Bears of the Last Frontier

Biologist Chris Morgan sets up camp in the heart of the Alaskan wilderness, alongside the largest concentration of grizzlies in the world. It is June and bears are taking advantage of the long days to feed, mate and raise new cubs. Morgan tracks their progress as they feast on the riches of the season and re-establish the hierarchal social dynamics of bear society.

Chris Morgan explores the world of black bears caught in the crossroads of urban development in Anchorage and the wilderness. He heads north to Denali National Park, where the mountains loom over treeless plains and bears get by on a diet of thousands of berries a day. Morgan continues his journey north from Denali to Prudhoe Bay along the only Alaskan highway to reach the Arctic.

Morgan travels to the far north of Alaska. It's November and the polar bears struggle for extended periods on dwindling fat reserves, waiting to hunt on sea ice that takes longer to freeze. In spring, Morgan travels to the Brooks Range, where thousands of caribou cover the ground for miles. The grizzlies are waiting for them, as they have for thousands of years.