STROOP' team returns to kykNET with new nature show

STROOP' team returns to kykNET with new nature showNow is your chance to go on a journey through SA with Bonn de Bod as she meets other experts to discuss wildlife.

by Erene Roux

29-06-2022 08:00

in Entertainment

The new nature show, Bewonder & Bewaar met Bonn de Bod', from the award-winning

wild life TV presenter and producer Bonn de Bod and director Susan Scott, will broadcast

on kykNET (DStv channel 144) from Sunday 17 July 20:00. Image: Supplied

The award-winning director Susan Scott is at the head of Bewonder & Bewaar met Bonn de Bod with her outstanding imagery and text. Bonn and Susan have filmed all over the world - in Africa, Asia, Europe, the North Pole, as well as North and South America.

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For this series, the team, known for their ability to access difficult and isolated terrains in the wild, captured various wildlife researchers on camera in well-known wildlife areas in South Africa, Namibia, and Argentina.

Watch Bewonder & Bewaar met Bonn de Bod on kykNET Bonn and Susan are well-known for the documentary films, STROOP - journey into the rhino horn war and Kingdoms of Fire, Ice and Fairytales. Both films have been showcased at more than 50 film festivals and have received a multitude of nominations and awards, both locally and internationally. They have combinedly received more than 55 nominations and awards for their work at various entities.

Bonn is particularly known for her ability to put conservation scientists, wildlife vets, and researchers at ease in front of the cameras. Throughout this new series, she brings forth the passion that these people have for their research subjects. Wild dogs, penguins, and fynbos are just some themes you can expect to see on Bewonder & Bewaar met Bonn de Bod. Take a look at some of the themes that are part of the series:

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Wildlife research subjects and series topics Wild dogs - The Kruger National Park's wild dogs have captured the heart of state vet, Dr Louis van Schalkwyk. Bonn finds out why and sees lifesaving technology the vet helped develop in action.

Pumas - Puma researcher, Dr Emiliano Donadio, is alerted by a trap deep inside the Patagonian canyon. He and Bonn race through difficult terrain to collar the puma for science observations.

IVF in threatened species - In this David and Goliath story, Dr Morn de la Rey shows Bonn how he uses IVF and stem cell technology to do what was thought impossible -- to bring back a species from extinction.

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Desert lions - Namibia's desert-adapted lions are a treasure of nature. Dr Philip Stander has been called their guardian angel. Bonn joins him and finds ground-breaking discoveries on the Skeleton Coast.

Fynbos - Fynbos is much talked about and much loved as the botanical marvel of South Africa, but Bonn digs deeper with Dr Martina Treurnicht who reveals this amazing world in the beautiful Cape.

Guanacos - Guanacos so enamored Darwin that Bonn sets off to Patagonia to find out why. She joins researcher, Emanuel Galetto, who attempts to collar one, but the famous winds make his job harder.

Penguins - Bonn joins researcher Albert Snyman on the remote Dassen island, while he and his team from the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) spend the week implanting African penguins with transponders for vital research.

Tune in to kykNET (DStv channel 144) from Sunday 17 July 20:00 for Bewonder & Bewaar met Bonn de Bod. The series will also be available on DStv Catch Up.

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