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About The Man Who Raises Wild Bears | The Gentle Bearman Of Emo

In northwestern Ontario, lies the little town of Emo. Michael Scheibler and his wife, Betty, bought 320 acres of land here. Little did they know there was something unusual about this place. Animals started appearing, finding sanctuary here. Deer, raccoons, a wolf, and then...Bears! Soon, Michael and the bears would develop mutual trust in each other and he began to do the remarkable. He began to feed the bears by hand. This unique documentary will take you on an unpredictable journey and a heartwarming story of how wild animals taught one broken man to be human again.

The Man Who Raises Wild Bears | The Gentle Bearman Of Emo is presented by Real Wild. Its listed runtime is 69 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

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Title
The Man Who Raises Wild Bears | The Gentle Bearman Of Emo
Category
Society
Runtime
69 minutes
Language
English
Publisher
Real Wild

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