0:00:10 > 0:00:14American black bears have a fearsome reputation.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18- BEAR GROWLS - Oh, aye, aye! Steady, steady!
0:00:18 > 0:00:24But they also inspired the original cuddly toy.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26It looks as if someone's stuck a toy teddy up the tree.
0:00:31 > 0:00:32'I'm Gordon Buchanan.'
0:00:32 > 0:00:36I'm a wildlife cameraman and I'm trying to find out
0:00:36 > 0:00:39what black bears are really like.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45To film them this close, I've had to face my own fears.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47BEAR GRUNTS
0:00:47 > 0:00:52'But it's allowed me to see bears in a totally new way.'
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Oh, wow, look at that!
0:00:58 > 0:01:00As spring turns to summer,
0:01:00 > 0:01:04they draw me even deeper into their lives.
0:01:08 > 0:01:13On this visit, I end up helping to keep a tiny,
0:01:13 > 0:01:15starving bear cub alive.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17CUB MOANS FEEBLY
0:01:36 > 0:01:42Minnesota, in the northeast of the US, contains a vast and beautiful wilderness.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50This is bear country.
0:01:58 > 0:02:05'Getting close to wild bears in thick forest sounds like a crazy thing to do.'
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Hey, bear.
0:02:10 > 0:02:11LYNN: It's me, bear.
0:02:12 > 0:02:17But three months ago, with the help of bear biologist Lynn Rogers,
0:02:17 > 0:02:19I started to gain the trust
0:02:19 > 0:02:24of a young female, Lily, and her only cub, Hope.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Now I'm going to take her heart rate.
0:02:30 > 0:02:35- It's a lot easier with a stethoscope. - This is surreal.
0:02:36 > 0:02:41I discovered just how accepting these bears could be.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44I've become entranced by Hope
0:02:44 > 0:02:49and amazed how Lily's let me film intimate details of family life.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Oh, that is nice. That is super-nice.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57Are you gonna give me a kiss?
0:02:59 > 0:03:03What am I doing? I've just asked a wild bear for a kiss.
0:03:07 > 0:03:12But since I was last here, their lives have fallen apart.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Hope became separated from Lily.
0:03:23 > 0:03:29All alone, this baby bear was slowly starving to death.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31It's OK.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34HOPE SCREAMS
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Moved by her plight, Lynn did something
0:03:37 > 0:03:40most biologists would never do -
0:03:40 > 0:03:44he stepped in to reunite mother and cub.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Their togetherness was short-lived.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51They became separated again,
0:03:51 > 0:03:57then suddenly, Lily seemed to lose all interest in her little daughter.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07Tiny Hope, just six months old,
0:04:07 > 0:04:12is once again alone in this huge forest.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23Now I'm back in Minnesota, I'm wondering
0:04:23 > 0:04:26what on earth will happen next.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31'Lynn's had glimpses of Hope in the woods,
0:04:31 > 0:04:35'but she's vulnerable to starvation and predators.'
0:04:35 > 0:04:39Every day could be her last.
0:04:39 > 0:04:44The last bears that I saw before I left were Lily and Hope
0:04:44 > 0:04:49and they were a picture of a bonded unit.
0:04:49 > 0:04:54Here was a mother that had spent six months with this cub,
0:04:54 > 0:04:58invested so much time and her own resources in looking after this cub,
0:04:58 > 0:05:03and while I've been away, she's abandoned her, you know,
0:05:03 > 0:05:07something that I would never have predicted would have happened,
0:05:07 > 0:05:11that she would just one day walk away from her cub.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14She'll have her own reasons for doing that,
0:05:14 > 0:05:17and it will be interesting to speak to Lynn and to Sue
0:05:17 > 0:05:21and to find out what they think, why has this happened?
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Hi, honey, I'm home!
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- Hey, Gordon, hey! - Hey, how are you? How's it going?
0:05:34 > 0:05:37'Dr Lynn Rogers and his assistant Sue Mansfield
0:05:37 > 0:05:39'have been at the sharp end while I've been away.'
0:05:39 > 0:05:42- Hello.- Welcome back.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46For both of you it must have been a stressful time.
0:05:46 > 0:05:51Yeah, it... I mean, sleepless nights.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53An emotional roller coaster.
0:05:53 > 0:05:58What do we do? Decisions, emotions.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00I suppose you do get mothers that abandon cubs,
0:06:00 > 0:06:05so it's one of these things that happens and nobody really knows why.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08What's your theory on why Lily abandoned her?
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Well, it's... We just don't know.
0:06:11 > 0:06:16The reason is, in the past, we've seen mothers lose cubs.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Could have been that they abandoned them. We don't know.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26'We want to find out why Lily turned her back on Hope,
0:06:26 > 0:06:28'but Lynn also wants to learn
0:06:28 > 0:06:31'what happens to these abandoned cubs.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35'To do that, we're going to have to find Hope.
0:06:38 > 0:06:43'All the adult bears Lynn studies wear tracking collars,
0:06:43 > 0:06:45'which send signals to our computers.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48'It helps us locate them in the vast forest.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54'But Hope's not wearing a collar,
0:06:54 > 0:06:58'so I have to use surveillance cameras if I'm to find out what's become of her.'
0:07:08 > 0:07:15Hmm. This is the last place where I actually saw Hope, on this tree.
0:07:15 > 0:07:16That's really weird.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23Hmm, doesn't feel that long ago, but a lot's happened since then.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Hope was here, Lily was here.
0:07:35 > 0:07:40'Fortunately for me, bears stick to their territories.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43'My best chance to find Hope is to set camera traps up
0:07:43 > 0:07:45'in her mother's patch of forest.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54'While I try and find baby Hope, Lynn looks for Lily.'
0:07:57 > 0:07:58It's me, bear.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04Lynn's studied black bears for over 40 years,
0:08:04 > 0:08:08but he's not your average bear biologist.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10Lily is coming.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13It's me, bear. It's me.
0:08:13 > 0:08:18No other bear researchers can get this close.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23By offering wild bears a little bit of food, Lynn reassures them.
0:08:23 > 0:08:28These bears then allow him into their personal space.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32OK, there. There you go.
