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Undercurrent: Bear 148

Undercurrent is an investigative series from The Narwhal. In Season 1: Bear 148, host Molly Segal investigates the life and death of a beloved grizzly bear in Alberta’s Bow Valley. Was Bear 148 in the... Read more

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Trailer: Bear 148

Trailer: Bear 148

When Bear 148 walked across a parking lot — which she did, often — she could easily end up on the front page of a nation... Read more

4 Jun 2019

1min

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Episode 1: A perfect neighbour

Episode 1: A perfect neighbour

Bear 148 lived most of her life in and near Banff, which is Canada’s busiest national park. She wasn’t afraid of people ... Read more

17 Jun 2019

16mins

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Episode 2: Outcry

Episode 2: Outcry

More than four million people visited Banff National Park between April 1, 2017, and April 1, 2018. The number of visito... Read more

17 Jun 2019

14mins

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Episode 3: Human footprint

Episode 3: Human footprint

Kim Titchener remembers her first encounter with a grizzly bear. She’d just travelled from her home province of Ontario ... Read more

17 Jun 2019

14mins

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Episode 4: Invisible borders

Episode 4: Invisible borders

People have been mauled and killed by grizzly bears in the Bow Valley. It’s something most of us don’t have to think ab... Read more

17 Jun 2019

17mins

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Episode 5: Why did the grizzly cross the road?

Episode 5: Why did the grizzly cross the road?

Grizzly bears are expected to navigate around all sorts of human obstacles: train tracks, roads, fences, even towns. Whe... Read more

17 Jun 2019

15mins

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Episode 6: Bear scare

Episode 6: Bear scare

It’s the final straw for Bear 148. In July 2017, after an encounter with a jogger on a park trail, Bear 148 is tracked, ... Read more

17 Jun 2019

13mins

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