America the Wild with Casey Anderson premieres in Primetime Sunday, March 11, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Then moves to Mondays, beginning Monday, March 12 on Nat Geo WILD.
Find your local airtime: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/schedule/wild/
(BOZEMAN, MT – March 5, 2012) Southwest Montana film production company Grizzly Creek Films announces the premiere of its new series, America the Wild with Casey Anderson, commencing a five-week run on Nat Geo WILD. Six new episodes featuring compelling wildlife adventure stories in some of America’s most pristine and untouched wilderness areas. Simply put: it’s epic wildlife drama, as you’ve never seen it before.
America the Wild on Nat Geo WILD features award-winning presenter Casey Anderson on a series of breathtakingly wild adventures: he’ll paddle the Grand Canyon, ski with Wolverines in British Columbia, stalk Mountain Lions in Montana, stake out the scavengers of Yellowstone, rappel into a raven’s nest, share the beach with a Polar Bear on Alaska’s northern slope, and climb to rugged extremes in pursuit of Northern Maine’s Black Bears – bringing audiences up-close and personal with rare and endangered species, some deadly, others dashing, in the stunning natural ecosystems that they call home. America the Wild represents the third consecutive season for Grizzly Creek Films programming airing on Nat Geo WILD.
Series lineup is as follows:
WOLVERINE KING
Sunday, March 11, 2012, at 8 p.m. ET/PT, 6 p.m. MT.
Bracing himself against the fierce elements in the frozen wilds of Alaska and British Columbia, Casey Anderson finds himself on his own “mission impossible” – a quest to find and film an elusive animal whose legend is almost larger than life, the Wolverine. Known by numerous common names including “devil bear,” “glutton,” and “hyena of the North,” the Wolverine is perhaps the least-understood carnivore in all of North America. And it’s no wonder . . . because, as Casey discovers, this is a mission where the odds of success are truly stacked against him.
GRAND CANYON SAFARI
Monday, March 12, 2012, at 9 p.m. ET/PT, 7 p.m. MT.
Peering at dawn over the North Rim of Arizona’s Grand Canyon into a mile deep chasm nearly eighteen miles across, Casey’s backpack feels a bit heavier, knowing that he will soon be standing on the other side. The harsh reality of living in this landscape is made explicit by the trailhead sign that warns of death from dehydration, exposure, and exhaustion for unprepared hikers. Likewise, life in the desert is no picnic for the wildlife that survives day-in and day-out through brutal extremes. But as Casey profiles the rare and endangered wildlife living on the edge of the abyss, he learns from their unique adaptations – skills that will serve him well along his grueling trek.
YELLOWSTONE SCAVENGERS
Monday, March 19, 2012, at 9 p.m. ET/PT, 7 p.m. MT.
Casey plunges headlong into a covert-ops wildlife stakeout – several weeks of filming to determine the ultimate scavenger in a gladiator-style contest surrounding a fresh deer kill in Yellowstone – activity reaches a fever pitch as Wolves, Mountain Lions, Skunks, Ravens, and Maggots come “out of the woodwork” for a piece of the action, all while observing the most basic rule of scavenging: eat – but don’t get eaten.
BLACK BEAR INVASION
Monday, March 26, 2012, at 9 p.m. ET/PT, 7 p.m. MT.
Casey’s newest protégé, “Casey-Junior,” is a six-week old ambassador Black Bear cub who will learn to walk, swim, climb, and forage, all for the first time under Casey’s careful tutelage; but what starts out small doesn’t stay that way as Casey embarks on an all-out quest to find Black Bears in the wildest country east of the Mississippi: Maine’s “Big Woods.” In this vibrant ecosystem, ancient rugged mountains, fertile bogs, rich moose habitat, and truly majestic wilderness hiking converge to form an unforgettable backdrop to Casey’s quest to find and film Black Bears.
GRIZZLY VS. POLAR BEAR
Monday, April 2, 2012, at 9 p.m. ET/PT, 7 p.m. MT.
A strange and puzzling story is swirling through the land of the midnight sun: Polar Bears and Brown Bears, isolated from one another for millennia by geography, climate, and behavior, are suddenly appearing side-by-side – prompting Casey Anderson to embark on a fact-finding mission to the Arctic and put Brutus, his nine-hundred pound Brown Bear, through the paces of “Life as a Polar Bear” in the hopes of solving one of the natural world’s most intriguing new mysteries. The stage is set for a remarkable contest: Brown bear vs. Polar bear. Which species is the ultimate survivor? And can we predict the eventual victor in this, one of the most compelling wildlife riddles of our time?
