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202322 minPGdocumentary

animals wildlife-conservation biodiversity natural-disasters

Mud and Guts

202322 minPGdocumentary

In a rain-soaked summer, Angelika and Peter work urgently to build a safer enclosure for sick black bears at their wildlife rescue in Canada.

animals wildlife-conservation biodiversity natural-disasters

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Channel: Go Wild

Mud and Guts

2023• 22 minPG

Synopsis

In a rain-soaked summer, Angelika and Peter work urgently to build a safer enclosure for sick black bears at their wildlife rescue in Canada.

Synopsis

It's been the rainiest summer in years and the black bear enclosure has turned into a mudbath, making it a potential breeding ground for infection. One cub gets sick while another falls and rips open her belly. Angelika and Peter race to complete a bigger, safer enclosure for the bears.

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