0:08:32 > 0:08:33OK.
0:08:33 > 0:08:38What I wish you would tell me is, why did you leave Hope?
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Hmm? Why did you do that?
0:08:43 > 0:08:46It made you look pretty bad, you know.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49You're making bears look bad.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55While we're sitting here, we'll just... Stay, stay where you are.
0:08:55 > 0:08:56Come on, bear. Where are you going?
0:08:59 > 0:09:03There must be a good reason for Lily's unmotherly behaviour,
0:09:03 > 0:09:07but even Lynn finds it puzzling.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10She's off on a mission.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21I've used remote cameras to find everything
0:09:21 > 0:09:25from birds of paradise to tigers, but never a missing bear cub.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30A nice big tree here.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34I'm just looking for some evidence that a bear has spent time here.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36There's nothing on the ground.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40It's a good one. You can imagine a bear in it.
0:09:40 > 0:09:45Oh, look here. Some scratch marks there, tiny little scratch marks.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49This could be a clue Hope's still here in her mother's territory.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54I'm going to put one here. It's a good starter.
0:09:55 > 0:10:00Black bear cubs climb trees to stay out of harm's way.
0:10:00 > 0:10:05Pine trees are best - their rough bark makes them easier to race up
0:10:05 > 0:10:07and away from predators.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11If she's going to climb this tree, she might have a mooch around.
0:10:11 > 0:10:12The scratch marks are on this side,
0:10:12 > 0:10:13so maybe this is the side that she would climb it.
0:10:13 > 0:10:18I think we just try and blitz this area and hope for the best.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20It will be quite interesting, also,
0:10:20 > 0:10:24just to see what other animals are in this forest.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27Without Lily to protect her,
0:10:27 > 0:10:31Hope will probably be sticking close to trees like this.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35It's just a little extra enticement, if she's in this area,
0:10:35 > 0:10:37to come to the bottom of this tree.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39And also, it would hold her in this area.
0:10:39 > 0:10:44This takes maybe two seconds to fire up and power up and get up to speed,
0:10:44 > 0:10:46so if she's here, starts climbing,
0:10:46 > 0:10:51the camera might be too late, so the grapes might hold her long enough.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56Sue joins me to place the last camera.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02It's me, bear.
0:11:02 > 0:11:07'We know it is possible for bear cubs to survive on their own,
0:11:07 > 0:11:10'but not one quite as young as Hope.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13'We're giving her an extra boost,
0:11:13 > 0:11:17'just until she's old enough to fend for herself.'
0:11:17 > 0:11:19This is the formula milk for Hope.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21If we put a little bit in now, when she comes back,
0:11:21 > 0:11:25it's enough to keep her attention here and then just settle down
0:11:25 > 0:11:28and give her something to eat as soon as she arrives.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32'To intervene in this way is controversial,
0:11:32 > 0:11:35'but Lynn and Sue think we might learn something new from Hope.'
0:11:35 > 0:11:37It's me, bear.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41It's me, cubby.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46It's me, bear.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48'I'm not quite sure if this is the right thing to do...'
0:11:48 > 0:11:51It's me, cubby.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54'...but waiting to see if Hope comes, I realise something.
0:11:54 > 0:11:59'What began as a filming project has become something much more.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02'Usually, I keep a distance from animals,
0:12:02 > 0:12:07'but I've followed Hope so closely for so long, I really care what happens to her.'
0:12:14 > 0:12:20Gordon, I think we should just reset the trail cameras and leave.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23I just don't think she's anywhere around.
0:12:23 > 0:12:24Yeah.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32STATIC AND BEEPING
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Lynn's caught up with Lily again.
0:12:39 > 0:12:44She's searching for something, but it's not her daughter.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48Don't be like this!
0:12:48 > 0:12:50Right here. Come on.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53Here, grapes.
0:12:54 > 0:12:59Look, she doesn't care. She's on the trail of a bear,
0:12:59 > 0:13:02probably a male, probably coming into heat.
0:13:04 > 0:13:09And she paid no attention, no interest in the grapes I brought.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11I showed her the bag, didn't care.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13She wants that bear.
0:13:13 > 0:13:14It's time to mate.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19Bears with young cubs don't usually go into heat.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21For some reason, Lily's drive to mate
0:13:21 > 0:13:24has overpowered her instincts to mother.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30A month ago, this bear was taking care of little Hope
0:13:30 > 0:13:33and the only thing she cared about was keeping that cub safe.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36Something came over her, I don't know what it is,
0:13:36 > 0:13:40something to do with maybe being a young mother, whatever.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43She ditched Hope, she's after a male.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48Don't completely understand it,
0:13:48 > 0:13:51but that's why we do research.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01Juliet, Lily's aunt, lives close by.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06She's another bear I've got to know really well this year.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12Her three cubs are the same age as Hope.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16Maybe catching up with this family will throw light
0:14:16 > 0:14:19on why Lily's lost interest in her own cub.
0:14:24 > 0:14:25Hey, bear.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27'Though I've been away since spring,
0:14:27 > 0:14:30'the bears still remember the sound of my voice.'
0:14:30 > 0:14:31Hey, bear.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38It's me, bear. I can see! Hey, girl.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Hey, Juliet.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Hey, girl.
0:14:44 > 0:14:50This is all part of Lynn's unconventional technique,
0:14:50 > 0:14:54which is by giving a bear a few hand-outs,
0:14:54 > 0:14:59they'll let you, well, touch them so you can put a collar on them,
0:14:59 > 0:15:03and follow them and just observe their natural behaviour.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07To be honest, I was really dubious about it at the beginning,
0:15:07 > 0:15:09but now I see it,
0:15:09 > 0:15:13I really see it is quite incredible what Lynn has been able to do.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16You are my favourite bear, Juliet.
0:15:16 > 0:15:17Definitely my favourite.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21And it's because she loves me back.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26That's right, Juliet, isn't it?
0:15:26 > 0:15:31That's the end of the programme, so there you go, that's OK.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33- SHE GRUNTS - It's OK.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36See, we're not friends.
