Describe what it was like working on this project, including writing the companion book.

Getting to know a region of the world is always a privilege and North America was no exception. Working in this genre of wildlife television means you really get time to be ambitious — to record new behavior and tell unfamiliar stories.

North America is a wonderfully diverse and varied continent, and, when it comes to the United States of America, with probably the best national park system on the planet. It’s too big for any one person to see it all in the time we had to film, but as a team we covered every corner of this exciting continent. The aim was to produce a "definitive" natural history series on North America and I’d like to think that all those involved with the series achieved just that. The book is one important element in that body of work.

What’s in store for people who purchase the North America book?

Natural history books can often read a little dry so I was keen that this one had more of our stories from the filming. There are plenty of facts and popular science but I’m hoping the team’s personal accounts will really bring it to life and make it a more interesting read.

Obviously, there’s only so much information you can get across in a television series so the book will give the reader just more detail. Finally — and this is hopefully be what will attract people thinking of buying the book in the first place — the publication has loads of great photos! Pictures of the continent’s iconic wildlife and wild places and behind-the-scenes pictures of the team in action.

What do the North America book and series ultimately say about our continent?

Phew — the first straightforward question! What the series and book says about North America is that the continent has staggering variety and diversity. I don’t think there’s another continent that’s quite as blessed in its range of habitats — it has them all from deserts to rainforests, dramatic coastlines to towering mountains.

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