STALKING THE MOUNTAIN LION
Monday, April 9, 2012, at 9 p.m. ET/PT, 7 p.m. MT.
The highlight of BIG CAT WEEK, “Stalking the Mountain Lion,” returns for an encore. Casey Anderson sets out to track one of North America’s most elusive ghosts: the mountain lion. Casey’s longtime friend and cat expert Tyler Johnerson is on hand to help him in his quest to witness “the ghost of the Rockies.” Armed with specialized camera technology, they hope to capture never-before-seen footage of mountain lions and their cubs living in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem. A nearly impossible challenge given that this formidable and cunning predator is capable of jumping vertically nearly 20 feet in a single leap.
About Host Casey Anderson
Casey Anderson is a fifth generation Montanan who was born and raised in Helena, Montana. He has been involved in film and television production for over 16 years. As a wildlife naturalist, host, actor, and animal trainer, Casey has worked on numerous feature films, television wildlife documentaries, and non-profit educational programs. Casey is the trainer and best friend of Brutus the Bear and the owner and operator of the Montana Grizzly Encounter in Bozeman, Montana.
About Grizzly Creek Films
Bozeman, Montana based Grizzly Creek Films specializes in filmmaking that marries compelling storytelling, dynamic characters, and unparalleled imagery. From our home base in Montana to the far corners of the globe, we deliver productions defined by authentic emotion, heart-pounding action, and breathtaking natural wonders.
Website: http://www.grizzlycreekfilms.com/
Contact: info@grizzlycreekfilms.com
AMERICA THE WILD Featuring Casey Anderson is produced by Grizzly Creek Films, LLC for Nat Geo WILD. Presenter is Casey Anderson. Executive producers are Casey Anderson and Thomas Winston.
About Nat Geo WILD
For more than 30 years, National Geographic has been the leader in wildlife programming. Now the animal kingdom is taking center stage on a brand-new network, Nat Geo WILD. Offering intimate encounters with nature’s ferocious fighters and gentle creatures of land, sea and air, Nat Geo WILD and Nat Geo WILD HD will draw upon the cutting-edge work of the many explorers, filmmakers and scientists who have long-standing relationships with the National Geographic Society. Nat Geo WILD is a joint venture between Fox Cable Networks (FCN) and National Geographic Ventures (NGV) ― the same partnership behind the National Geographic Channel (NGC), which launched January 2001 and has since been one the most successful new networks on the landscape. Nat Geo WILD launched globally more than three years ago and is the fastest growing channel among the international portfolio of National Geographic networks.
Media Team
Eric Bendick, Writer/Producer
Grizzly Creek Films, e-mail: info@grizzlycreekfilms.com
Thomas Winston, Executive Producer
Grizzly Creek Films, e-mail: info@grizzlycreekfilms.com
Never-Before-Filmed Footage of Mountain Lions Living Just Outside Yellowstone Takes Center Stage as “Stalking the Mountain Lion” Premieres In Primetime On Sunday, December 11 On Nat Geo WILD.
(BOZEMAN, MT – December 7, 2011) Montana-based film production company Grizzly Creek Films announces that its latest show, “Stalking the Mountain Lion with Casey Anderson” is leading-off programming for Nat Geo Wild’s SECOND ANNUAL BIG CAT WEEK – a seven-night marquee television event featuring visually stunning and powerfully resonant stories of nature’s fiercest felines and the people working to save these majestic cats.
“Stalking the Mountain Lion” is the latest one-hour television production from the multi-award-winning production company Grizzly Creek Films. Filmed in the backcountry outside Yellowstone National Park throughout the winter of 2010-11, the show stars acclaimed presenter Casey Anderson and cat tracker Tyler Johnerson as they track and film wild mountain lions in hot pursuit of never-before-filmed footage. The show also profiles these powerful and elusive predators in signature Grizzly Creek Films style – blending high-speed imagery, advanced camera technology, and compelling natural behavior into a package that will captivate audiences of all ages.
“Stalking the Mountain Lion” is the first episode in the upcoming six-episode original series “AMERICA THE WILD” set to air on Nat Geo WILD in March 2012. This represents the third consecutive season for Grizzly Creek Films programming airing on Nat Geo WILD.
