Smithsonian Earth - Wild Wild East Series 1 (2017) Part 7 Highlands

Wild Wild East Series 1

From the annual shad migration through the Shubenacadie River to the red fox population of Prince Edward Island, the eastern coast of Canada is rife with amazing examples of resilience and survival. Learn more about this fascinating corner of North America and the wildlife that call it home.

Part 7 Highlands

Red foxes have made a home on the jagged coast of Canada's eastern shore–right in the midst of their human neighbors. Burrow deep into this one-of-a-kind ecosystem on Prince Edward In the Acadian forests of the Cape Breton woodlands, a combination of human encroachment and unchecked moose, beaver, and moth activity have tipped the ecological balance to an unsustainable level. Can efforts to preserve this Canadian paradise pay dividends or is it too little, too late?

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