Andrew Charles Russell (August 19, 1941 – May 7, 2018) was a Canadian naturalist known for his study of grizzly bears.
Charlie and his three brothers learned about the wilderness from their father, assisting him as adventure guides and cameramen.
[1] Russell is best known for his ten years of field work in Kamchatka, where he taught local guides how to lead bear-viewing tours.
He began to buy orphaned grizzly cubs from zoos, taking them into remote areas of Kamchatka and teaching them to be wild.
[1] He has been the subject of two television documentaries: Walking with Giants: The Grizzlies of Siberia (PBS, 1999)[2] and Bear Man of Kamchatka (BBC, 2006).