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Sir David Attenborough shines a global spotlight on B.C. humpback whales

On April 21, stunning and inspiring whale footage from MERS will air on BBC Earth
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A Humpback Whale breaching the surface waters. (Marine Education and Research Society supplied photo)

Just in time for Earth Day, Canadians will be able to watch the episode of Planet Earth III that features British Columbia’s humpback whales.

On April 21, the stunning and inspiring footage resulting from the Marine Education and Research Society (MERS) working with this world-acclaimed nature documentary series will air on BBC Earth.

Jackie Hildering, MERS Humpback Researcher and Director of Education and Communications, stated that they could never have imagined “our research boat carrying the extraordinary wealth and volume of camera gear and working with famous nature documentarians, let alone that Sir David Attenborough himself would say the name of one of the humpbacks we nicknamed and that we would spend weeks looking for whale poo.

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