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People are always asking us to tell them bear stories, what it is like to see wild bears and spend time photographing them. They are also happy to tell us their true bear stories. So, this winter, while the cold wind was raging, and the snow was blowing, and the bears were in their warm winter dens snoozing away, we invited some people who have seen black bears to share some of their most memorable bear stories with us; some you have met before on our other documentaries, some you have not. But the one thing they, and we, all have in common, is many many hours of watching and sometimes interacting with wild bears.

Anyone who sees wild bears and tells what they did, or anyone who photographs or films the bears showing their behavior, contributes in some way to the overall body of knowledge of bears. In this way, we are all researchers, just at different levels. By watching long sequences of bear behavior we can see things we have not seen before and understand a little more about bears. Just when you think you have heard it all - about black bears - you hear something new and interesting that you had not heard before.

The people who are telling true bear stories in this documentary know a lot about bears, and have hundreds of hours watching bears in the wild. They know much about these beautiful creatures, and in some instances, have personal knowledge about certain bears that they have met. They share these personal stories with us here, in the third bear program in our educational bear series, "Season of the Bear."

These people are very different, and their perceptions and experiences with wild bears are very different. And yet, similar threads make up all of their stories: that wild bears are intelligent, compassionate, and resilient; that wild bears are majestic, awe inspiring and interesting; and that wild bears have many stories of their own to tell, through our eyes and cameras.

All of these bear stories are illustrated with either photos or video of the actual bear in question, or else they are combined with KMG's original video footage of wild bears through the years, much of it never seen until now. As in story books, these wonderful stories are born with words and carried with our imaginations, but they become larger than life when the words are combined with pictures. With pictures, the words become rich with movement and color, the sad moments tug at our hearts, the joyful scenes make us laugh, and the stories are filled with life and wonder. With pictures and video added to our bear storybook, we are transported to that place and that day, as we listen to our storytellers weave their magic.

Of course the real magic here is the bears! A lot of the bears you will see here are mountain bears who sometimes face many trials and desperate situations, and who usually manage to survive in spite of them. But some of the bears shown here live in a sub-tropical climate near palmettos, palm trees and white sandy beaches. These black bears face many challenges as well.

This program is suitable for all ages, and is non-violent.

Guest appearances by people who have first-hand experience with black bears along with story titles will be announced at the time of release.

Our bears for the first three videos were photographed and researched over a period of several years in the field, with years of added independent research. Although these black bears were found in the southeastern United States, all black bear behaviors and facts are indicative of American Black Bears across the continent of North and Central America, with the exception of specialized foods that may be particular to certain locales. Our black bears are truly black, whereas some black bears in the West may be brown.

All bear behavior is completely natural and as observed. No bears or other animals were hurt, baited, fed, or harassed in any way in the making of this documentary. No trained bears were used. All video of bears in this documentary are of wild bears and were filmed in their wild environments. No guides were ever used - we did this on our own!

This nature program is for all ages, and non-violent. Available in DVD that contain menus and chapters for easy navigation.

This is a successful nature documentary because it informs, educates, illustrates, enlightens, and all in an entertaining and thought-provoking manner; and with great true bear stories to highlight real bear behavior, that's great. We come away with a little more knowledge and understanding, and ideas about the importance of conservation.

Press Release: March 20, 2010 -

Kate Marshall Graphics, Inc. (www.covebear.com)

has announced that they are currently in post-production with

what they think may just become the third

in their series “Season of the Bear.” This one-hour program is

planned to be released in 2010 and is tentatively entitled,

“Season of the Bear, Volume 3: True Bear Stories.”

Set in the colder months when bears are in their winter dens,

this program promises to be as entertaining and educational

as their two previous programs.

The critically acclaimed documentary series so far consists of

'Season of the Bear, Volume 1: American Black Bear' (Bronze Remi

Award Winner, 36th Annual WorldFest Film Festival for

Nature & Wildlife Documentary) and 'Season of the Bear, Volume 2:

Black Bear Cubs' (triple international winner:

Silver Remi Award Winner, 38th Annual WorldFest Film Festival for

Ecology-Environment-Conservation Documentary; Bronze

Telly Award Winner, 27th Annual Telly Awards for

Nature & Wildlife Documentary; Gold Classic Telly Award Winner,

30th Annual Telly Awards for Videography/Cinematography).

'…True Bear Stories' is the kind of program that makes you want to

pull your chair in closer to the fire on a wintry night, and just listen to these

wonderful true bear tales. Told by four people who are very familiar with

wild black bears, these stories are whimsical, magical, tragic, and uplifting.

These four people come from very different perspectives: one is a wild

bear rehabilitation expert, one is a national park bear biologist,

one is an author and painter of bears, and one is a photographer of bears.

All have logged many hours with wild bears, and all share their own

experiences and thoughts about bears here.

"Enhanced with photos and video of wild black bears, and seen through

the eyes of these four people, we discover, like before, that bears are

very curious, intelligent and resilient, capable of things we can only

imagine," says Kate Marshall. "Power, beauty, cunning and a

unique personality all combine to form a wilderness predator that is

truly North America’s bear, spanning the history of our country.

Here, we bring home the bear by way of story-telling. By telling stories

about real bears, we share what we have seen and what we

have learned about them, and in our own way contribute to the

universal knowledge about them.

We think these bear stories are excellent examples of what bears

and the people who watch them are all about."

Click here to see "Season of the Bear, Volume 1: American Black Bear"

(available now!)

Click here to see "Season of the Bear, Volume 2: Black Bear Cubs"

(available now!)

Click here to see "Season of the Bear, Volume 4: Understanding Bears"

(planned release 2011)

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