Bermuda and the Island?s endemic, endangered Cahow will be featured on one of Ireland?s top TV channels on Christmas day.

The documentary, titled ?Sceillig and Bermuda ? A Last Refuge?, was filmed on Nonsuch Island by a crew during six trips to Bermuda.

The documentary examines David Wingate?s commitment to resurrecting the population of the Cahow, also known as the the Bermuda Petrel, which was thought to be extinct for three hundred years. The Cahow is among the world?s rarest seabirds.

It parallel?s Dr. Wingate?s 40-year journey on Nonsuch Island to Dr. Oscar Merne?s efforts to revive the number of European Storm-Petrel on Sceillig Islands, off of County Kerry.

Dr. Merne was the head of the Irish National Parks and Wildlife Service until he retired a few years ago. The Sceillig Islands have become a haven and sanctuary for seabirds, in particular the storm-petrel. The size of the European Storm-Petrel population is not known because they only return to land to breed and choose remote islands such as the ones off of Kerry.

The Audubon Society joined forces with Castletown Productions for the documentary, which will air in Ireland on Christmas Day at 8.30 p.m.

Audubon Society president Andrew Dobson said he believes the documentary is an incredible ?coup? for the Bermuda.

?It will promote Bermuda in a very good light, not only the successful conservation story ? but marvellous footage of other aspects of Bermuda?s natural history and scenery,? he said. ?With a prime-time slot on Christmas Day, the audience will be huge. In fact the programme is being promoted as a ?Christmas Special? in Ireland.?

The documentary came about when Deirdre Brennan took a tour of Nonsuch Island with Dr. Wingate in 1998.

Upon her return to Ireland Ms Brennan, the documentary?s producer, asked internationally acclaimed wildlife film-maker ?amon de Buitl?ar to direct a documentary about the revival of Bermuda?s Cahow.

The two approached Ireland?s main television channel, RTE, who jumped at the chance to participate and asked for the documentary to involve the Irish Sceillig Islands.