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Otters And The Exotic Pet Trade Our Big Blue Backyard

This is a story of gangsters and guns, mammals ‘Our Big Blue Backyard’ explores the unique marine
and middlemen. Japanese otter cafés and social locations around New Zealand’s coastline and its
media influencers are driving increased demand local islands. The series reveals the daily dramas,
for pet otters all over the world, with devastating challenges and triumphs of the marine animals who
consequences. These otters might be adorable, but live in these neighbourhoods - from iconic Orca,
the truth behind this trade is anything but. Ripped dolphins and sharks through to blue cod, snappers
from the wild or irresponsibly bred, orphaned by and crayfish and everything in between. ‘Our Big Blue
poachers and confined in unnatural environments, Backyard’ connects the audience to these creatures
these otters live a life of extreme misery. Following like never before.
World Animal Protection intelligence, environmental
photojournalist Aaron Gekoski investigates Otters and
the Exotic Pet Trade.

Genre: Nature & Wildlife Genre: Nature & Wildlife
Format: 1 x 60’ / 4K / 2019 Format: 11 x 60’ / HD / 2014-2016 - Series 3 in production
Credits: Aaron Gekoski & Will Foster-Grundy for Credits: NHNZ Worldwide
World Animal Protection

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