TWO NEW NATURE PROGRAMS COMING FROM
PBS DISTRIBUTION THIS JULY
“NATURE:
SHARK MOUNTAIN” and
“NATURE:
THE WORLD’S MOST WANTED ANIMAL”
Both Available on DVD July 31 from PBS
Distribution
Available
Now on Digital HD
Arlington,
Va. – July 2, 2018 – PBS Distribution announced today it is releasing
two new NATURE titles, “NATURE: SHARK MOUNTAIN” and “NATURE:
THE WORLD’S MOST WANTED ANIMAL” on DVD and Digital HD.Both
titles will be available on DVD July 31
and are currently available now on Digital HD. Information about each program
is listed below.
“NATURE: SHARK MOUNTAIN”
In
the dead of the night, a team of filmmakers jump into the ocean to film hunting
behavior on the reef. But first, they must make it through a pack of as many as
50 large and dangerous sharks gathering just below the surface. It is not a
dive that many would make. But with Howard
and Michele Hall, two of the world’s
leading underwater filmmakers, something incredible is always just about to
happen.
Thousands
of sharks – silkies, white tips, black tips, and hammerheads – hunt along the
volcanic reefs of Cocos Island, so many that the island has also become known
as Shark Mountain. But the waters around this tiny outpost in the Pacific are
filled with ocean life so rich and diverse that the island and a twelve-mile
zone all around it has been designated a Costa Rican National Park and World
Heritage Site.
Shot
in spectacular high definition video, the program takes viewers on the underwater
journey of a lifetime, showing the wonders
of Cocos. Yet it is a world that is disappearing as the years pass, for even
places as remote and protected as Cocos are at risk in today’s world.
“NATURE:
SHARK MOUNTAIN” will be available on DVD July 31, 2018 (SRP $24.99)
and has a run time of approximately 54 minutes on 1 disc. The program is also
available for digital download.
“NATURE: THE WORLD’S MOST WANTED ANIMAL”
Pangolins
are often described as “the most endangered animal you’ve never heard of.” The
world’s only scaly mammal, pangolins are now trafficked at a higher rate than
rhinos, elephants and tigers combined, for medicinal use in China, Thailand and
Vietnam. Very little is known about even their most basic biology, and this is
hampering conservation efforts – pangolins almost always die in captivity. In
Namibia, conservationist Maria Diekmann found herself on the frontline of the
battle to save these wanted animals after unexpectedly becoming a surrogate
mother to an orphaned baby pangolin named Honey Bun. On an emotional journey,
Diekmann travels to Asia to better understand the global issues facing
pangolins, before joining forces with a Chinese megastar to help build a
campaign to bring awareness to the plight of these surprisingly charming
creatures.
“NATURE:
THE WORLD’S MOST WANTED ANIMAL” (SRP
$24.99) will be available on DVD July 31, 2018 and has a run time of approximately 53 minutes on 1
disc.. The program is also available for digital download.
About Nature
Now
in its 36th season on PBS, Nature
pioneered a television genre that is now widely emulated in the broadcast
industry, bringing the natural world to millions of viewers. The series has
won more than 700 honors from the television industry, the international
wildlife film communities and environmental organizations, including 17 Emmys,
three Peabodys, the Christopher Parsons Outstanding Achievement Award given by
the Wildscreen Festival and the Grand Teton Award given by the Jackson Hole
Wildlife Film Festival.
The Nature website (http://pbs.org/nature) features
full episodes, podcasts, filmmaker interviews, educational materials and more. http://www.pbs.org/nature
Support
for this Nature program was made
possible in part by the Arnhold Family in memory of Clarisse Arnhold, the Halmi
Family in memory of Robert Halmi, Sr., Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, the Kate
W. Cassidy Foundation, the Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust, the Filomen M.
D’Agostino Foundation, Rosalind P. Walter, Sandra Atlas Bass, by the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and by the nation’s public television
stations.
About PBS
Distribution
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Distribution offers consumers and educators over 4,000 hours of the highest
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AMERICAN MASTERS, NATURE, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE and many independent producers.
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NATURE: SHARK MOUNTAIN
Street Date: July
31, 2018
Genre:
Documentary
Run
Time: Approximately 54 minutes on 1 disc
SRP:
DVD, $24.99
Format:
DVD and Digital HD
NATURE: THE WORLD’S MOST WANTED ANIMAL
Street Date: July
31, 2018
Genre:
Documentary
Run
Time: Approximately 53 minutes on 1 disc
SRP:
DVD, $24.99
Format:
DVD and Digital HD
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