Victoria wildlife conservationist Connel Bradwell wanted to know more about queer behaviour in the animal kingdom. The result of that curiosity is the new documentary Animal Pride: Nature ’s Coming Out Story.

Directed by Rio Mitchell, the documentary is now available on CBC Gem just as Pride season kicks into gear.

“As a gay wildlife conservationist, I’ve always been deeply connected to nature, but I never really encountered any information about queerness in the natural world. I’ve studied wildlife for years, yet it wasn’t until I saw same-sex behaviour in orcas that I realized how little I knew,” Bradwell told Postmedia via email.

“That moment was a wake-up call, I’d been so focused on the more familiar aspects of nature that I missed a whole world of diversity right in front o

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