Realms of the Russian Bear: the Arctic Frontier

1Realms of the Russian Bear: Green Jewel of the Caspian

53 minOct 5, 1992

This miniseries starts off by exploring the abundance of wildlife around the Volga Delta in Russia’s Astrakhan region.

2Realms of the Russian Bear: the Arctic Frontier

53 minOct 5, 1992Now viewing

An exploration of the wildlife of the Russian Arctic, and in particular Wrangle Island, featuring polar bears, musk oxen, Ross’s Gulls, reindeer, foxes, walruses, and the Red-breasted Goose.

3Realms of the Russian Bear: the Red Deserts

53 minOct 6, 1992

A focus on the wildlife of the Central Asian deserts.

4Realms of the Russian Bear: the Celestial Mountains

53 minOct 6, 1992

Between China and Central Asia is the Tian Shan mountain range, home to Marco Polo sheep, white-clawed bears, snow leopards, yaks, and the ibex.

5Realms of the Russian Bear: Siberia, the Frozen Forest

53 minOct 7, 1992

A look at the wildlife in the huge Siberia forest reveals bears, elk, wolves, and musk deer among many other creatures in this frozen expanse.

6Realms of the Russian Bear: Born of Fire

53 minOct 7, 1992

This last program in the miniseries explores Kamchatka Peninsula where the Russian Arctic meets Southeast Asia. Home to perhaps the highest concentration of volcanoes in the world, this remote region is teeming with life both on land and in the sea, from the Amur Tiger to the Giant Pacific Octopus.

7Shadows in a Desert Sea

53 minOct 18, 1992

Fish, bats, birds, whales, giant squids, sharks, dolphins, sea lions and more flourish in and around the Sea of Cortez.

8The Tree of Music

53 minOct 25, 1992

The African Blackwood is prized the world over for its wood in the making of musical instruments. Nature takes you on a journey through the history of this “tree of music” and into modern day efforts in Tanzania to save this ever dwindling resource.

9Slaves to the Queen

53 minNov 29, 1992

Get right inside the hives of bees and wasps to see the inner workings of these complex societies.

10Ice Fox: Struggle for Survival

53 minJan 10, 1993

A look at two separate families of arctic foxes. One living in the frozen, barren tundra of northern Russia, the other living in the slightly more comfortable surroundings of the Norwegian coastline.

11Cheetahs in the Land of Lions

53 minJan 24, 1993

A study of cheetah behavior follows a mother and her cubs on the Serengeti plains.

12Gorilla: King of the Congo

53 minFeb 14, 1993

A gorilla orphanage and a proposed forest reserve may save the lowland gorilla.

13American Trickster

53 minFeb 21, 1993

As its numbers increase and its natural range diminishes, the coyote moves into populated regions like Los Angeles.

14Hebrides: the Secret Islands

53 minFeb 28, 1993

15Echo of the Elephants

53 minMar 14, 1993

In Kenya’s Amboseli National Park is a family of elephants led by its matriarch Echo. Elephant expert Cynthia Moss, takes us up-close and inside the lives of these magnificent animals.

16The Ghosts of Ruby

53 minMay 9, 1993

17The Bandit and the Builder

53 minMay 16, 1993

Raccoon and beaver lifestyles in the Canadian wilderness.

18Spirit of the Sound

53 minMay 23, 1993

Exploration of Puget Sound's ecosystem.