0:15:36 > 0:15:42She has no feelings for me or anyone else whatsoever.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45Once a hand-out is finished, that's it.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47The deal's over.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Off she goes.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Hey, cub.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54Juliet may not have any feelings for me,
0:15:54 > 0:15:56but a deal brokered with a greeting of nuts
0:15:56 > 0:16:00means she'll now let me get close to her and her family.
0:16:02 > 0:16:07She's settled down, ready to feed her cubs.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27Juliet is an experienced mother.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29This is her third litter.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37It's normal to have two or three cubs.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44The cubs' overwhelming demand for milk
0:16:44 > 0:16:48ensures Juliet's urge to care for her young remains strong.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55Lynn thinks producing milk for just one cub, like Hope,
0:16:55 > 0:17:00may not have been enough to sustain Lily's mothering hormones,
0:17:00 > 0:17:04which could be why the urge to mate kicked in instead.
0:17:10 > 0:17:15It's just amazing to be this close to these bears.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19It's quite easy to forget what an amazing experience this is.
0:17:23 > 0:17:29One must always remind oneself that they are big, wild animals.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32It's part of bear communication.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35She's just saying, "Hey, you're invading my space."
0:17:35 > 0:17:39She does it by charging at me, but I got the message.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46As well as providing milk and protection,
0:17:46 > 0:17:50Juliet's there to show her cubs how to find food.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59There's a short period each year when newborn deer fawns
0:17:59 > 0:18:02are unsteady on their feet.
0:18:04 > 0:18:09Black bears will turn predatory if an easy meal presents itself.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17This is an enormous protein hit,
0:18:17 > 0:18:21a change from the usual diet of shoots, berries and bugs.
0:18:34 > 0:18:39Hope has no mum to show her what to eat and where to find it.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42I'm really keen to see if my camera traps
0:18:42 > 0:18:45can reveal anything about how she's getting on.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55What have you got for me?
0:18:55 > 0:18:57Maybe nothing.
0:18:59 > 0:19:04You get negativity and positivity in equal measures doing this.
0:19:04 > 0:19:09I've done too much of it to get carried away and get overexcited.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13A very unflattering shot of my face.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16Gosh, OK.
0:19:16 > 0:19:22No bears. These are all night-time images, no bears.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27A chipmunk.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30There's a lot of them about.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Och, come on!
0:19:33 > 0:19:37If I was in the business of looking for mice or looking for chipmunks,
0:19:37 > 0:19:41I'd be very happy at the moment, but I'm looking for Hope.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44She's not in any of these.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48That's rubbish, just rubbish.
0:19:48 > 0:19:53'In the absence of hard evidence, we turn our attention to softer stuff.
0:19:53 > 0:19:58'Bear poo, or scat, tells us what they've been eating.'
0:20:00 > 0:20:04Lynn...is that baby bear scat?
0:20:05 > 0:20:08- Oh.- It's quite fresh.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11Boy! From the size of it,
0:20:11 > 0:20:14I bet it really is Hope. Yeah.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18Hope's scat reveals she's way cannier than we thought.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21I think the most amazing thing that Hope might be eating
0:20:21 > 0:20:23are the remains of crayfish.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26I'm trying to think how she'd... Oh, there's a big one there!
0:20:26 > 0:20:27LYNN GASPS
0:20:27 > 0:20:31Do you reckon she's just seeing them in the water and then...
0:20:31 > 0:20:32grabbing them?
0:20:32 > 0:20:36There's one there. Do you think I can catch it?
0:20:36 > 0:20:39I know how to catch them. You come at them from behind.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Yeah? OK, I'm going to try that.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45All right, watch this, fast as lightning.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48Oh, yeah, I've got one.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- Oh, cool!- There we go.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53- A baby one.- Yeah.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55I suppose a kind of protein-packed meal.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58- I'm just amazed she could catch one. - Yeah.
0:21:00 > 0:21:06This is great news. Hope seems to be working things out for herself.
0:21:13 > 0:21:14As evening approaches,
0:21:14 > 0:21:19a couple of huge male bears show up at Lynn's research cabin.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23CAR APPROACHES
0:21:24 > 0:21:31'I've never seen a male bear before and this might be my only chance.'
0:21:35 > 0:21:39- Gee-whiz, look at this! - Holy moly!
0:21:39 > 0:21:42He is a big animal.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46Lynn can only study the male bears
0:21:46 > 0:21:49by luring them towards his cabin with food.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52It's impossible to radio-collar them.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55Males have thick necks, much wider than their heads,
0:21:55 > 0:21:57and a collar would soon slip off.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59Good lad.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06I kind of didn't want to have glass between me and the bears,
0:22:06 > 0:22:10but at this moment in time, I'm quite glad that there's glass!
0:22:10 > 0:22:14Gosh! What a handsome chap.
0:22:14 > 0:22:15Do you know I'm here?
0:22:17 > 0:22:22It's curious to think one of these guys could be the male that turned Lily's head.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26Lily's been off looking for a male,
0:22:26 > 0:22:29but could it be that this young guy could be hanging out with her?
0:22:29 > 0:22:31It is possible.
0:22:31 > 0:22:36He did show up on the scene here this year just about the time
0:22:36 > 0:22:39that Lily left Hope the first time.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41You're kind of speaking as if you are a mother
0:22:41 > 0:22:44and not approving of who her daughter's hanging out with!
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Yes, I don't know about this new guy in town.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51He may be tall, dark and handsome, but I don't know,
0:22:51 > 0:22:52he hasn't got my approval yet!
0:22:54 > 0:22:57Hey, bear. Let me come out.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59Let me come out and say hi.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04Don't worry, you're OK.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06He's a little bit nervous about touching.
0:23:08 > 0:23:13Not much, though. I thought he would run a mile, Lynn.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15I'm coming out. Lynn, I'm coming out.
0:23:19 > 0:23:25It just seems like the last thing that I should do is, we've got male bears coming,
0:23:25 > 0:23:28and I'm climbing out the window to be with them.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33Does it look like a silly thing to do?
0:23:35 > 0:23:36Good lad.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40Lynn's only way of keeping tabs on the male bears is to record
0:23:40 > 0:23:46when they show up in the area, and to tempt them onto the giant weigh scale.
