TORONTO – Blue Ant Media today announced a new Cottage Life documentary special Loons: A Cry from the Mist will air Friday Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, marking Cottage Life’s 35th anniversary.
The 60-minute special, which will mark Cottage Life’s 35th anniversary, “chronicles a year in the life of Canada’s iconic bird, the Common Loon,” a press release says.
“For millions of years, loons have migrated the lengths of North America; from southern ocean waters in winter to breeding grounds on northern lakes each summer. But Canada’s beloved bird is under threat and their survival is at stake – approximately 25 to 30 per cent fewer chicks are born across Southern Canada than they were a decade ago. In order to save this beloved water bird before silence falls across the lakes in cottage country, first Canadians must understand how they live, breed and raise their young.
“Through the lens of Dr. Doug Tozer, Dr. Walter Piper, Linda Grenzer, Sheldon McGregor, Dr. Peter Soroye and many more; cottagers, citizen scientists and bird experts, the special examines the perils impacting the loon population – from global warming to pollutants, to boat traffic disturbing their habitat. There’s still time to ensure the Common Loons’ beautifully haunting calls are not only a distant memory,” the release says.
Those visiting the 18th Annual Fall Cottage Life Show will get an exclusive peek at scenes from the new documentary in the Cottage Life Booth. Furthermore, Birds Canada’s expert Dr. Doug Tozer will join Michelle Kelly, editor of Cottage Life magazine and host of the Cottage Life podcast, “on stage to discuss why loons produce fewer chicks, the impacts to their environment and what cottagers can do to help,” says the release.
Yap Films produced Loons: A Cry From The Mist for Cottage Life and Love Nature. Julia Nunes is the documentary’s director, Elizabeth Trojian and Julia Nunes are producers and Elliott Halpern and Elizabeth Trojian are executive producers.
Loons: A Cry From The Mist features wildlife cinematography by Hugo Kitching and is overseen by Sam Linton, vice-president, production and development, Global Media at Blue Ant Media. It is being distributed by Blue Ant International.
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