Here's what "Reviews Brothers" had to say...Reviewed by F. Felix, 2008-07-03
"In the first five minutes of this video I learned four things I
never knew about bears. This might not surprise you but having
spent countless hours watching nature documentaries as well as
spending enough time in the woods to have to worry about bear
encounters, it says something about the difference between Black
Bear Research in Sagehen Basin and your typical nature video.
One of the most interesting and telling things as to the
down-to-business nature of this film is the wardrobe of the main
characters. Instead of rustic outback gear or camouflage, the
researchers appear in typical university garb, dressed
appropriately for the weather but otherwise without extensive
outerwear. This gives the film a more realistic,
up-close-and-personal feel and removes some of the distance typical
of your garden-variety outdoors show.
For the would-be scientist, Black Bear Research in Sagehen Basin
provides you with an accurate depiction of the research process
which can be described as a constant string of failures topped off
with a single success. Few other films depict this as accurately as
Black Bear Research in Sagehen Basin because these are the
decidedly less-sexy, less marketable aspects of science and doesn't
make for "good entertainment" in the traditional sense. However if
you have more than a passing interest in the process, or are
considering making a career as a research scientist, Black Bear
Research in Sagehen Basin is a fascinating look into the daily life
of the nature scientist.
I'd also like to point out that the film may find a potentially
effective audience with young women. Most mass media depict
scientists as either old men or cold, impassionate women. Almost
every on-screen character in Black Bear Research in Sagehen Basin
is female, and spend most of their on-screen time on the ground, in
the dirt and working with their hands."
--http://reviewsbrothers.blogspot.com