Wild and Exposed podcast host Michael Mauro sits down in Anchorage, Alaska with brown bear tour guide and wildlife photographer Drew Hamilton as well as the talented cinematographer Erin Ranney to discuss the amazing brown bears of Katmai National Park.

They focus on the current status of the Pebble Mine permit process and what you can do today to voice and express your concerns and opinions about the impact that this mining operation will have on the fragile habitat and wild salmon fishery of Bristol Bay, Alaska.

This is part one of a two part podcast series. Tune in next week to join this talented threesome on the ground with these iconic bears of Katmai National Park.