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Filmed on the Kamchatka Peninsula in far eastern Russia, Wild Discovery: The Great Siberian Grizzly is a 52-minute Discovery Channel documentary. Originally produced by SuperFlow Video Productions for television, the film received the coveted Cable Ace Award for Best Environmental/Nature Documentary Special on U.S. cable television in 1997. The film team, spending almost six months on site, documented the complete yearly cycle of the Russian grizzly from the emergence of the cubs in the spring to their return to the mountains for hibernation in the fall. In addition to the spectacular scenery -- volcanoes, rugged forests, picturesque mountains -- highlights include rarely seen footage of mother bears defending their cubs against aggressive male bears, feeding frenzies, and grizzlies "fishing" for salmon.