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Being Caribou
(Complete Item Description)
- Abstract:
In this feature-length documentary, husband and wife team Karsten Heuer (wildlife biologist) and Leanne Allison (environmentalist) follow a herd of 120,000 caribou on foot across 1500 km of Arctic tundra. In following the herd's migration, the couple hopes to raise awareness of the threats to the caribou's survival. Along the way they brave Arctic weather, icy rivers, hordes of mosquitoes and a very hungry grizzly bear.
- Subject:
- Science and Technology, Social Sciences
- Grade Level:
- Secondary
- Collection:
- National Film Board of Canada