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The brilliant red waves of salmon filling the Adams River peak every four years, as countless sockeye return to their birthplace to spawn the next generation and then die. Their relentless journey spans thousands of kilometers, past countless…

"Survivors of the Short Grass: Call of the Loon" is a wildlife documentary transcript exploring the resilient animals of North America's short grass prairie, including sage grouse, pronghorn antelope, badgers, and burrowing owls,…

As the Arctic Ocean tidal waters ebb and flow through the Anderson River Delta, a second tide, a tide of light arrives to shine once more. At wintering grounds around the world the feathered masses of the Arctic begin to stir as the thrilling call…

In the twilight days of winter, herds of shaggy-coated muskox dig for the ground-hugging plants that mean their survival in the sub-zero cold. But the country of the muskox in summer is a land rich in colour and light, and teeming with life. In this…

The Sonora, the Mojave, and the Chihuahua, the three hottest deserts of North America, are often considered barren wilderness. In truth, these deserts, are evolving stories of contradiction, of deprivation and abundance, high drama and hidden…

Every year, hundreds of conflicts are reported between humans and bears. Meet conservation officers on a Bear Response Team who capture and relocate offending grizzles. Watch how these brave wilderness enforcers skillfully use bear traps and snares…

This 50-minute wildlife film features two stories from the Canadian Rockies. Grizzlies of the Great Divide follows grizzly bears over three years, capturing rare and intimate footage of their behavior and the growth of two cubs. Wild Dogs of Jasper…

The remaining wild flock of the rare whooping crane divides its year about equally between Canada and the United States. In Canada, they are protected by man and nature so that few Canadians even get to see them. In Texas, in their other life, the…

This 90-minute nature film explores the diverse habitats of the Canadian wilderness across the seasons. From the boreal forest in fall, winter, spring, and summer, to alpine meadows, lakesides, and rivers, the film showcases the survival strategies…

Where the gentle prairie grasslands blends into the aspen parkland and ultimately gives way to the boreal forest lies Prince Albert National Park. It is a place of subtle beauty that has inspired many, including the famous author-conservationist…

Inside the wide western grasslands there is another, almost hidden land; a secret land guarded by ancient sentinels of rock. Wind and water carved the Milk River valley walls into the fantastic shapes and faces that we call the hoodoos. They in turn…

This nature documentary explores the breathtaking landscapes of the Rocky Mountains and showcases their diverse wildlife. It features two main segments:"Lure of the Rockies" - Stunning views of snow-capped peaks, glacial lakes, and valleys…

"Hunters of the Sky: Filming the Fish Hawk" is a wildlife documentary transcript exploring the diverse behaviors and habitats of North American owls and hawks, including the unique hawk owl, burrowing owl, and great gray owl, as well as…

This film features "High Arctic Close-Up," showcasing rare footage of the High Arctic's polar deserts and icecaps, including migrating birds, and "Destroyers of Mountains," depicting glacial erosion in the Rocky Mountains…

This film features two segments: "Giants of the Forest," exploring bull moose and wapiti (elk) battles in Northwest America's rugged mountains, and "Big Horns of Beauty Creek," showcasing the unique society of bighorn sheep…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The grizzly bear, symbol of true wilderness, stands against the brilliant backdrop of autumn tundra. Few other creatures hold our imagination and awe more than these majestic bears. Fierce yet vulnerable, grizzlies have been pushed north by their…