Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago

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This video reveals a fragile balance between wildlife, climate, and human pressure, where poaching, logging, and shrinking prey threaten some of the planet’s most powerful predators. A story of survival, conflict, and resilience set across one of the last great wild frontiers. Subscribe to Our World: bit.ly/3xnPuGL

The Russian taiga is the largest forest on earth. When the autumn sun sets, it will not be seen again for three months. This is the land of the snowy owl, the arctic fox and reindeer herders whose lives are governed by the animal and harsh climate.

This film was first broadcast: 10 Jul 1992

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