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In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, two college seniors enter the devastated Western Appalachian Mountains to study black bears. Their project spirals into terror as they begin to realize nature doesn't change, it evolves.
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00:07We're trying to track bear behavioral patterns. Because of hurricane loading, a lot of deforestation has occurred.
00:17A lot of their environment has changed and these bears are going to have to move into new areas.
00:21And a lot of people that have not seen bears or ever had any interaction with bears,
00:25there's a very good possibility that they have bears in their front yard, their back yard, or on their porch.
00:32We're kind of stepping on their land here. How would you feel if a black bear came into our apartment?
00:38There's an absurd amount of bones at this spot. There's a whole skeleton over here. I think it's a deer
00:47skeleton or something.
00:48And with your long experience with working with bears and studying them, have you ever and yourself had any close
00:55cows or any interactions?
00:56Yes, I've had a few. And to be honest with you, the majority of the time that I've had it
01:00is when I surprised them.
01:03I showed up somewhere I wasn't supposed to be and I got there in a quiet mode or a sudden
01:10quick move that I got into an area that they were at.
01:22I might have overstayed our welcome a lot here. And I just need this to be over.
01:38Promise me you won't go out and get by yourself.
01:39No, I'm going out there and getting it myself.
01:42I'm going to the forest.
01:43No, I'll go with you. Just don't go there by yourself. Promise me.
01:47I'm going to the forest...
01:51No, I'm going to the forest...
01:56I got to.
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