Arctic Vets

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Arctic Vets is a Canadian documentary television series, which premiered on CBC Television in February 2021. [1] The series profiles the veterinary team at the Assiniboine Park Conservancy in Winnipeg, Manitoba, who specialize in the care of Arctic animals such as seals, polar bears and muskox. [2]

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The series received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Factual Series at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023. [3]

Episodes

Season 1

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Polar Bear Heli-Rescue"UnknownUnknownFebruary 26, 2021 (2021-02-26)
22"Mama Bear, Her Three Cubs and a Movie Star Wolf"UnknownUnknownMarch 5, 2021 (2021-03-05)
33"Beluga Scars, a Cracked Beak and Broken Polar Bear Teeth"UnknownUnknownMarch 12, 2021 (2021-03-12)
44"Polar Bear Doc on Call"UnknownUnknownMarch 19, 2021 (2021-03-19)
55"Great Horned Owl Rescue"UnknownUnknownMarch 26, 2021 (2021-03-26)
66"Movie Wolves in Distress"UnknownUnknownApril 2, 2021 (2021-04-02)
77"Blizzard"UnknownUnknownApril 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)
88"Trouble for Onyx the Wolf"UnknownUnknownApril 16, 2021 (2021-04-16)
99"Bumblefoot"UnknownUnknownApril 23, 2021 (2021-04-23)
1010"Arctic Goodbyes"UnknownUnknownApril 30, 2021 (2021-04-30)

Season 2

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
111"Polar Bear Rush Hour"UnknownUnknownJanuary 7, 2022 (2022-01-07)
122"Grey Wolf Cancer Scare"UnknownUnknownJanuary 14, 2022 (2022-01-14)
133"Snow Leopard Surgery"UnknownUnknownJanuary 21, 2022 (2022-01-21)
144"Alaskan Seal Rescue"UnknownUnknownJanuary 28, 2022 (2022-01-28)
155"Polar Bear Helicopter Hazing"UnknownUnknownFebruary 25, 2022 (2022-02-25)
166"Polar Bear Emergency Surgery"UnknownUnknownMarch 4, 2022 (2022-03-04)
177"Lynx Kidney Failure"UnknownUnknownMarch 11, 2022 (2022-03-11)
188"Polar Bear Brace"UnknownUnknownMarch 18, 2022 (2022-03-18)
199"Polar Bear Ice Release"UnknownUnknownMarch 25, 2022 (2022-03-25)
2010"Mom and Cubs Polar Bear Rescue"UnknownUnknownApril 1, 2022 (2022-04-01)

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