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What happens when the Arctic permafrost melts? - Brendan Rogers and Jessica Howard

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In June 2022, a gold miner in the Canadian Yukon made a remarkable discovery. While working on the traditional lands of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation, he uncovered the exceptionally well-preserved, frozen remains of a wooly mammoth calf that died 30,000 years ago. And this find isn’t the only of its kind. Brendan Rogers and Jessica Howard uncover secrets buried in the Arctic permafrost.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Jessica Howard, Brendan Rogers
Director
Denys Spolitak
Narrator
Susan Zimmerman
Music
Cem Misirlioglu, Greg Chudzik
Sound Designer
Cem Misirlioglu
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Senior Producer
Anna Bechtol
Producer
Sazia Afrin
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Script Producer
Cella Wright
Script Editor
Charles Wallace

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