Wild China with Ray Mears

Name: Wild China with Ray Mears
Released: 2021-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Imogen Church, Ray Mears

TV Show · Documentary · Special Interest

Wildlife documentary series. Ray Mears explores the geography of eight Chinese landscapes. He identifies native plants and tracks down some of China's most iconic wildlife, including giant pandas, pink dolphins and wild Asian elephants.

2021 · 22m

Starring Imogen Church, Ray Mears

Director Dale Templar

EPISODE 1

Beijing and the Great Wall

Ray visits the Beijing Raptor Rescue Centre and releases an owl back into the wild, learns about unusual looking deer and joins world expert Dr Lindesay on the Great Wall of China.

22 min
EPISODE 2

Walking with Elephants

Ray explores plants and wildlife in China's tropical rainforest. He meets elephant conservationist Dr Bao Mingwei and goes in search of China's Asian elephant.

22 min
EPISODE 3

China's Pandas

Ray discovers the Sichuan Province in southwest China - a region of mountains and bamboo forests - and home to China's giant pandas. He joins the rangers on the giant panda re-wilding program.

22 min
EPISODE 4

The Valley of the Cats

Searching for wildlife, Ray travels to the Tibetan plateau. On his journey he meets a family of yak herders and joins conservationist Terry Townsend on a search for the elusive snow leopard.

22 min
EPISODE 5

The Land of the Dragon

Ray explores one of China's most famous landscapes - Karst country. On the Li River he learns how to fish with cormorants, sees water buffalo and explores vast caves with Dr. Alice Hughes.

22 min
EPISODE 6

China's Brown Bears

In Qinghai Province Ray goes on a bear hunt. Through the world's highest and largest grassland, Ray comes across pika, tibetan fox and even wolves, and ends up face to face with a brown bear.

22 min