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201060 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Wildlife Conservation

Survival with Ray Mears

201060 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Three episodes follow survival expert Ray Mears as he tracks leopards in Namibia, bears in British Columbia, and wolves in Central Idaho.

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Three episodes follow survival expert Ray Mears as he tracks leopards in Namibia, bears in British Columbia, and wolves in Central Idaho.

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Ray Mears tracks leopards in Namibia, bears in British Columbia, and wolves in Central Idaho in the three-part series "Survival with Ray Mears." Each episode presents the challenges these predators face in their environments. In Idaho, Mears and his crew work against a deadline as the wolves' protected status nears expiration, prompting local farmers to prepare for hunting. In British Columbia, the decline of salmon due to global warming threatens the bear population, while Namibia reveals tensions between leopards and farmers.

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