5 June 2008 - 15 July 2008
Heading north of the Arctic Circle the Frozen Planet team were dropped by helicopter in a remote area of Canadian tundra known as the Barrenlands. They camped at Karrak Lake, a nesting colony for over 1.2 million snow geese. In 24 hour sunlight the crew waded through lakes and frozen bogs attempting to film the predators that feed on the geese such as foxes, grizzly bears and the elusive wolverine.
Chadden HunterChadden has been a wildlife biologist and filmmaker for over 10 years. He is currently a director on Frozen Planet.
Karrak Lake, part of the Queen Maud Gulf Bird Sanctuary, is in the middle of the Canadian Barrenlands, just above the Arctic Circle and over 400km from the nearest human settlement. The Barrenlands are relentlessly flat and soggy. Tundra sedge meadows cover the ground as far as the horizon, interrupted only by shallow marshes and ponds. During the summer, the sun cruises horizontally around the horizon but never sets.
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