Episode 3
Film-makers and scientists explore the jungles of Burma. On the last leg of their journey, the team searches for tigers in northern Burma and in Karen State in the far south
For the first time in 50 years, wildlife film-makers and scientists venture deep into the impenetrable jungles of Burma. Their aim is to discover if these jungles are still home to animals that are disappearing from the rest of the world.
For the last leg of their journey, the team search for the most iconic animal of them all, the tiger. To find it, they must split up. Wildlife camerawoman Justine Evans and the science team head to the tangled jungles of northern Burma, one of the largest swathes of unbroken forest in Southeast Asia. Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan heads to the only other place in Burma where tigers may still exist, the far south. The forests of Karen State were once home to a thriving population of tigers, but this region has been isolated by war for over 60 years and little is known about the fate of the animals.
The team must overcome intense physical hardship and tough field conditions to find the evidence they need to help preserve this unique and largely untouched wilderness. What they discover could change the future of Burma's forests forever.
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Journey into Karen state
Duration: 02:30
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Bombardier beetle
Duration: 01:10
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Justine's sand trap
Duration: 01:58
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Web exclusive: Bulls-eye beetle
Duration: 01:45
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Gordon Buchanan |
Presenter | Justine Evans |
Presenter | Ross Piper |
Participant | Darrin Lunde |
Participant | Nicole Edmison |
Participant | Kristofer Helgen |
Executive Producer | Tim Scoones |
Series Producer | Susanna Handslip |
Broadcasts
- Fri 13 Dec 2013 21:00
- Sun 23 Mar 2014 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Sat 25 Jul 2015 19:00
- Sun 26 Jul 2015 01:50
- Thu 30 Jul 2015 00:00
- Fri 9 Sep 2016 16:15
- Thu 24 Nov 2016 22:00
- Sat 12 May 2018 20:00
- Sun 13 May 2018 02:10
- Mon 4 Mar 2019 16:15
Filming the elephants
"Filming wild elephants through bamboo forest was always going to be potentially fraught"
Recording the audio
Recordist Mark Roberts describes capturing the sound of the jungle.
Composing the soundtrack
Composer Jonathan Gunton writes about creating the music for Wild Burma.