0:23:46 > 0:23:51- He's enormous!- Around 450.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54He's all yours.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56- OK, big chap.- The big brute.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00OK, OK, there we go.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Lynn's gone to get more nuts.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04He's left me with this bear.
0:24:04 > 0:24:10I think if Lynn is crazy, I think I've joined him in the ranks of craziness.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13If you chase me,
0:24:13 > 0:24:15I'm going to have to run away in my socks.
0:24:38 > 0:24:43Every morning I head into the woods to check the camera traps I've left out.
0:24:45 > 0:24:50Every morning I wonder whether Hope's made it through the night.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01So, I wonder if a bear has visited this site.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05Something has, because I left some grapes here, and they're gone.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08Isn't this going to be interesting!
0:25:08 > 0:25:12This is a video camera trap,
0:25:12 > 0:25:16as opposed to a stills camera trap, so we'll get moving images.
0:25:16 > 0:25:17OK.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20Right, what do we have?
0:25:22 > 0:25:24OK, come on.
0:25:24 > 0:25:25Oh! It's Hope!
0:25:27 > 0:25:31The briefest glimpse of a little bear round the back of the tree.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33That's fantastic.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37It's exactly what I wanted to find.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40A tree that Hope was coming to.
0:25:41 > 0:25:42Great.
0:25:53 > 0:25:58This might give us a real chance to learn where Hope goes.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04But to track her, and find out what else she's surviving on,
0:26:04 > 0:26:07we'll need to put a radio collar on her.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12You remind me to remind you to switch it on, OK?
0:26:12 > 0:26:15This is not going to be easy.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24'The first step will be to gain Hope's trust.'
0:26:24 > 0:26:28I'm here listening out for any signs of this bear cub coming back,
0:26:28 > 0:26:31and the only thing I can hear
0:26:31 > 0:26:37is the incessant buzzing of mosquitoes in my ears.
0:26:37 > 0:26:38Get off!
0:26:41 > 0:26:42Swine!
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Oh!
0:26:46 > 0:26:49The chipmunks are down there drinking the formula milk
0:26:49 > 0:26:51that's been put out for the bear.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55'Hours of waiting, and then...'
0:27:01 > 0:27:02Hey, Hope.
0:27:05 > 0:27:06Hi!
0:27:06 > 0:27:09A big change since the last time I saw her.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11Good bear.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13She's still tiny, though.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19I just can't believe that she's out here all by herself.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24Very independent
0:27:24 > 0:27:26and resilient little bear.
0:27:26 > 0:27:32I think it didn't take her long to just kick into survival mode.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34It's funny, because, as much as they're like us,
0:27:34 > 0:27:38or I keep on putting human attributes on them,
0:27:38 > 0:27:41they're completely dissimilar, because you think,
0:27:41 > 0:27:45right, OK, if Lily and Hope got together,
0:27:45 > 0:27:47would Lily have any sense of guilt?
0:27:47 > 0:27:51But that's just not an emotion that bears would have.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54No, I don't think bears feel guilt.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58It's great to see her
0:27:58 > 0:28:02after all this time.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05I was beginning to think she wasn't going to show up at all.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08You notice sometimes she'll spit it out on the back of her paw.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10Is that intentional?
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Yeah, they sort of use it like a plate or something.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17- Keep it off the ground. - Yeah.
0:28:18 > 0:28:22The food has helped her, but 99.9% of the time,
0:28:22 > 0:28:25she is alone in this forest making her own way.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30And it's plain sailing from here on as far as food for her.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33It's just going to get better and better throughout the year.
0:28:33 > 0:28:37Yep. The bushes are just hanging with green fruit right now.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40It just needs to ripen.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44This extra food is just the means to an end.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48The touching just helps her become accustomed
0:28:48 > 0:28:52to having hands on her, and hopefully we can get a collar on her
0:28:52 > 0:28:54and find out exactly where she's going.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00THEY CHUCKLE
0:29:00 > 0:29:02That is a relaxed-looking bear.
0:29:09 > 0:29:14As cute as Hope is, helping to keep a wild bear alive and collaring her
0:29:14 > 0:29:17is not something everyone approves of.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23The local newspaper has supported Lynn's work,
0:29:23 > 0:29:27but this time, the editor, Marshall Helmberger,
0:29:27 > 0:29:29thinks he's gone too far.
0:29:30 > 0:29:35Lynn has been kind of a lightning rod for controversy for some time.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39You know, there've been a number of run-ins that Lynn has had
0:29:39 > 0:29:43with a lot of the more mainstream bear biologists,
0:29:43 > 0:29:49and wildlife biologists in general don't always see eye to eye
0:29:49 > 0:29:50with some of Lynn's methods.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53You know, nature isn't a Disney production.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55It...it, er...
0:29:55 > 0:29:59You know, young animals die all the time.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01You know, with Hope,
0:30:01 > 0:30:04I think I would have let nature take its course.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09Have you ever had so many dilemmas over one bear?
0:30:09 > 0:30:11Well, probably not.
0:30:11 > 0:30:18But sometimes you got to do new things to learn new things.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21The only thing we would have learned if she died
0:30:21 > 0:30:25is that an orphaned cub of that age can die - we already knew that.
0:30:26 > 0:30:31But I thought they could learn a lot more about the wild ways
0:30:31 > 0:30:33living out here their whole life,
0:30:33 > 0:30:37so I thought, I bet you with just a little supplemental food
0:30:37 > 0:30:41until the natural food is available and she can eat it,
0:30:41 > 0:30:43- we'd give her a better start.- Yeah.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45Another thing that she can teach us
0:30:45 > 0:30:48is the whole thing about nature versus nurture.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50With no mother to show her,
0:30:50 > 0:30:53we wondered is she going to eat the same as other bears?
0:30:53 > 0:30:56Does she instinctively know what is the right thing to eat?
0:30:56 > 0:30:59And we'll see what kind of mother she is with no example.
0:30:59 > 0:31:03Is she going to be a slightly screwed-up bear?
0:31:03 > 0:31:06You know, when people have these traumatic events in their childhood,
0:31:06 > 0:31:10they grow up slightly different or slightly screwy.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12Is that going to happen with her?
