This is a superb documentary featuring every species of bear around the world, and their fight for survival. Contains images which seemingly show that bears, as a species, are thriving; the truth is somewhat less attractive. The polar bear is the only species surviving in sufficient numbers in the wild to make it relatively safe, some of their darker cousins are staring extinction right in the face.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
312139
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Animals & Wildlife → Endangered species
Animals & Wildlife → Polar bear
Animals & Wildlife → Wildlife conservation
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wildlife conservation
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)