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to see a big brother watching over his little sister. [chuckling] We were really holding our breath and hoping that she would catch a salmon, because that would be the ultimate reward. Yeah, she tried really hard, "A" for effort, but, unfortunately, while we were there, she didn't catch any. [Suzuki] The next day, Kim spots Raven and Arthur again, this time at the mouth of the river. [Griujs] They had their nose down, and they were sniffing. They clearly picked up a scent of something, and then, all of a sudden, Raven stops, and she picked up a spawned-out salmon. It was great to see they're not just eating berries and plants, but they also get their proteins. Shortly after, Arthur found a fish, too... ...and he, of course, devoured it all, and he thought he could snag a piece of Raven's fish... [growling] ...but she wasn't having it. She's like, "I worked hard for this, and this is mine." It's really good to see that they're not starving and panicking to look for food. They can feed themselves really well. They went to all the good feeding areas, and nobody taught them that. They figured it out themself. Instinct is amazing. [Suzuki] Lastly, Lana and Kim check in on Cedar, who's spent the past few months on her own in the high alpine. [Griujs] When we closed in, she started running. She looked in decent health, but we only had a really short window to see her, and she was out of sight pretty fast. We had pretty high hopes for Cedar, because it's high up, far away from possible interactions with people. We thought she had a safe spot there. Well then, the next news we got from Cedar really wasn't good. [Suzuki] Two weeks later, Cedar suddenly descended from her high alpine habitat down to the coast, moving northwards. [Ciarniello] Cedar makes this really big movement almost in a straight line, and then eventually swam across the arm towards Bella Coola. For me, it was nerve-racking. I constantly looked on the map and see her movement. She ended up right smack in the middle of town. I was like, "Oh, this is not good." [Angelika] She showed up, basically, in exactly the same areawhere she was orphaned when her mom was shotas a problem bear. [Suzuki] Cedar honed in on a property where salmon remains had been left out. [Griujs] The conservation officers tried really hard to deter her, and chase her out of the area... She didn't really want to go. She wasn't aggressive, or attacking anybody, but she just wouldn't leave either, because this was easy feeding, and she just stood her ground. So, the conservation officers, they ended up having to shoot her and kill her. I get very angry at those people who cannot manage their attractants, and the bears always pay the price. [Suzuki] Now just the triplets, Raven, Arthur, and Isa, survive. Like other grizzlies in the area, they'll need to dig a den to ride out winter. [Griujs] There's always a concern that they might not make it, a question if they know how to make a den that keeps them dry and safe throughout the winter, because no mom really taught them that. [Suzuki] In early winter, Lana receives Isa and Raven's last GPS locations very close to one another, suggesting they may be denning together. But Arthur's last location was far from his siblings, and his collar has alerted Lana that it hasn't moved throughout the winter. So it's telling me that it's been laying motionless for at least 12 hours to go on this mode. I'm pretty sure he's just dropped it. [Suzuki] To determine whether Arthur is alive and denningwith Isa and Raven... [Suzuki] ...Lana tracks down their den, and motion-detecting cameras are set up to video the bears if they emerge from hibernation. Two months later, Kim and the Langens receive the den-camera images. Is that the den? Mm-hmm. [Griujs] That's Raven... ...and that's Isacoming out now.