Stalking the Mountain Lion with Casey Anderson
Sunday, December 11, 2011, at 8 p.m. ET/PT, 6 p.m. MT.
Naturalist Casey Anderson sets out to track one of North America’s most elusive ghosts: the mountain lion. Casey’s longtime friend and cat expert Tyler Johnerson is on hand to help him in his quest to witness “the ghost of the Rockies.” Armed with specialized camera technology, they hope to capture never-before-seen footage of mountain lions and their cubs living in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem. A nearly impossible challenge given that this formidable and cunning predator is capable of jumping vertically nearly 20 feet in a single leap.
BIG CAT WEEK
Sunday, December 11, through Saturday, December 17, 2011, on Nat Geo WILD
More than a television event, BIG CAT WEEK is an extension of National Geographic’s Big Cats Initiative (BCI), a long-term commitment to halt the decline of these iconic animals in the wild. This year’s shows document some of the world’s most iconic and endangered predators. Did you know that Africa’s lion population has declined by more than 90 percent in the last 50 years? That there are now more tigers living in captivity than in the wild? And that cheetahs have disappeared from more than 75 percent of their range?
About Host Casey Anderson
Casey Anderson is a fifth generation Montanan who was born and raised in Helena, Montana. He has been involved in film and television production for over 14 years. As a wildlife naturalist, host, actor, and animal trainer, Casey has worked on numerous feature films, television wildlife documentaries, and non-profit educational programs. Casey is the trainer and best friend of Brutus the Bear and the owner and operator of the Montana Grizzly Encounter in Bozeman, Montana.
About Grizzly Creek Films
Bozeman, Montana based Grizzly Creek Films specializes in filmmaking that marries compelling storytelling, dynamic characters, and unparalleled imagery. From our home base in Montana to the far corners of the globe, we deliver productions defined by authentic emotion, heart-pounding action, and breathtaking natural wonders.
Website: http://www.grizzlycreekfilms.com/
Contact: info@grizzlycreekfilms.com
AMERICA THE WILD Featuring Casey Anderson is produced by Grizzly Creek Films, LLC for Nat Geo WILD. Presenter is Casey Anderson. Executive producers are Casey Anderson and Thomas Winston.
About Nat Geo WILD
For more than 30 years, National Geographic has been the leader in wildlife programming. Now the animal kingdom is taking center stage on a brand-new network, Nat Geo WILD. Offering intimate encounters with nature’s ferocious fighters and gentle creatures of land, sea and air, Nat Geo WILD and Nat Geo WILD HD will draw upon the cutting-edge work of the many explorers, filmmakers and scientists who have long-standing relationships with the National Geographic Society. Nat Geo WILD is a joint venture between Fox Cable Networks (FCN) and National Geographic Ventures (NGV) ― the same partnership behind the National Geographic Channel (NGC), which launched January 2001 and has since been one the most successful new networks on the landscape. Nat Geo WILD launched globally more than three years ago and is the fastest growing channel among the international portfolio of National Geographic networks.
Media Team
Eric Bendick, Writer/Producer, Grizzly Creek Films, e info@grizzlycreekfilms.com
Anne Devereux, Series Producer, Grizzly Creek Films, e info@grizzlycreekfilms.com
(Bozeman, Montana, U.S.A., 29 March 2010) Film production company Grizzly Creek Films announces the primetime television debut of the international seven-part series “Expedition Wild” featuring Casey Anderson on the Nat Geo Wild channel beginning with “Expedition Grizzly” slated for air March 29th. Additionally, the first episode in the series, “Expedition Grizzly” is live streaming online via Hulu at http://www.hulu.com/expedition-wild.
This groundbreaking seven-hour series showcases wildlife expert Casey Anderson and his charismatic animal companions on an innovative and action-packed odyssey through North America’s diverse and impressive wild places – revealing a rare glimpse of the beauty and complexity of the natural world from the inside out.
The series kicks off on March 29th with “Expedition Grizzly” (re-airs April 3rd, 4th, 24th, 25th). Join Casey Anderson, a naturalist whose life has been defined by the grizzly bear, together with his best friend Brutus, a nine-hundred pound grizzly that Casey raised from birth, in the wildest corner of the American West for an epic story of the Yellowstone grizzly in its natural ecosystem.
