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Wildlife cameraman John Aitchison on human experience and the beauty of nature

Wildlife cameraman John Aitchison combines location recordings with personal narratives which highlight the uniqueness of human experience and the beauty of nature

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John Aitchison travels to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming to film wolves hunting elk.

In Yellowstone National Park, wildlife cameraman John Aitchison braves freezing temperatures to film wolves hunting elk. The results are both exhilarating and shocking.

Wildlife cameraman John Aitchison offers a personal view of life as he finds himself in isolated and often dangerous locations across the globe filming wildlife. In this porgramme, John travels to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming to film wolves hunting elk; something that has rarely been seen let alone filmed. It's a hugely challenging task as temperatures plummet below freezing, but the results are both exhilarating and shocking.

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