BBC Earth - Wild Mission: Siberian Tiger (2013)

The Siberian tiger is one of Earth's rarest and most elusive animals, with as few as 300 remaining. It is so rare, more scientists have been to space than have seen one in the wild.

In this new two-part series Operation Snow Tiger, Liz Bonnin, a tiger biologist, travels to the Russian Far East with wildlife cameramen to help a team of scientists studying these big cats in the brutal Russian winter.

Their goal is to uncover the hidden world of this mysterious predator, determine why they are declining and what can be done to save them. With perhaps just 300 Siberian tigers left, each is precious. Starting their search north of Vladivostok, the team find evidence of males, but no breeding females. Their search is interrupted when three cubs are spotted alone, their mother feared dead. Only four months old, the cubs are not able to survive on their own and must be rescued as soon as possible.

Cameraman Max Hug Williams joins local conservation rangers searching the forest for the orphaned cubs as a blizzard approaches – capturing remarkable footage in the process. Meanwhile Liz and Russian scientists track a female tiger in the snow. A dramatic hunt begins to save the life of one of the world’s rarest animals. But have they arrived in time?


Also Known As: Operation Snow Tiger (2013) (imdb title)

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