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Beaver Man The Black Jaguar’s Amazon

Britain is one of the world’s most nature-depleted Dutch entrepreneur, Ben Valks, set himself the
countries, but farmer and maverick rewilder, Derek challenge to find the Holy Grail of wildlife, to see the
Gow is looking to change that. He’s transformed black jaguar in the heart of the Amazon, a creature
his 150-acre farm into a rewilded paradise with never filmed in the wild…After 24 expeditions, he still
many ancient species roaming free; from iron- hadn’t seen a black jaguar. He then realised there
age pigs, wildcats, and storks to water voles, and was more to this failed mission than just bad luck;
most famously, beavers. To many ecologists he’s a he had stepped into the eye of a storm. Every year,
visionary; to government officials he’s a pain in the an area of the Amazon roughly 500 times the size of
backside. As a controversial rewilder, Derek fought, Manhattan Island, is being destroyed. No habitat,
and won, the battle for beavers to live wild in the meant no jaguars. Ben’s ultimate quest now became
River Otter. Thanks to maverick Derek Gow, beavers a race against time.
are back in Britain after a 400 year absence!

Genre: WarteBear Impact Productions Genre: WaterBear Impact Productions
Format: 1 x 5’ / HD / 2021 Format: 1 x 5’ / HD / 2020
Credits: WaterBear Network Credits: WaterBear Network

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