Bear Season Is Here And So Is The World's Largest Live Camera Network

"explore.org is a welcome family and purity is our currency.  In turbulent times, we're an oasis of peace to find yourself, meet others, and learn and grow." 
- Founder, Charlie Annenberg Weingarten 

Interview requests: Lisa Schneiderman, 310-480-1433; [email protected]

KEY TALKING POINTS

BEAR FACTS

• Launched in 2012 in Katmai National Park and Preserve in Brooks Falls.
• Rangers have named the bears and explore.org fans follow their favorite bears regularly. 
• There are over 100 volunteer camera operators around the globe. 
• explore.org partners with New Earth to empower youth from the juvenile justice system by providing opportunities to operate the explore.org live cameras
• Over the years explore.org has rolled out River Watch, Dumpling River, Underwater and Brooks Falls Lower River.
• All cameras are 1080p, explore.org has 9-cameras total - with up to 6 streaming live at any given time during the season.  
• They're wirelessly networked and they control them remotely.
• explore.org has a satellite and TERRA connection and optimizes technology every year. 
• In 2017 explore.org improved wireless connectivity, increased bandwidth, and improved remote power with solar power, fuel cells, and wind generators.  
• Building on a long partnership with the Katmai rangers, throughout the July and August season, Ranger Dave Kopshshever broadcasts both 'interpretations' to narrate what's happening in real-time, and live-chat Q&As with the audience on Facebook Live and explore.org and Facebook Live; announced 24-hours in advance.  
• All the camera operators are passionate volunteer experts from Katmai National Park - giving viewers the best experience by following the best activity.
• Every year, as Brown Bears emerge from a long hibernation period, they return to Katmai National Park. 
• Visitors come from all around the world to glimpse the most dominant bears staking their claim at top Brooks Falls fishing spots. 
• New mother bears arrive at Brooks, ready to protect young cubs with their lives, and Bear Cam viewers anxiously anticipate the return of year-old cubs or "yearlings" who have survived the winter months.
• Charlie Annenberg Weingarten considers Brown Bears the high sages of nature's cathedral and these beautiful majestic animals come out of hibernation each summer to fill up on salmon. 

SHARK FACTS

• 100 million sharks are killed by humans every year.  
• In 2016, only 4 humans were killed by sharks.  
• explore.org is a proud partner with Ocean Ramsey, marine biologist, shark and marine conservationist, professional freediver, and founder of One Ocean Research to combat the misconceptions surrounding them.  
• Often misrepresented as fearsome creatures, sharks are considered the white blood cells of the ocean; picking off the dead, dying, and sick to keep populations below them on the food chain in delicate balance.  
• Sharks are vital not only to their ecosystem, but the planet as a whole.

LIVE CAMS:
Bear Live Cam at Brooks Falls - Katmai, Alaska 
Shark Live Cam - Atlantic Ocean

More about explore.org:
explore.org is a 100% philanthropic media organization founded by Charlie Annenberg Weingarten, Director and Vice President of the Annenberg Foundation and graduate of the USC School of Cinema. 

explore.org utilizes media and storytelling to connect humanity with nature and is the largest live nature network in the world; streaming nearly 150 live nature cameras on 4 continents, 24-hours a day, 365 days a year.  

explore.org champions the selfless acts of others and creates a portal into the natural world to inspire lifelong learning.

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