Earth's Great Rivers II

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Factual: Science & Nature: Nature & Environment

The extraordinary animals, landscapes and people who live alongside iconic rivers.

Revealing the extraordinary animals, astonishing landscapes and remarkable people who live alongside the Zambezi, Danube and Yukon.

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Earth's Great Rivers II: Series 1: Yukon

Yukon

BBC Two - Earth's Great Rivers II, Series 1, Yukon

A wild and remote river of extremes, the Yukon is North America’s legendary frozen river.

The Yukon is a river of wild extremes. Home to bears, moose and huge salmon, the riches of North America’s frozen river have sustained people for centuries. 

Remote and wild, the Yukon is a river of haunting beauty and dangerous extremes - a place where the 'call of the wild' is still strong. In summer, it is a relentless giant, carving its way 2,000 miles across Canada and Alaska. In winter, -50C temperatures transform it into a river of ice.

Home to grizzlies, moose and great runs of salmon, the Yukon lies at the heart of a vast northern wilderness. Bears delay their winter hibernation to fish for a final salmon feast, while the frozen river provides a lifeline for lynx and a race track for intrepid dog sledders. From indigenous hunters to gold-prospectors, musk ox to caribou, the Yukon’s natural riches have long sustained people and animals and continue to do so despite its changing fortunes.

Earth's Great Rivers II: Series 1

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