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RALEIGH,
N.C. (Oct. 22, 2004) — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s
new documentary on black bears in North Carolina will be televised again
on cable-access channel WRPX (PAX 47) on Nov. 20 at 1 p.m.
Mark Jones, the Wildlife Commission’s black bear biologist, wrote and directed the documentary, which features five segments: history and biology of black bears, research and monitoring, co-existing with bears, hunting traditions, and the future of black bears in North Carolina. “We received good feedback from folks who saw the documentary when PAX-TV first broadcasted it,” Jones said. “We’re also getting requests from people outside the viewing area wanting to know when it will be available in their area.” The black bear documentary took three years to produce. It will be available by February 2005 on VHS and DVD through the Wildlife Commission’s WILD Store. The documentary complements a bear brochure that Jones updates annually and distributes to the public through Wildlife Commission staff. PAX 47 covers markets in parts of 22 counties in central North Carolina from Raleigh to Roanoke Rapids and Wilson to Chapel Hill. Jones said the Wildlife Commission is negotiating with other networks to broadcast the documentary. The Commission also is contacting schools to provide educational copies of the documentary. “We’ll post updates on our Web site as we negotiate additional TV coverage in the future and in other parts of North Carolina,” Jones said. “We’re also seeking a corporate partnership to defray production costs and allow us to sell copies of the documentary at a reduced price.” See information on
times when the documentary will air or to purchase the bear documentary. |
