Secrets Of The Basking Shark
Europe
•
06-Jan-2022
Beneath the waves lies another world, one of strange beauty and deep secrets. Dr Tasha Philips explore a mysterious, endangered creature that despite reaching 12m in length, usually swims by the UK shores unnoticed, the basking shark.
Travelling with the sharks on their northerly migration, former shark hunters talk about dangerous battles with giant fish, Dr Philips explores scientific tagging studies that follows sharks across the oceans, and meet the people fighting for their future. Dive into the underwater world of the shark.
By Filmmakers Dr Tasha Philips and Lawrence Eagling
Up Next in Europe
-
47 Million Bees
'47 Million Bees' is the story of biologist Paola Vecino and her work to preserve the native Iberian honey bee in Spain. Paola has spent her life studying and working with bees and now heads up the 'Smart Green Bees' project.
Collaborating with bee keepers across the country, the project is set ... -
Path of the Bear
In a world from ancient times, wild brown bears have coexisted with humans for 6000 years in the mountains of Italy. Bear expert Chris Morgan travels to meet conservationists & locals on the frontline with one of the world’s rarest bears.
-
Otters in Stroud
Ecoflix Head of Conservation Ian Redmond discovers some friendly otters have moved in near his home in Stroud, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. Unperturbed by the close human attention, they swim, fish and look after their young.
