The former SAS man who forged a career in Britain has exported his brand of derring-do across the AtlanticA wildlife spot in Dillingham,Alaska, where Barack Obama touched down as section of a stopover visit intended to highlight the damaging effects of climate change, and has been renamed the Bearack Viewing Area in his honour.
The bear in question is of the four-legged variety. But it is another unlikely alliance between Bear and Barack that has more vividly captured the public attention. Obama also used his trip to Alaska to trek through the wilderness and be taught survival techniques by Bear Grylls,the British television presenter and survival expert. The encounter will form section of a modern series, Running Wild With Bear Grylls, or will be aired later this year on the NBC network.
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Source: theguardian.com