Sweeping east from the Rocky Mountains is a wilderness of open spaces, rainbow-coloured flowers and secretive wildlife - the prairie grasslands. This wind-swept land is a magical blend of grassy plains, sculptured badlands, wooded coulees, and water…

Circling the northern pole of the earth like a gigantic evergreen crown is the magnificent boreal forest – a great swath of spruce, pine, fir, aspen, and birch trees. Here you can hear the plaintive howl of timber wolves, the gnawing and splashing…

This film follows the stages of construction of a beautiful spacious log house in an idyllic wilderness lakeside setting – from the initial felling of trees to the final house-warming celebration.

Led by a charismatic leader, a small group of Finnish immigrants fled into the wilderness of Canada to form their own society in the early 1900s. Through hardships and adversity, they struggled only to see their commune eventually fail, but the…

This film attempts to relate briefly to the Finnish contributions to building with logs in winter and deals with the basic skill and techniques of handcrafting a log house. The completion of the log house signals a celebration with the traditional…

A film that explores the wildlife and landscapes of the Rocky Mountains and the animals that inhabit them. It focuses on the interplay between the High Country; a forbidding Artic-like environment that exists on the Rockies' summits, Timberline…

This is the fascinating saga of the return of wolves to Yellowstone and Jasper National Parks. The film details how they interact with the wapiti, and how their wild lives are influenced by people who visit the park. Follow wolves on the hunt during…

Share the magic of spring breakup as water-loving species crowd the expanding open water. Follow wild beavers overland and underwater through the seasons. Discover their hidden lives through rare footage inside a beaver lodge. TALE OF THE BEAVER…

The strange and beautiful displays of grouse convey many nuances of meaning and serve many purposes. The communal displays of prairie chicken, sharp-tailed and sage grouse in open grasslands; the solitary displays of ruffed, spruce and blue grouse…

Arguably the tallest and steepest mountain in the world, Mt. McKinley has earned its majestic reputation as the "High One". This moody titan of the Alaskan mountain range reigns over Denali National Park and Preserve. A protected…

Journey to a land where elephants wander: a land of ancient dramas and intriguing mystery. Here, young cubs wrestle in a lion's embrace. Elegant flamingos flourish where few can survive. Giants clash in battles for supremacy and a kaleidoscope…

Beyond the great Mackenzie River in northern Canada, the shaggy Wood Bison has made a strong comeback. In spring, the playful calves are serenaded by the bugling of sandhill cranes. During the short summer, the belligerent bulls gore each other in…

This film introduces you to the most prosperous panhandler of the wild the black bear. Through its interaction with a wide spectrum of the public, many different images have been generated. In this program, we look at these different images and…

Venture beyond the tree line into the Arctic realm - into a world alive with contrasts and resilient life. Move with caribou across the tundra plains, dive with walrus, and witness muskox bulls battling for dominance. They, and countless other…

Conservation officers are the front line of defense guarding our environment from increasing human pressures. Follow officers as they patrol and protect our wildlife and wild places using boast, horses and quads.

No other creature is better suited for life among the mountain peaks than the mountain goat. Harsh winds, steep slopes and unpredictable avalanches are what await them, yet it is only here they truly belong. From birth to death, they live their…

The weasel family boasts some of the most common small predators, yet these shy and elusive creatures are also among the least known. This group is as varied as the habitats in which they are found, ranging in size from the world s smallest predator…

For millennia, an unbelievable, an unknown island existed in dark shadows. Tour the twilight of the place we now know as Bathurst, amidst the wild calls of untamed residents. Summer is only a brief window of light etched in partially melting ice and…

Polar Bear, the largest land carnivore on earth, inhabits an icy realm, existing where only the well adapted can survive. When the summer sun melts the sea ice, the most southern population of polar bear is forced onto the shores of Churchill. The…

See this treasure through the eyes of one of the forest s most extraordinary vocalists- barred owls as they raise their chicks to explore their home in the old growth pocket.

Nature s perfect hunter, silently stalking prey from moose to mice, unchallenged atop the food chain. In mountains, forests and even deserts across North America, this shy and elusive cat lives a solitary life. Threatened by mankind, the cougar can…

Filmed in the mountains, prairies and aspen parklands, we see a pregnant doe in the early stages of giving birth and big antlered buck sparring. The behavior of the evasive White-tail is compared with that of the less secretive mule deer. Biologists…

Shadows passing across the moon, a soft beating of unseen wings in the dark, distant cries blown back by the wind, a line of geese flying high these are some of the familiar fragments that are part of the mystery of migration. Waterfowl, shorebirds…

Rugged, unique, unconquerable. Baja California the only North American land that turned back the Spanish Conquistadors. This desert peninsula has repelled waves of humankind, leaving its marine ecosystems intact and filled with life. From manta rays…