Where's Arthur? That's Arthur, right? Yeah, Arthur is the one that doesn't have a collar. -He looks great. -Mm-hmm. [Angelika] So, all three bears emerged out of the den. Well, that was awesome. [laughs] It looks like Arthur is still taking care of his sisters. [Griujs] I was super excited to see my children are doing good out there. And they're not skinny either. -No. -You would see it. [Suzuki] By surviving through winter, the rewilded triplets have passed a major hurdle, captured for the first time on camera. [Angelika] This was really, really important, because it's been documented that they went through hibernation. [Griujs] Raven looks like she's checking out the camera. [Ciarniello] Hey, bears! [Suzuki] Less that two weeks after the bears emerged from hibernation, Lana gets a phone alert. [Ciarniello] We're in the mountains outside of Bella Coola, and what brought me here was a text I received that Raven's collar was on mortality. [GPS locator beeping] It doesn't necessarily mean that the bear is dead at all. It just means that the collar itself hasn't moved, for whatever reason, for 12 hours. Okay, so I can hear it good through here-- I smell something-- dead animal or something. Yeah, I smell something dead now, too, Taylor, so let's go closer. [shouts] Hey, bears! [dramatic] Announcer:What's new? What's breaking? What's really going on? CBC News Network.All the news. Live. The Jeep No Limits Eventis here.Which means more trailsto blaze. More challenges to meet. And right now enjoyno payments for 90 days. Get into a Jeep Compass. With best-in-class horsepower. Or Jeep Grand Cherokee,the most awarded SUV ever. ( ) Jeep No Limits is here. Time to test your limits. Get up to 10% off MSRP for up to eighty sevenhundred dollars in discounts. And no payments for 90 days. Wall paper or paint.We make thousands of financialdecisions every day. Stay on top of it all withalerts and insights from the CIBC Smart Account. ( ) (Wincing) Get started for free on eharmony. Must be 18 or older to join. Get who gets you. eharmony. Bleeding gums? Hold on. It could be a sign of gingivitis. Listerine mouthwash contains antibacterial essential oils that kill up to 99.9% of germs and fight plaque and gingivitis. Listerine. Trusted for generations. With 125 years of germ-killing power. Okay, and root beer to drink? No. [gasping] What? He didn't get root beer? I'm getting frozen root beer. Oh! Try frozen A&W root beer with sweet cream. (Horn honking) Hi, Dad! (Vehicle departing) How's your visit with Noah going? He took out my Jag! (Chuckle) But he doesn't know how to drive stick. He doesn't? (Tires screeching, thud) Ah, f... Fix Auto! The first words that should come to mind after an accident. I'd do anything Welcome to the new PetSmart Treats rewardsTM. Ready go Collect points with every purchase. And save big on their favourite services. Anything for you PetSmart. Anything for Pets. It's odd how in an instant things can transform. Slipping out of balance into freefall. (The stock market is now down 23%). This is happening people. Where there are so few certainties... (laughing) Look around you. You deserve to know. as we navigate a future unknown. I'm glad I found stability amidst it all. Gold. Standing the test of time. (Opening Mnemonic) (music throughout) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) Welcome to Canmore, Alberta. This will be your toughest day yet. -Get back up! Boom! -Don't eavesdrop. -I can't shut my ears off.

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Ah, he's running away from us. Dang. You know, I'm pretty sure its Arthur just from colour alone, like, he's such a distinct-looking bear. Oh, oh, I just saw him again, there. [whispering] There he is up on the log. Oh, look at that. [camera shutter clicking] Okay, I can clearly see his ear tag. Arthur looked amazing. Beautiful size, he had a bit of plumpness to him. He's obviously doing a good job of being a bear. He just picked up a dead bird of some kind. [Marriott] As we came in closer, there were a couple times where he looked out at us, and we were still pretty far away, you know, 250 metres, and he would look out, and he'd watch us for a little while. [camera shutter clicking] He's so occupied. Let's see if we can creep in just a bit more. As we crept in a bit closer where he slowly just decided, you know what, I have had enough of you humans, and he immediately turned and started walking away. He then started to run, just like a wild bear would, and to me, that was a really great sign to see that he is acting exactly like a bear should be acting. [Angelika] When I saw the photo of Arthur, I literally screamed with joy. My husband came running, and was all concerned what had happened. It was such a good feeling to see him there, and looking good, having gained weight from the last time that we saw him. Seeing Arthur after this length of time, it's a big step in the program, and gives it more weight to be considered by others. [Griujs] Let's move her over. Can you grab her hand? [Suzuki] The rewilding team prepare to release the next batch of yearlings, building on the lessons learned from Muwin, Cedar, Raven, Isa, and Arthur. [Angelika] Oh, I think the study is hugely helpful. Not only has it given us some strong data, but it also gives us, in the scientific community, a footprint that others can work on and go forward from. Long-term survival is still the one that we don't know about, and that we still have to work on. [Ciarniello] It would be really nice to have long-term data, that's what the project was set up to get. So, I would love to be able to re-collar Arthur and Isa so that we can monitor them until their end survival point. I know it seems heartless and a bit emotionless, but I really just want to get to the truth of whether rewilding works or not. Then, we can look at how to tweak it and make it better, or we can look at the fact that, okay, we're doing this because, as humans, it makes us feel good. [Griujs] After two years of this rewilding project, we're still learning with every bear we put out there, and even the ones that don't make it, it will only give us more motivation to do better next time, and see what we can do to make them more successful out there. [Angelika] The incident with Muwin last year that cost her life was very upsetting to all of us, and we immediately set about to find different ways of releasing the bears safely. [Suzuki] The yearlings are now tranquilized just once at the shelter, then transported fully awake in newly-designed crates. These can be slung directly to the release site, then remotely opened. [door mechanism whirring] [Angelika] They're right there, bright and alert, and ready to go out into the world. We still know that these bears face numerous challenges out there. We still know that some of them, or a percentage of them, will not make it out there... ...but it's an incredible feeling to set a healthy animal free... ...and giving them that chance. At least they get this chance.

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