À la reconquête des Rocheuses
Season 1
Yellowstone National Park was created in 1872. It was the first natural park in the world. As we celebrated the 150th anniversary of this park back in 2022, it's to this part of the world that we must once again look to see the unfolding of a revolutionary initiative. As a new concept of nature conservation, the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative preserves the heritage of Yellowstone National Park. Through the success stories of four emblematic animals (bison, grizzly, woodland caribou, wolf), we follow this immense 2000 mile corridor of life all the way through the four episodes of this series and discover how it is working to preserve the Rocky Mountain ecosystem, in close collaboration with Canadian Indian and First Nations tribes.
Where to Watch À la reconquête des Rocheuses • Season 1
4 Episodes
- A NEW HOME FOR BISONE1
A NEW HOME FOR BISONTens of millions of bison once roamed the plains of the Great American West. By the end of the 19th century, there were barely 300 in the whole of the USA. Only 23 in Yellowstone National Park – then newly created, and yet as large as Corsica. A diligent conservation policy has brought them back from the brink of extinction on this continent. The bison population’s recovery is one of the conservationists’ greatest achievements. Their success exceeded all expectations and yet posed new challenges. In Yellowstone Park in particular, the bison are now nearing overpopulation. So, how can we secure new land for the bison? - CORRIDORS FOR GRIZZLIESE2
CORRIDORS FOR GRIZZLIESIn North America, grizzly populations are now small and isolated. So in a small key region on the border between the USA and Canada, a group of men and women have decided to open up a network of corridors between grizzly stomping grounds... to enable the bears to find each other. - A MATERNITY HOSPITAL FOR CARIBOUE3
A MATERNITY HOSPITAL FOR CARIBOUThe caribou is Canada’s most emblematic animal. Sadly, it did not safeguard it from being in serious danger of extinction in the south of the country. Suffering from habitat loss and under increasing threat from predators, the Canadian Rocky Mountains’ caribou are endangered. However, the future of one of these caribou herds is looking up, thanks to an exemplary conservation plan initiated by indigenous peoples. - A BROTHERHOOD OF WOLVESE4
A BROTHERHOOD OF WOLVESThe wolf is the ghost of Canada's Great North-West. They are invisible, yet roam these vast expanses in great numbers. In this northernmost tip of the Rockies, wolves and humans are learning to coexist and are building a shared future. Fearsome predators in competition with the First Nations of the Yukon, they find themselves, against all odds, at the heart of an ecology of reconciliation.