Benjamin Kilham

Ben Kilham has enchanted the world with his stories of mothering twenty-six black bear cubs over the last 20 years, and wrote the book Among the Bears. National Geographic called him "Mother Bear Man." He was featured in a 2005 documentary for Discovery Channel's Papa Bear.

Ben has been featured in two National Geographic TV specials, NBC Dateline, CBS Coast to Coast, People, New York Times, Field and Stream magazine, the Boston Globe, and appeared on the Today Show, and Late Show with David Letterman.

Charlie Russell

Charlie Russell has spent the best part of 45 years studying bears in their natural habitat, and near people. In 1992/93 Russell spent two years living on Princess Royal Island working on a film about the Spirit Bear.

In the past 11 years Russell has rescued and released 10 grizzly zoo cubs in Kamchatka, Russia. He penned several books about these experiences, including the Canadian best selling book, Grizzly Heart: Living Without Fear Among the Brown Bears Of Kamchatka. The BBC documentary Bear Man of Kamchatka will air around the world in late 2007.

Both give presentations on Friday April 27, 7:00 PM. Tickets on sale now! Call the Kay Meek Centre box office at (604) 913-3634 for reservations. $12 adults, $10 seniors/students, $7 under 17 yrs.