We spent the next few hours driving around the area and disembarking at special viewing platforms that have been erected along the river shore where the bears can safely be viewed from. We saw 8 different bears in total, but the highlight was a mother and her cub that spent much time near and across the river from us. We watched them cross the river on a fallen down tree; swim across the river when the small cub looked like he would be swept downstream by the current and mommy bear catch a salmon in the river for their meal. The other male bears we watched fishing were not so successful and we witnessed a couple of failed attempts. We learnt a lot about these wonderful creatures and it was awesome to observe these wild creatures in their natural habitat. They are not in captivity in anyway and this is an area where they occur naturally.
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