Plot

In May 2012, a Massachusetts black bear altered the course of history. WHO'S AFRAID OF THE CAPE COD BEAR? chronicles this Bear's journey, in the context of debates about human coexistence with wildlife across much of North America. This bear captured the imagination,attention and hearts of kids and grown-ups, from backyards to newscasts, twitter to television, tourists to law enforcement, all hoping to catch a glimpse or even capture the elusive bear himself. The doc features insights from a wildlife biologist, veterinarian, zoo curator, park rangers, a Cape Cod writer, a Province town entrepreneur, a cub rescuer in Maine and a bear hunter in New Hampshire. The film asks-if bears are people with fur, who should adapt to whom and how?—Anonymous

REWILDING AMERICA: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE CAPE COD BEAR-In May 2012, a black bear altered the course of Massachusetts wildlife history, completing a journey from the mainland to the tip of Cape Cod. The first bear sighting in centuries captured the imagination, attention and hearts of everyone from locals to tourists, law enforcement to TV crews and Tweeters all hoping to catch a glimpse or even capture the elusive bear himself. The film chronicles this bears travels while digging into the dilemma of human co-existence with an increasingly emboldened wildlife population across North America. Blending humor and hard hitting facts, the doc includes a range of perspectives from a wildlife biologist, zoo curator, veterinarian, cub rescuer, park rangers, hunter, Cape Cod nature writer and a Provincetown entrepreneur.

The film examines conservation with a focus on the conditions that lead individuals to participate in environmentally sustainable behaviors, thus assuring the continuity and health of wildlife and our shared landscapes.