Wolverine: Ghost of the Northern Forest | Nature Documentary - Extended Edition | Canada Wild 🇨🇦

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To film a ghost, you have to become one. Experience the definitive story of North America's most mysterious and misunderstood predator, the wolverine. We are proud to present the International Extended Edition of Wolverine: Ghost of the Northern Forest. Spanning five years of grueling fieldwork, award-winning wildlife filmmaker Andrew Manske embarks on a quest to find and film the "glutton" of the north. From the rugged peaks of the Rocky Mountains to the dense, frozen expanse of the Alberta Boreal Forest, this documentary goes where few humans have ever stepped. 📽️ Wolverine: Ghost of the Northern Forest - Chapters 🐾 0:00 Intro to the Alberta wilderness and the quest 3:19 How to hide to film wolverines 5:02 Discovering wolverines on remote cameras 6:20 Working with researchers to find wolverines 9:44 Searching for wolverines in winter, northern Alberta 10:42 Setting up and filming from a blind 12:48 Golden Eagle harassed by Ravens 13:36 Long days in the blind and the struggle to film wild wolverines 15:48 After 3 weeks in the blind, finally success, filming wolverines 17:16 Another wolverine arrives, White-Tips feeds on carcass 19:35 Wolverine researchers make new discoveries 22:04 Researchers deploy a satellite collar on wild wolverine 24:08 Researchers release wolverines back into the wild 25:36 Return to the camera blind to film wild wolverines 26:57 Filming another wolverine, "Shaggy" 28:44 Filming female mother wolverine, "Bandit" in the snow 30:04 Researchers collecting interesting data on wolverine locations 33:25 Unsuspecting wildlife caught in researchers live traps, Canada Lynx releases 34:35 Meet "Brutus" the old male wolverine 38:47 Researchers capture mature male wolverine, hia son returns to his father 40:40 Biologist Matt Scrafford locates active wolverine den in a beaver lodge 42:24 Wolverines den inside huge beaver lodge with newborn wolverine kits 43:48 Mother wolverine emerges from den with newborn baby wolverine kits 46:12 Summer - Wolverine "Shaggy" gets his food cache raided by wolves 47:11 Summer filming from the blind, black bears, grizzlies, wolves, moose, lynx 48:33 Wolverine appears as grey wolf raids "Shaggy's" food cache 50:11 Finally, a wolverine appears, filming from the blind, it's "Shaggy" again 50:41 Conclusion, credits. Thank you for watching. ✨Highlights of the film: 🐯 A World First: Witness the first-ever footage of a wild wolverine mother interacting with her kits at a natural den site located in a beaver lodge. 🧬 Working with Science: Partnering with top biologists Dr. Mark Boyce and Matt Scrafford to shatter the myth of the "solitary monster" and reveal complex social dynamics. 🏔️Extreme Survival: Rare footage of wolverines navigating the most punishing winter conditions on the planet. 🎥 If you enjoy films like this with rare nature cinematography and stories of true wilderness survival, please "Like" and "Subscribe". By commenting and "Sharing" this film, you help support independent wildlife filmmaking and assist us in producing and posting more natural history content to entertain and perhaps bring light to the preservation of North America's rarest animals and wildest places. 👍 Share & Subscribe: @CanadaWild 🇨🇦 #Wolverine #NatureDocumentary #Wildlife #Canada #BorealForest #AndrewManske #FullDocumentary #wildlifefilmmaking #Alberta #Naturefilm #Canadawild Directors: Andrew Manske and Jeff Turner Producers: Brian Bildson and Andrew Manke Cinematography: Andrew Manske Additional Cinematography: Jeff Turner Johnny Blerot, Virginia Moore Writers: Jeff Turner, Andrew Manske, Scot Morison Editor: Brenda Terning Sound: Johnny Blerot Music: John Serada & Paul Michael Thomas Scientists: Dr. Mark Boyce and Matt Scrafford Executive Producer: Jeff Turner ©Manske/Bildson (Compass Media)