0:31:12 > 0:31:15That's one of the things I have never studied
0:31:15 > 0:31:20in an orphan this long before. I plan to study her for her whole life.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26Hope's already proved she's a determined little cub,
0:31:26 > 0:31:31but she's defenceless against the predators stalking these woods,
0:31:31 > 0:31:34animals we only see on camera traps,
0:31:34 > 0:31:36like foxes,
0:31:36 > 0:31:37fishers
0:31:37 > 0:31:39and wolves.
0:31:42 > 0:31:47Juliet's three cubs get all the protection they need.
0:31:47 > 0:31:48ELECTRONIC BEEPING
0:31:48 > 0:31:51Yeah, definitely off in this direction.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55Hey, bear.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58It's me, bear.
0:31:58 > 0:32:04Juliet's family is a yardstick to help us measure Hope's progress.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10'But today it's harder than usual to find them.'
0:32:12 > 0:32:16Hmm, she's very close, but this rain is not a good thing.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18It just makes them really nervous.
0:32:18 > 0:32:23You think of an animal that's fearful of predation, every single noise it's wary of
0:32:23 > 0:32:25and what happens when it's raining like this,
0:32:25 > 0:32:28it's just...it's too noisy, it makes them nervous.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30THUNDER RUMBLES
0:32:30 > 0:32:31She's been right here.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35Oh, she's literally been just here.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37This ants' nest, she's had a feed.
0:32:37 > 0:32:43A nice footprint there, all the ants still scurrying about.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47As you can see, she's just moved off in that direction.
0:32:56 > 0:33:01By the time I reach them, Juliet's cubs are parked up a tree.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05It's the safest place to be while their mother is elsewhere.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09THUNDER RUMBLES
0:33:19 > 0:33:23These cubs will spend much of their time right up in the trees
0:33:23 > 0:33:27and just staying very, very quiet, and Juliet will be off foraging.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29They're still feeding from the mum,
0:33:29 > 0:33:31so they're not having to find as much nutrition as she is,
0:33:31 > 0:33:34to kind of keep the engine running.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52It's a little bit sad when I see these three cubs with their mum.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55I think about poor little Hope, who's by herself.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02Hey, girl.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04Jeez, I didn't notice you coming back.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06Nice and steady, steady, steady.
0:34:06 > 0:34:12I've spent so much time with the bears, I'm noticing subtle things,
0:34:12 > 0:34:16like how Juliet tells her cubs all is safe.
0:34:16 > 0:34:20- JULIET GRUNTS SOFTLY - I heard her making that kind of noise,
0:34:20 > 0:34:22and the cubs are starting to come down,
0:34:22 > 0:34:26so that was obviously the signal for them to all move off.
0:34:26 > 0:34:27Ah...
0:34:33 > 0:34:37Did you see how tentatively they come down? They're really nervous.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43These cubs are spoilt.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45They get to play with each other,
0:34:45 > 0:34:49their food's provided by their mother, life is easy for them.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54But for Hope, life is very different.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57Being abandoned at this age
0:34:57 > 0:35:01may well affect the relationships she has with bears in the future.
0:35:02 > 0:35:06I think it's a miracle that she's survived this far.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27Hello!
0:35:27 > 0:35:30It's quite a nice place for you to hang out.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32Are you going to come over and see me? Come on.
0:35:33 > 0:35:34Come on, chipmunk.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37I've got some bigger nuts.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40It'll be worth the effort, come on.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44In my Minnesota cabin, almost alone,
0:35:44 > 0:35:48I'm reminded of how many thousands of miles away I am from my home.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58This is, I suppose, my idea of heaven.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01I've got a cabin beside a beautiful lake.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04As great as this is and as perfect as it is,
0:36:04 > 0:36:08a big part of me still wants to be with my wife and kids.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11But they're coming out here, so it will be perfect then.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16I'm trying to make some friends in the meantime.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33By mid-June, the forest is bursting with food.
0:36:36 > 0:36:41The bears subtly shift their diet day to day.
0:36:42 > 0:36:46Right now, berries are beginning to ripen.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50Wow! Loads, have a look.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54Just laden with blueberries.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57And it's great to see these natural foods coming up.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00This is the kind of thing that's going to really hold Hope's attention.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04It's going to fill her up and she'll become less and less reliant
0:37:04 > 0:37:08on this supplementary food that we've been giving her.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14It's fantastic Hope can get more food from the forest than from us.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17She hasn't visited the pine tree for several days
0:37:17 > 0:37:22but that means our chances of getting the radio collar on her
0:37:22 > 0:37:24could be slipping away.
0:37:24 > 0:37:25Time for treats.
0:37:27 > 0:37:32I've brought in, um, a few of her favourite things - grape,
0:37:32 > 0:37:34the formula milk and some mealworms.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38But when she gets bigger, she's going to move out of here
0:37:38 > 0:37:40and it's going to be impossible to keep track of her.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42That's why it's so important that we get the collar on her,
0:37:42 > 0:37:45and so important that she gets used to this physical contact.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51I sit under Hope's favourite tree and wait.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17I do not believe it.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19Hey, Hope.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23How on earth have you managed to make it?
0:38:23 > 0:38:25Hey?
0:38:27 > 0:38:29Now... Hey, we've got some of this delicious milk.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Try some of this.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35It's got all of your favourite things.
0:38:35 > 0:38:36It got egg yolk...
0:38:38 > 0:38:40...it's got fish oil...
0:38:42 > 0:38:44HOPE WHIMPERS SOFTLY
0:38:46 > 0:38:48Come on, you can move forward.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51You have to move forward, or you can come up on my shoulder.
0:39:01 > 0:39:07You know, I just think this little animal
0:39:07 > 0:39:12is one of the most incredible little characters I've ever known.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18Against all of the odds, she's made it.
0:39:19 > 0:39:24She should still be with her mum for another whole year.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34We have to get her used to touch so we can put this collar on
0:39:34 > 0:39:35and keep track of her,
0:39:35 > 0:39:41find out what life for a bear like this will be like in the future.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45Don't get worried.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48Just the neck, it's just the neck.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58I think if she's made it this far...
