

    A mother bear is desperate to catch fish to feed her famished cub.

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