CHAMPIONS OF THE WILD WOLVES / LEMURS IN JOHANNESBURG

CHAMPIONS OF THE WILD - WOLVES / LEMURS Synopsis: Across the world scientists, activists and biologists dedicatetheir lives to studying some of the worlds rarest, mostendangered species. Through years of close observation theseindividuals, often working against traditional scientific thought,have come to understand their animals better than anyone.They are the CHAMPIONS OF THE WILD. WOLVES The Wolf was once the most widely distributed land mammal in the world, and reigned in the most of the northern hemisphere. As the human race pushed back the frontiers the animals feared and loved to hate, that man made it into a myth and legend. They were driven from the land, now it’s only the wildest and most remote wilderness that hears the haunting call of the wolf. LEMURS The remarkable ring-tailed lemur has existed for 60 million years. But unless steps are taken now, it soon will be extinct. 80% of the forests of Madagascar, where the Lemurs live, have been destroyed. 90% of Lemur species have disappeared forever. Dr. Lisa Gould first saw ring-tailed lemurs in ,and she immediately fell in love. Her passion drove her to a remote research centre in southern Madagascar where she now lives, studying the lemur’s intriguing behavior and matriarchal social structure.     Starring: In Association With Discovery Channel   Category: Documentary, Wildlife   Age Restriction: ALL AGES