0:40:01 > 0:40:06Maybe too soon to speak, but I think you're going to be OK, Hope.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08HE CHUCKLES SOFTLY
0:40:12 > 0:40:15There are times in your life when you know you're doing things
0:40:15 > 0:40:18that you will remember for a very long, long, long time.
0:40:18 > 0:40:19And this is one of them.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36She just silently walked away.
0:40:41 > 0:40:45Don't worry, girl, everything's going to be all right.
0:41:04 > 0:41:09With Hope doing so well, I can breathe a sigh of relief.
0:41:10 > 0:41:15It's perfect timing - my family has flown out from Scotland to join me.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19They want to see what's been keeping me away for so long.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21Mum, the chipmunk!
0:41:21 > 0:41:25CHATTERING
0:41:31 > 0:41:35'The plan was to introduce them to some of the bears,
0:41:35 > 0:41:39'but Lola and Harris seem more obsessed with chipmunks.'
0:41:39 > 0:41:43Leave only footprints, not bits of grass sticking down his hole.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45He'll talk into that.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47He will talk into it. What do you think he'll say?
0:41:47 > 0:41:50He might go up your ear and come out of your nose,
0:41:50 > 0:41:54and then... and then he might live in your hair.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57He could, but a bear could live in my hair!
0:41:57 > 0:42:00Let's set it running and then back off to a safe distance.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03- Do it all day?- Yeah.
0:42:26 > 0:42:27Have a look at this.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30I have a stowaway in my car.
0:42:30 > 0:42:31Look, look, there he is.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33CHUCKLES
0:42:33 > 0:42:35I must have left the door open.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38Right, sir.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40Chippie chipmunk, where are you?
0:42:40 > 0:42:42I quite like having a chipmunk in the car.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44Oh, he's on the floor.
0:42:47 > 0:42:52Nobody here? OK, I need to get out and film the bears.
0:42:58 > 0:43:02'Hopefully, the chipmunks will keep Wendy and the kids entertained for a while.
0:43:02 > 0:43:06'I have unfinished business with Lily.'
0:43:06 > 0:43:11# Look for the bare necessities The simple bare necessities
0:43:11 > 0:43:15# Forget about your worries and your strife... #
0:43:15 > 0:43:16Yeah, man.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19# ...Look for the bare necessities... #
0:43:19 > 0:43:22'Lily is moving really fast.
0:43:24 > 0:43:28'I want to know, if she's not caring for her cub,
0:43:28 > 0:43:32'what exactly is she doing with her day?'
0:43:32 > 0:43:33Hey, Lily.
0:43:35 > 0:43:37It's me, bear.
0:43:37 > 0:43:39Hey, Lily.
0:43:40 > 0:43:41I don't know what she's after.
0:43:43 > 0:43:45I don't think she's trying to get away from me.
0:43:45 > 0:43:48Well, she's not. She's just doing her thing.
0:43:48 > 0:43:50Slow down.
0:43:55 > 0:43:56What's she got there?
0:43:58 > 0:44:00Sniffing about.
0:44:00 > 0:44:06Let's see if I can move in closer without upsetting all these ants.
0:44:07 > 0:44:09It's OK, girl.
0:44:09 > 0:44:11Hey, girl.
0:44:11 > 0:44:14Oh, look at that, man. There are hundreds.
0:44:14 > 0:44:16Hundreds and hundreds.
0:44:16 > 0:44:19She's just hoovering them up with her tongue.
0:44:19 > 0:44:23Just go for the pupae, not the ants, because the ants can bite.
0:44:23 > 0:44:27Oh, wow! There was pupae there and it's all gone.
0:44:28 > 0:44:31I've got a bug up my nose. Apologies.
0:44:31 > 0:44:34Really typical foraging behaviour.
0:44:34 > 0:44:36There's no three-course meal.
0:44:36 > 0:44:39She just gets whatever she can find on the way.
0:44:39 > 0:44:42A few mouthfuls and then she's off again.
0:44:44 > 0:44:46# If you look under the rocks and plants
0:44:46 > 0:44:48# And take a glance at the tiny ants
0:44:48 > 0:44:50# And maybe try a few... #
0:44:50 > 0:44:53"You eat ants?" "Hey, sure I do."
0:44:55 > 0:44:59She's probably getting a mouthful of food every couple of minutes.
0:45:01 > 0:45:06This is what it's all about - bear-walking,
0:45:06 > 0:45:08walking with bears, call it what you want.
0:45:08 > 0:45:12It's just nice. It's really, really nice.
0:45:12 > 0:45:15She's scent-marking all these branches.
0:45:17 > 0:45:22She's on the hunt for a male, and that's the reason she left Hope.
0:45:22 > 0:45:24Hey, Lily, are you going to have a rest?
0:45:24 > 0:45:27I suggest that would be a really good idea.
0:45:28 > 0:45:32Just sit down, rest, take it easy, have a snooze.
0:45:37 > 0:45:44Eventually, Lily does slow down and takes a break near Lynn's cabin.
0:45:47 > 0:45:51It's too good an opportunity for Wendy, Lola and Harris to miss.
0:45:51 > 0:45:56I'm going to take Wendy and the kids in to see their first bear in the wild.
0:45:58 > 0:46:02Considering I was scared when I first came to go and see bears,
0:46:02 > 0:46:04I can't believe, the journey I've been on,
0:46:04 > 0:46:07that I'm now happy to take my kids in to see this bear
0:46:07 > 0:46:10and feel completely comfortable and safe.
0:46:10 > 0:46:13I should feel slightly nervous!
0:46:13 > 0:46:17- But I trust you and I trust Lynn, so...- Are you worried, Harris?
0:46:17 > 0:46:19No, there's nothing to worry about.
0:46:27 > 0:46:30- This is exciting, isn't it? - Yes.
0:46:30 > 0:46:31TRACKING DEVICE BEEPS
0:46:35 > 0:46:39- Don't run! - You take my hand.
0:46:39 > 0:46:42OK, nice and quiet, nice and quiet.
0:46:42 > 0:46:45- Me coming with you? - You wait here.
0:46:45 > 0:46:48- We'll stay here. - You might scare her, Harris.
