Yellowstone is a hive of activity. Paul Schullery has been watching wildlife here for 30 years and is one of the world s leading authorities on the park. As he guides us through this fresh, sunlit environment, wolves and grizzly bears mount extraordinary chase sequences in their quest for elk, and mountain lions gambol about without worry. Dramas occur in every season, for Yellowstone isn t just the world s first National Park - it s one of the great success stories in wildlife conservation.

Pollution, climate change and a growing human population are all putting pressure on Earth s wildernesses including the Bialowieza forest, the Gobi desert & the Arctic tundra. So how much of the planet is wilderness? And why should we care? Into The Wilderness explores why these uninhabited expanses are important for our survivalas well as that for all creatures on the planet.

The Forgotten Forest: The survival expert embarks on a journey through the Canadian wilderness. His adventure begins in the boreal forests at the heart of the country, which are home to a diverse population of animals and plants. On the way he learns about the people who once lived in the area, and uses his specialised skills to survive in the inhospitable environment

The Company that Built a Country: The survival expert continues to explore the Canadian wilderness, discovering the history of the Hudson s Bay Company which dealt in the fur trade and is one of the world s oldest businesses. Learning about the bushcraft skills used by the company s early traders and trappers, Ray gains an insight into how they laid the foundations for modern Canada

The Unknown Pioneer: The survival expert continues his adventure in the Canadian wilderness as he retraces the journey of explorer Samuel Hearne. He recounts the story of the British pioneer who learned to travel using First Nations skills and set the example for successful exploration of the area, recording his experiences in a journal which has become his legacy

In Arctic Footsteps: The survival expert follows in the footsteps of explorer John Rae, who was regarded as the authority on methods of Arctic survival and travel during the Victorian age. Despite his many achievements, which include the discovery of the North West passage, he was vilified by the British establishment. Ray Mears tries to put the record straight, revealing the truth about the Scotsman and presenting him as a hero of his time

The Star Gazer: The survival expert profiles 19th-century cartographer David Thompson, who mapped nearly four million square miles of North America - a feat that took him across Canada from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean and helped establish coast-to-coast trade within the country, as well as defining the borders that kept it independent from the US

Ray Mears Northern Wilderness (Journey s End): The survival expert explores the landscape and traditions of the west coast of Canada, which was effectively cut off from the rest of the country until David Thompson found a route through the Rocky Mountains in the early 1800s. Ray discovers how this isolation gave rise to the development of the area s culture, and reveals the particular kinds of skills that locals developed to cope with the challenges presented by its terrain