Product Details

• Actors: Tim Enos
• Directors: Bo Boudart
• Format: Color, Full length, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Wonder Visions
• VHS Release Date: August 1, 1998
• Run Time: 52 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0967712637
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #411,898 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Ron Miller, San Jose Murcury News, April 15, 1997

Equally fascinating is tonight's nature special on cable's Discovery Channel, "Alaska's Arctic Wildlife," which was written, produced and videotaped by Palo Alto's Bo Boudart with his wife Elizabeth Boudart as editor and Palo Altan Timothy Enos as narrator. Another Palo Altan, William Susman, composed the music and the sound was mixed at Bill Burch Production Services -- of, you guessed it, Palo Alto. Boudart's seductively beautiful film reveals the still-pristine environment of Alaska's North Slope and the rich variety of wild creatures that inhabit it. Among the spellbinding scenes: Thousands of caribou massing on the vast tundra; foxes hunting lemmings and birds; plovers cleverly leading the foxes away from their nests by feigning injuries or "guarding" fake nests, and Inuit hunters pursuing whales with harpoons as their ancestors did in the environmentally respectful style that never threatened the species' survival.

Product Description

Journey to the last great wilderness of North America where polar bears roam and the caribou herds congregate by the thousands. Here is where belugas, walruses, and bowhead whales migrate through the ice laden arctic seas during summer. See hundreds of species of birds arrive to breed on the tundra and witness how the mighty muskox clash for breeding rights. Marvel at the beauty of the Arctic and the magic of the Northern Lights.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Some interesting information, but overall disappointing., December 4, 2006

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Alyson (Dallas, Texas United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alaska's Arctic Wildlife (DVD)

I was excited to find this DVD when I searched for Arctic wildlife. However, once I got it I was disappointed to find that it included a lot of stock film spliced into the "video" itself. The quality was alternately good and terrible given the fact that it was pretty poorly edited. At least there are some nice facts about breeding grounds and animal behaviour, but on the whole it really isn't worth $20.00.

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful film about Alaksa's Last Frontier, February 6, 2012

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Bill Joe S. (San Francisco) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alaska's Arctic Wildlife [VHS] (VHS Tape)

It is not often that you see a film about Alaska that focuses strictly on the Wildlife and has no political agenda. In many ways, Alaska's Arctic Wildlife by simply showing you magnificent footage with straight forward narration, makes a powerful statement: It would be a tragedy to allow humans to destroy this precious resource.

It is a testimony to the quality of this film that it has been in rotation on the Discovery Channel, Discovery Science and The Travel Channel since it came out over 10 years ago. I have caught it a few times on TV and find it fresh and exhilarating upon each viewing. I'm happy I purchased a copy for my DVD collection. It's a wonderful show to share with adults and children!