0:46:48 > 0:46:50I know Lily's easy-going,
0:46:50 > 0:46:54but for their first meeting with a wild black bear, the family's hanging back.
0:46:54 > 0:46:56Hey, Lily.
0:46:58 > 0:47:00Hey, bear.
0:47:04 > 0:47:09'Gordon has gotten to know her, so Gordon's gonna be OK going up to her.
0:47:09 > 0:47:12'In fact, she was sleeping here and when she saw that it was Gordon,
0:47:12 > 0:47:15'everything was OK. She's still just lying down.'
0:47:15 > 0:47:22I actually...have complete trust that he knows what he's doing.
0:47:22 > 0:47:29He just looks completely at ease and comfortable, as does the bear.
0:47:29 > 0:47:30It's quite...
0:47:30 > 0:47:33Why do you think there is all that mythology around bears
0:47:33 > 0:47:36if none of these bears are known to attack anyone?
0:47:36 > 0:47:39Yeah. Well, once in a great while, they do.
0:47:39 > 0:47:42But they've made them into the modern demons.
0:47:42 > 0:47:45It's just all a big myth.
0:47:45 > 0:47:47If she didn't know Gordon and she wasn't comfortable,
0:47:47 > 0:47:49what might she have done?
0:47:49 > 0:47:51- Oh, ran away.- Just run away?
0:47:51 > 0:47:53Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:47:53 > 0:47:56Our perception of bears is such a contradiction.
0:47:56 > 0:48:02On one hand, they're an animal to be feared, and on the other hand,
0:48:02 > 0:48:05they're a cuddly toy that you take to bed or a cartoon character
0:48:05 > 0:48:08or some friendly woodland creature in a movie.
0:48:09 > 0:48:14It's walking away into the forest.
0:48:14 > 0:48:16Bye!
0:48:17 > 0:48:21I had absolutely no fear at all, once I saw it.
0:48:21 > 0:48:24- Yeah.- I was kind of apprehensive going in.
0:48:24 > 0:48:27I think it's the anticipation of not knowing what to expect.
0:48:27 > 0:48:29And then as soon as you saw it and it looked at you,
0:48:29 > 0:48:31it just put its head down again.
0:48:31 > 0:48:33What we've seen here with Wendy and the kids and Gordon
0:48:33 > 0:48:36shows that attitudes can change.
0:48:36 > 0:48:39People that were once afraid of bears
0:48:39 > 0:48:44see real bears, they learn the truth from the bears themselves.
0:48:49 > 0:48:53Here are the trees!
0:48:53 > 0:48:58'It's been really great to share this whole experience with my family.
0:48:58 > 0:49:01- Shoes on or shoes off? - Keep them on.
0:49:03 > 0:49:06I see one, I see one.
0:49:06 > 0:49:08There! Oh, yes!
0:49:08 > 0:49:10You beauty!
0:49:10 > 0:49:12Let's see it. Ooh, look at that!
0:49:12 > 0:49:16As we work out whether one tiny crayfish can feed a family of four,
0:49:16 > 0:49:20there's a rustling way up in a nearby tree.
0:49:21 > 0:49:24See, what's in the tree? Look, look, look!
0:49:24 > 0:49:28Oh, see? Do you know who that is?
0:49:28 > 0:49:29- No.- Harris, did you see?
0:49:29 > 0:49:31- Is it Hope?- Uh-huh.
0:49:31 > 0:49:34The amount of times I've come down here,
0:49:34 > 0:49:37looking for this bear and never, ever bumped into her...
0:49:37 > 0:49:40- Just see, moving in there. - She's moving in there, look.
0:49:40 > 0:49:44She's on the tree, on the tree. See the big tree?
0:49:44 > 0:49:45- She's looking at us! - Just nice and quiet.
0:49:45 > 0:49:48It's all right, darling, it's all right.
0:49:48 > 0:49:50I just saw her ear.
0:49:50 > 0:49:52- Harris, are you scared of that bear? - Look!
0:49:52 > 0:49:54That baby's even younger than you!
0:49:54 > 0:49:57What does she do, if she's not with her mum?
0:49:57 > 0:50:00- Is she going around looking for food?- Yeah.
0:50:00 > 0:50:02I had a little tear in my eye.
0:50:02 > 0:50:05Because she's a young, abandoned one, and we're with the kids,
0:50:05 > 0:50:07and she was just frolicking around in those trees,
0:50:07 > 0:50:13I thought...I felt very...it was like a kind of heart-warming moment!
0:50:13 > 0:50:15I think that was a very special little moment.
0:50:15 > 0:50:20Do you know what's good about that? That she ran away from us.
0:50:20 > 0:50:22Why?
0:50:22 > 0:50:25Cos people hunt bears, and it's good if she's scared of people.
0:50:25 > 0:50:27Running away from them is a good thing.
0:50:27 > 0:50:29That's what we would have wanted her to do.
0:50:29 > 0:50:33- Yeah.- Keep her scared.
0:50:33 > 0:50:36- So no-one will kill her?- Exactly.
0:50:36 > 0:50:39We don't want that to happen, do we?
0:50:39 > 0:50:41Definitely not.
0:50:43 > 0:50:48'I'm so glad Hope's wary of everyone but me, Lynn and Sue.'
0:50:48 > 0:50:50I think you're spot-on.
0:50:50 > 0:50:54'Staying away from humans is a wise move for bears.'
0:50:57 > 0:51:03Where a road cuts through a bear's territory, this is a common sight.
0:51:09 > 0:51:13It's holiday season, and Juliet's GPS collar
0:51:13 > 0:51:18tells us she's leading her cubs to the edge of a very busy highway.
0:51:19 > 0:51:21Pretty much on the busiest day of the year,
0:51:21 > 0:51:23Juliet's crossed over the main highway.
0:51:23 > 0:51:26She's on this side and looks as if she's wanting to cross back over.
0:51:32 > 0:51:36It is really worrying, cos hardly 30 seconds pass
0:51:36 > 0:51:39that there's not some car hurtling down the road.
0:51:39 > 0:51:42I really am quite worried.
0:51:44 > 0:51:50She crosses the road every other day, but does it when it's quiet.
