I really enjoyed this series. Straightforward story telling about the vets and assistants in Manitoba. Wolves, foxes and polar bears - oh my. Nice diversion from day to day Covid life.
7 Reviews
Interesting Tales From the North
HP-Magritte19 April 2021
Terrific Old Fashioned Family Programming
Yurii199524 January 2022
Season 2 is even better than Season 1
vanessa-9952426 March 2022
I am really enjoying Season 2 and the variety of stories. The camera work is actually better than in season 1, the show is well-paced and the scenes of how animals receive care are fascinating. Well done and look forward to seeing more episodes!
Cold Breath of Fresh Air
brightspark9925 January 2022
So enjoyed this lovely series. Reminds me of everything I love about our Canadian style of storytelling. Interesting stories about real people doing good work without any pumped up, staged drama.
One thing: I might invite those reviewers complaining of "deception" to do a some critical thinking. The show is about vets who care for arctic animals, it's not ice road truckers. The arctic circle would be categorically inhospitable for veterinary medical procedures (vaccines and anaesthetic freeze in subzero temperatures, which actually happened on a cold day in season 1), never mind the filming of them. Churchill (subarctic) is a huge migration point for polar bears in the fall and their conservation efforts coupled with the fact that Assinaboine, with the only arctic animal hospital in the world, is further south is the only reason the show is possible.
One thing: I might invite those reviewers complaining of "deception" to do a some critical thinking. The show is about vets who care for arctic animals, it's not ice road truckers. The arctic circle would be categorically inhospitable for veterinary medical procedures (vaccines and anaesthetic freeze in subzero temperatures, which actually happened on a cold day in season 1), never mind the filming of them. Churchill (subarctic) is a huge migration point for polar bears in the fall and their conservation efforts coupled with the fact that Assinaboine, with the only arctic animal hospital in the world, is further south is the only reason the show is possible.
Deceptive Programming.
hatchergord29 April 2021
Why they chose to name this show Arctic Vets is beyond me. Everything is filmed in and around Winnipeg and in particular the Assiniboine Zoo. Episode 9 has them in south western Manitoba looking for burrowing owls in the middle of summer! What trickery this is! Don't waste your time, Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom with ?Marlin Perkins and Jim were more sincere than this drivel.
Second Season a Farce same as the First
hatchergord9 January 2022
So episode 1 of season 2 has the veterinarian and the crew working on a polar bear's tooth in the middle of summer, no snow no coats and filmed in Winnipeg.625 miles from Churchill. Then the show moves to Churchill for the next act and shows Manitoba Conservation officers capturing and relocating a polar bear, done once again with no snow and no coats AND no arctic vets or assistants. This show is worse than Animal Kingdom brought to you by Mutual of Omaha.
-1/10
mwiniarz22 January 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Next episode gets even worse if that's possible.
Act 1. Red tail hawk broken wing hit by car in the city. No snow.
Act 2 Sandhill Crane with bumblefoot and a broken beak. Lives permanently at the zoo in Winnipeg.
Act 3 polar bears being moved indoors at the Winnipeg zoo so that they can collect stool samples from the grass outside.
Act 1. Red tail hawk broken wing hit by car in the city. No snow.
Act 2 Sandhill Crane with bumblefoot and a broken beak. Lives permanently at the zoo in Winnipeg.
Act 3 polar bears being moved indoors at the Winnipeg zoo so that they can collect stool samples from the grass outside.
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