Next, on April 5th, “Project Kodiak” (re-airs April 10th, 11th). We set out with Casey Anderson on a once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage to the “bear paradise” of Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Kodiak Island where he learns the remarkable techniques and mind-blowing fishing strategies that he will teach to his best friend Brutus, a nine-hundred pound grizzly bear, in his backyard in Montana.
Then, on April 12th, “Yellowstone Winter” (re-airs April 17th, 18th). With the brutal extremes of winter looming, Casey Anderson treks deep into Yellowstone’s wild backcountry, braving severe cold, freak snowstorms, and dangerous animal encounters to witness the drama that unfolds as the seasons change and animals fight to survive.
Casey Anderson in the Yellowstone backcountry.
Finally this spring, on April 26th “Grizzly Encounters” is the saga of a bear becoming a star, an animal trainer following his dreams, and an entertaining educational mission to make the world a better place for all animals – both wild and tame.
For specific local airtimes, refer to the schedule at: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/wild/tv-schedule
Grizzly Creek Films is also in production on three additional episodes of “Expedition Wild” slated for air in fall 2010 on Nat Geo Wild:
“Project Wolf” – Casey takes an up-close and high-intensity look at Yellowstone’s wolves in the depths of winter, revealing their unique behavioral and anatomical features and explaining the effects of the 15-year old wolf reintroduction program on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
“Yellowstone Spring Trek” – Along with the spring thaw, Casey Anderson arrives back in the remote heart of Yellowstone just as grizzlies emerge from their dens, rivers surge with snowmelt, and a host of diverse wildlife returns to the stage for a season of new beginnings, wild adventures, and breathtaking natural wonders.
“Living in Bear Country” – From bear attacks to the “re-wilding” of the high plains, Casey Anderson ventures into Montana’s bear country to hear from the people who cross paths with grizzlies on an everyday basis. Dramatic re-enactment footage and spectacular natural history scenes reveal a species caught between fear, reverence, and misunderstanding.
About “Expedition Wild”
Casey Anderson is a fifth generation Montanan who was born and raised in Helena, Montana. He has been involved in film and television production for over 14 years. As a wildlife naturalist, host, actor, and animal trainer, Casey has worked on numerous feature films, television wildlife documentaries, and non-profit educational programs. Casey is the trainer and best friend of Brutus the Bear and the owner and operator of the Montana Grizzly Encounter in Bozeman, Montana.
Brutus the Bear has worked for over nine years alongside trainer and pal Casey Anderson on acclaimed feature films, television shows, educational programs, and commercials. Casey adopted Brutus at birth and built him his current home at the Montana Grizzly Encounter in Bozeman, Montana. When not at work helping to protect and educate the public about grizzly bear conservation, Brutus enjoys wrestling in the grass, hearty pieces of salmon, and a good scratch behind the ears.
About Grizzly Creek Films
Bozeman, Montana based Grizzly Creek Films specializes in media creation that marries compelling storytelling, dynamic characters, and stunning imagery. Most of all, we have a knack for guiding audiences on new adventures filled with authentic emotion, breathtaking action, and spontaneous fun.
Website: http://www.grizzlycreekfilms.com/
Contact: info@grizzlycreekfilms.com
Expedition Wild Featuring Casey Anderson is produced by Grizzly Creek Films, LLC for National Geographic Wild Channel. Presenter is Casey Anderson. Executive producers are Leslie M. Gaines, Mailande Becker Holland and Thomas Winston. For National Geographic Channel, executive producer is Michael Welsh; senior vice president, special programming, is Michael Cascio; and executive vice president of content is Steve Burns.
About Nat Geo Wild
Experience the best, most intimate encounters with wildlife ever seen on television. Backed by its unparalleled reputation for quality and blue-chip programming, Nat Geo Wild brings viewers documentaries entirely focused on the animal kingdom and the worlds they inhabit. From the most remote environments, to the forbidding depths of our oceans, to the protected parks in our backyards, National Geographic Wild uses spectacular cinematography and spellbinding storytelling to take viewers on unforgettable journeys into the wild world.
Media Team
Eric Bendick, Writer/Producer, Grizzly Creek Films, e info@grizzlycreekfilms.com
Anne Devereux, Producer, Grizzly Creek Films, e info@grizzlycreekfilms.com
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Brutus & Casey Wedding Special
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Band of Grizzlies
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