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The Manhattan of Bear Country

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The Manhattan of Bear Country Nature

Premiered May 07, 2011
The Manhattan of Bear Country

The rich landscape of the Alaskan coast is home to some of the biggest bears in the world.

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Airs Sunday, May 8, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.
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Bears of the Last Frontier: City of Bears - Preview

Ecologist Chris Morgan answers questions after the Bears of the Last Frontier premiere.
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Chris Morgan Webcast: Hour 2

A 3,000 mile journey across five ecosystems to encounter three species of bear.
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Bears of the Last Frontier

Airs Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.
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Bears of the Last Frontier, "City of Bears" - Preview

Ecologist Chris Morgan answers questions after hour one of Bears of the Last Frontier.
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Chris Morgan Webcast: Hour One

Nadie and her cubs come within feet of ecologist and bear biologist Chris Morgan.
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Close Encounters

Bears gather by the rivers now packed with salmon traveling upstream to spawn.
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Diving for Salmon

Nature joins adventurer and bear biologist Chris Morgan deep in Alaska's bear country.
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Interview with Bear Biologist Chris Morgan

The rich landscape of the Alaskan coast is home to some of the biggest bears in the world.
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The Manhattan of Bear Country

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The Scent of a Bear

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