0:51:50 > 0:51:52She doesn't know that it's the holiday weekend.
0:51:52 > 0:51:56A lot of people come up to their cabins, so it's more busy than usual.
0:51:59 > 0:52:04OK, Juliet's doubled back and she's about to cross the road.
0:52:04 > 0:52:07I can see five cars right at the moment.
0:52:07 > 0:52:11Oh, gosh, this isn't good.
0:52:13 > 0:52:15I don't know what to do.
0:52:16 > 0:52:21OK, it looks like she's going to try and cross. Oh, Juliet, please, no.
0:52:21 > 0:52:26Come on, Juliet, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run! Run!
0:52:26 > 0:52:28Get over. Get over.
0:52:28 > 0:52:31Come on, Juliet. Oh...
0:52:31 > 0:52:32Just cross!
0:52:32 > 0:52:36Just cross, for goodness' sake.
0:52:36 > 0:52:40OK, the cubs are running, she's going across.
0:52:40 > 0:52:44Woo! She's made it!
0:52:44 > 0:52:46Well done!
0:52:46 > 0:52:49- INDISTINCT SHOUT - Yeah, she's crossed.
0:52:49 > 0:52:52Nobody wants to run a bear down,
0:52:52 > 0:52:55and these guys, they saw me and then slowed down.
0:52:55 > 0:52:58They were probably wondering what I was looking at. Good.
0:52:58 > 0:53:01Good stuff. Well done, Juliet.
0:53:05 > 0:53:07Thank God that's over.
0:53:16 > 0:53:20My summer visit to Minnesota is coming to an end.
0:53:20 > 0:53:26I've become more attached to these animals than I ever imagined.
0:53:26 > 0:53:30And my time here has helped unravel some bear mysteries.
0:53:30 > 0:53:35We now know more about why some bears lose their mothering instinct
0:53:35 > 0:53:37and abandon their offspring.
0:53:37 > 0:53:41What we don't know is how that'll affect
0:53:41 > 0:53:44a young cub like Hope, down the line.
0:53:44 > 0:53:47A collar on her could help work that out.
0:53:51 > 0:53:54The remote camera at Hope's feeding station has just sent an image
0:53:54 > 0:53:56to Lynn's cabin, showing she's there right now.
0:53:56 > 0:53:58So we're dashing off to see if we can try and find her
0:53:58 > 0:54:00and try and get this collar on her.
0:54:06 > 0:54:10It's me, bear. It's me, little cubby.
0:54:10 > 0:54:13If she was still with Lily, would she sleep in the tree
0:54:13 > 0:54:15or would she sleep at the bottom?
0:54:15 > 0:54:20If she was still with Lily, she'd be snuggled up to Lily at the base.
0:54:20 > 0:54:24Here's a cub that would be with her mother,
0:54:24 > 0:54:29would normally be trusting her mother to alert her to danger,
0:54:29 > 0:54:31and she has to do it all on her own.
0:54:31 > 0:54:35- Lynn, I think she's coming. - She might be coming.
0:54:35 > 0:54:39It's amazing. She's just looking out to see if there's anything there,
0:54:39 > 0:54:41whether it's safe to come down.
0:54:47 > 0:54:51The things that control this cub's life is fear and food.
0:54:51 > 0:54:55She has to have food to grow, to survive.
0:54:55 > 0:55:00But she's worried, minute by minute, of what is going to eat me.
0:55:02 > 0:55:05In many ways, this is a very important night,
0:55:05 > 0:55:08because it is this bond, it's like a wedding night -
0:55:08 > 0:55:10instead of a ring, it's a collar.
0:55:10 > 0:55:15Because with this collar, you're going to be able to find her any time of the day.
0:55:22 > 0:55:25Hope definitely wants the food,
0:55:25 > 0:55:29but she's really suspicious of the collar Lynn's had made.
0:55:31 > 0:55:33HOPE GROWLS
0:55:38 > 0:55:40HOPE GROWLS
0:55:46 > 0:55:48HOPE GROWLS
0:55:48 > 0:55:52If Lynn spooks Hope, we might not get another shot at this.
0:56:01 > 0:56:04HOPE GROWLS
0:56:08 > 0:56:12This is the hardest bear I've ever had to try to put a collar on
0:56:12 > 0:56:14and it's the littlest!
0:56:14 > 0:56:16Yeah, that's how she's got this far.
0:56:24 > 0:56:25HOPE GROWLS
0:56:26 > 0:56:29This bear is no pushover.
0:56:29 > 0:56:32I think that's why she's lasted as long.
0:56:32 > 0:56:38She's a tough character. She's pretty wise, despite her young age.
0:56:38 > 0:56:41It's new to her,
0:56:41 > 0:56:46and her instincts are kicking in, just saying, "Avoid this.
0:56:46 > 0:56:49- "If it need be, just lash out." - HOPE GROWLS
0:56:52 > 0:56:56It's a new thing. It's a new thing.
0:56:56 > 0:56:57Yes!
0:56:58 > 0:57:03HOPE GROWLS
0:57:03 > 0:57:08After all this time, finally we've got a collar on this bear.
0:57:08 > 0:57:11And all being well, we'll now be able to know where she goes,
0:57:11 > 0:57:13we'll be able to follow her,
0:57:13 > 0:57:15we'll be able to film her
0:57:15 > 0:57:20and just find out exactly where she goes, how far she goes
0:57:20 > 0:57:23and how she's managed to make it this far.
0:57:24 > 0:57:27Now I'll just calm her down.
0:57:27 > 0:57:29Well done.
0:57:29 > 0:57:33I bet she's going to have a few surprises for us.
0:57:33 > 0:57:35Yeah. Oh, yeah. Yeah.
0:57:42 > 0:57:44Next time, it's autumn.
0:57:44 > 0:57:48In Minnesota, that means hunting season.
0:57:48 > 0:57:51My intent is to, you know, kill a wild bear.
0:57:51 > 0:57:53The bigger the bear, the better.
0:57:53 > 0:57:58To protect our bears, I'll have to put myself in the firing line.
0:58:01 > 0:58:04And Hope does surprise me,
0:58:04 > 0:58:07in a way I would never have predicted.
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