PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Photo: Mike Day
SDPB2-TV
On the isolated North Atlantic archipelago of the Faroe Islands, the longtime hunting practices of the Faroese are threatened by dangerously high mercury levels in the whales, decimated seabird populations, and anti-whaling activists. The Faroe islanders consider themselves a canary in the mine, their tale a warning to the rest of the world, in POV The Islands & The Whales. SDPB2: Wednesday, August 21, 7 & 11pm (6 & 10 MT)
America ReFramed Bidder 70 traces Tim DeChristopher’s growth from concerned citizen and student of economics to climate justice activist and leader. Fueled by a desire to safeguard Utah’s national parks, Tim registers as bidder #70 in a controversial oil and gas lease auction in order to resist the sale of thousands of acres of pristine land. Tim’s act of civil disobedience leads to a legal battle. SDPB2: Tuesday, August 13, 7 & 11pm (6 & 10 MT); Saturday, August 17, 9pm (8 MT)
Journey of the Whooping Crane is an hour-long documentary illustrating the remarkable life of whooping cranes. As North America’s tallest bird, it is also one of the its rarest. In an intense effort to protect and restore the species, government agencies have worked collectively and tirelessly to nurture the remaining wild flock to its current population of about six hundred birds. SDPB2: Tuesday, August 6, 8pm (7 MT); Saturday, August 10, 10pm (9 MT)
On Operation Maneater: Polar Bear, Mark Evans travels to the shores of Canada’s Hudson Bay, where polar bears are causing havoc in isolated communities. He arrives in the town of Churchill hours after an attack has left two people seriously injured and a bear dead. He joins the Polar Bear Alert team as they transport a captured bear by helicopter to a release site outside town. In the Inuit town of Arviat, Evans works with wildlife officers to test an aerial drone early warning system, a military grade ultra-loud speaker to deter bears, and a controversial experiment to place meat out on the tundra to keep bears away from town. SDPB2: Friday, Aug. 9, 6 & 11pm (5 & 10 MT) 14
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