WITH THE GROWING ESCALATION AND CONCERNS FOR THE FIGHTING IN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE THERE IS A REAL CONCERN FOR OUR WILDLIFE. HELP IS NEEDED AND A CONCERN IS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED: HELP TO PROTECT LAST WILDLIFE ENVIRONMENT FOR BEARS OF THE WILD NORTH OF RUSSIA'S FAR NORTH REGION THE KAMCHATKAN PENINSULA,       ALSO PROTECT OUR ALASKA KODIAK ISLAND NORTHWEST ALASKA KODIAK BEARS

 HERE IS A COMPARISON OF

 KAMCHATKAN PENINSULA BROWN BEAR-KODIAK ALASKAN GRIZZLY BEAR
                                                               BY

                                           LARS OLE MORTENSEN

                  REPRESENTING GREENLAND'S DANISH ESKIMO DANISH

                                     (THE DANISH JOURNALIST)

     The Alaskan and Kamchatka Peninsula have a beauty that is to be viewed at least once in a person's lifetime. My name is Lars Ole Mortensen, and I am from Fredericksvaerk Denmark, having lived on flat islands free of mountains...now, living in North and South America, I am enjoying the mountains of Alaska, Canada and Colorado. I have survived a dozen or more grizzly bear encounters while living in Alaska, Canada and Colorado, several recently in Northern Colorado. With that said, I still really respect the grizzly bear.

      Twenty years ago, I read the book "Alaska" by James Michener, and I thought... "Go and see Alaska...it is the most wondrous and diverse environment you could ever imagine". So, I did...and I spent three summers working for remote resorts, lodges and mining museums, and meeting indigenous diverse native peoples. I learned from seasoned miners, going on gold prospecting trips, visiting Alaskan ghost towns and mining towns. Exploring, I ventured into the beautiful Copper River and Kennicott Valleys, where I  fished for the red salmon, mined for gold and copper nuggets as well as hiked/mountain climbed many of the local mountains.

      I "explore" the comparison because both boast diverse and abundant wildlife. So fascinating an environment. I hope all like-minded will experience these unique environments and respect the beauty of the land.

     Both areas have very similar climates ranging from temperate to subarctic, diverse topography and geography, with many ice bound and free-flowing rivers, proximity to highly productive waters from the Arctic Ocean, Northwestern Pacific Ocean and Bering Seas and The Okhotsk Seas.

      Similarly there is a very low human population with minimal development.  The exploitation of natural fisheries and a history of fur trapping has taken its toll on many species. This makes these areas an ideal environment to protect, since there may still be time before populations migrate North to spoil these remaining pristine  environments...

      COMPARISON OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BEAR TO THE KAMCHATKA GRIZZLY

     The Kodiak Island Bear, the second most powerful bear, after the Polar Bear, is similar to Kamchatka Brown Bear. Size and strength are similar. How did the two species develop so similar and being so separated from each other? The Bering Land Bridge is the thought at present. Also, the amount of bears in the two immense regions are similar. On Kodiak Island as well as the Kronotsky Nature Preserve, there are estimated to be three to four bears per 100 square kilometres.

 

                                Let us hope that these environments are allowed to

                      be set aside for the last remaining true Bears Of The Wild North

 

                             By Lars Ole Mortensen-EskimoThe Danish Journalist.