How tracking grizzly bears is helping veterans find way back from trauma

A project in western Canada lets former military service members put their skills to use tracking bears with wildlife experts and helps both groups overcome mental and physical wounds

On a recent crisp sunny morning, a small group of wildlife guides and British and Canadian military veterans, reached a ridge in the mountains of British Columbia and found themselves within 15 metres of a grizzly bear.

He knew we were there. He could smell us but he was just doing his thing," said Joe Humphrey, a former Royal Marine. The bear walked past them and ambled further up the valley.