
Lorne Greene's New Wilderness
Lorne Greene's New Wilderness was a Canadian television nature documentary series starting in 1982 starring Lorne Greene. The series initially aired on CTV but was later widely syndicated. It was a followup to an earlier, similar 1970s documentary series entitled Untamed World. It is a multiple award-winning wildlife program, number one in its time slot for five years running, and provides stunning photography coupled with a genuine feeling for the subject matter. There are 104 episodes in the series, each 30 minutes long.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.The Hunters of Chubut
14-09-1982On the rugged coast of Argentina, Sea Lions battle one another to breed and to survive attacks from Killer Whales.
- Ep 2
2.A Love story, the Canada Goose
21-09-1982The Canada Goose's persistence in surviving various threats from other animals and man is examined.
- Ep 3
3.The Wild Man of the Forest--The Orangutan
28-09-1982The work of a female Borneo research station employee who returns Orangutans to the jungle is documented.[
- Ep 4
4.Super Bear: The Grizzly
05-10-1982The awesome strength of the Grizzly Bear is observed in Alaska.
- Ep 5
5.The Cheetah: Mother on the Run
12-10-1982A vulnerable African Cheetah mother fights for her life.
- Ep 6
6.Old Dog, New Tricks
19-10-1982The new ways the Coyote is adapting to mankind's wiles are examined.
- Ep 7
7.The Elephant People
26-10-1982With the help of mankind, a month-old Elephant races across the flood desert of Southwest Africa to find his missing family.
- Ep 8
8.Heart of a Lion
02-11-1982Outcast Lions that live a very different lifestyle from other animals of their type are examine.
- Ep 9
9.Demon Dogs
09-11-1982A look at the wild dogs who have joined on the plains called the Serengeti.
- Ep 10
10.Elk, Mother Nature's Lonesome Cowboys
16-11-1982Two Elk battle for the right to breed, then the winner tries to survive the harsh winter season.
- Ep 11
11.Prisoners of the Dunes
23-11-1982The sand dunes of southwest Africa's Namib Desert, whose evolution was frozen 50 million years ago and produced some highly unusual creatures, are examined.
- Ep 12
12.Army Ants, Sisterhood of Fear
30-11-1982A trip into the jungles of Columbia to meet the Hamatum, a tribe of nomadic ants.
- Ep 13
13.Five Seasons of the Fox
07-12-1982The secret lives of three generations of Red Foxes are examined.
- Ep 14
14.The Scariest Place on Earth
14-12-1982Mammals fight with reptiles for control of the gloomy Columbia rain forest along the Putamayo River.
- Ep 15
15.Master Hunter of the Night
04-01-1983The Great Horned Owl, one of the most famed predators in nature, is profiled.
- Ep 16
16.Highrise Jungle
11-01-1983A look at a squirrel monkey's struggle for life in a Brazilian rainforest.
- Ep 17
17.Death on the Wing
18-01-1983A young Golden Eagle manages to survive all of nature's hazards until it encounters the bright, hot Texas sun.
- Ep 18
18.Close Encounters of the Deep Kind
25-01-1983Intelligent Humpbacked Whales are forced to evade pirate whaling ships and Killer Whales to reach their feeding waters.
- Ep 19
19.Soft White Death
01-02-1983The animal residents of Churchill, Manitoba - dubbed the Polar Bear capital of the world.
- Ep 20
20.Cry Wolf
08-02-1983A Wolf pack battles against man and the elements in a desperate bid to avoid extinction.
- Ep 21
21.Bald Eagle Rising
15-02-1983A look at the bald eagle, which is on the edge of extinction but making a comeback with a little help from its human friends.
- Ep 22
22.Treacherous Paradise
22-02-1983This week's episode looks at life on a coral reef in the Pacific.
- Ep 23
23.The Beach Invaders
01-03-1983The Northern Elephant seal whose escape from extinction is posing a new problem for both itself and mankind, is profiled.
- Ep 24
24.Tuxedo Junction
08-03-1983The penguins and other birds residing in the Falkland Islands.
- Ep 25
25.Tales of the Snow Monkey
15-03-1983The adaptations of the Japanese Snow Monkey to snow conditions for the purpose of survival is examined.
- Ep 26
26.The Perilous Voyage
22-03-1983A young Fur Seal makes a run for survival to the North barely escaping hunters along the way.
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