Plot Synopsis

OPERATION MANEATER is a one-hour series that follows veterinarian Mark Evans, as he uses high-tech solutions to address human-wildlife conflicts involving three deadly predators: the great white shark, Nile crocodile and polar bear. As more people are killed or maimed, more animals are killed in retaliation. Mark wants to find ways to break this circle of violence and protect both humans and animals. Each 60-minute episode focuses on a single predator, including: "Great White Sharks," which highlights Mark's travels to Western Australia, where seven people have been killed by sharks in the last three years and where Mark tests a new multi-spectral camera that spots sharks from the air -- even when they are hidden several meters underwater; "Polar Bears," which documents Mark's trip to the shores of Canada's Hudson Bay, where polar bears are causing havoc in isolated communities and where he works with wildlife officers to test an aerial drone early warning system, a military grade ultra-loud speaker to deter bears, and a controversial experiment to place meat out on the tundra to keep bears away from town; and "Crocodiles," which chronicles Mark's efforts at Namibia's Chobe River, the croc attack capital of the world, where he works with experts to train crocs to associate the sound of a bell with an electric shock.