Summary In northern Baffin Island, the two young scientists, Daniel Morin and Andrea Hawkes, will investigate how, for thousands of years, the cold has shaped and conditioned the environment of the polar regions. We catch up with them on the ice canopy surrounding Bylot Island, where they set up a new bivouac under the watchful eye of an Arctic fox, which boldly approaches the camp in search of food. Recently proclaimed a national park, Bylot Island is a sanctuary for many species, including birds. In May, the snow geese start to invade the polar skies. They arrive by the hundreds and immediately begin to build their nests in the sodden tundra, unmindful of the presence of snowy owls and Arctic foxes, their major predators. While Daniel investigates the adaptation of snow geese to the polar cold, Andrea embarks with a glaciologist to analyze the partial melting of the permafrost on Bylot Island. Later on, caver Roger Gagnon and glaciologist Luc Moreau take the young geologist on an expedition as dangerous as it is magical: a descent into the heart of a glacier in search of unknown forms of life.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Benoit Rousseau
Genres : Documentary
Countries of origin : Canada France
Language : English French
Production companies : France 2 (FR2) Productions Espace Vert Télé-Images Nature
Summary In northern Baffin Island, the two young scientists, Daniel Morin and Andrea Hawkes, will investigate how, for thousands of years, the cold has shaped and conditioned the environment of the polar regions. We catch up with them on the ice canopy surrounding Bylot Island, where they set up a new bivouac under the watchful eye of an Arctic fox, which boldly approaches the camp in search of food. Recently proclaimed a national park, Bylot Island is a sanctuary for many species, including birds. In May, the snow geese start to invade the polar skies. They arrive by the hundreds and immediately begin to build their nests in the sodden tundra, unmindful of the presence of snowy owls and Arctic foxes, their major predators. While Daniel investigates the adaptation of snow geese to the polar cold, Andrea embarks with a glaciologist to analyze the partial melting of the permafrost on Bylot Island. Later on, caver Roger Gagnon and glaciologist Luc Moreau take the young geologist on an expedition as dangerous as it is magical: a descent into the heart of a glacier in search of unknown forms of life.
Genres : Documentary
Countries of origin : Canada France
Language : English French
Production companies : France 2 (FR2) Productions Espace Vert Télé-Images Nature
