In a small west coast forest, summer is a time of abundance. Glimpse cougars stalk their prey, bears bulk up, and baby deer munch plants, and hear from the two science filmmakers witnessing these wildlife tales.
Hey, teachers! Here’s a cheat sheet of what’s included in this episode of Field Notes: - Trail cameras - Animal characteristics and behaviors in the summer - Seasonal changes, adaptations to the environment - Animal use of old logging roads - Deer: fawns, nutrition, growth and development, scent glands, summer coats - Bears: nutrition, growth and development - Cougars: prey, hunting behavior - Deer, frogs, bears, cougars, pine martens
This episode is part of our series Field Notes, where two nature videographers and their trail cameras capture a year of hidden wildlife stories from a forest on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Created by the Hakai Institute Produced by Bennett Whitnell, Grant Callegari, and Meigan Henry Edited by Bennett Whitnell Videography by Grant Callegari and Bennett Whitnell Additional footage provided by Jim Palmer and Storyblocks
By: Hakai Institute Title: Field Notes: Trail Cameras Capture a Summer Feast on a Vancouver Island Logging Road Sourced From: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g1e_60oXek
