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The National Right whale deaths due in part to abundance of food
Scientists were able to track the whales' movements, as well as the plankton they feed on, using little robots. Now their focus is on why the whales' food is suddenly so abundant in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and what role climate change has played.
- 2018
- 00:02:30
- 9-12
- Added on: 08/03/2018
News in Review - January 2018 Facing Extinction: What’s Killing the Mysterious Right Whale?
2017 was the deadliest year on record for North American right whales since they became a protected species over 80 years ago. Through the summer, 15 right whales were discovered dead — most in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. This magnificent and mysterious animal is already facing extinction with fewer than 500 of the species left in the world. So ...
- 2018
- 00:11:33
- 9-12
- Added on: 01/26/2018
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The National Grizzly bears threatened by trains in Banff
With the grizzly bear population at a critical low in the Banff National Park, the greatest danger the bears face is being hit by a train. This report from The National looks at remarkable efforts being made to keep remaining grizzlies safe.
- 2017
- 00:08:27
- 13-14
- Added on: 11/17/2017
The Nature of Things Manufacturing the Wild
What if we could make new wilderness? Even new wild creatures? For generations, we've tried to preserve wilderness, and the amazing creatures that live there. But what if we could bring back the wild of the ancient past? A radical new movement called Rewilding aims to do just that.
- 2015
- 00:43:52
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/15/2016
Wild Mississippi Deep Freeze
This blue-chip natural history special is the first of three episodes that take us on a wild journey down the Mississippi to reveal a river you only think you know. Beginning in the fall at the very head of the river, we follow its path to find hungry wolves, freezing bobcats, warring bald eagles, hapless porcupines and phantom owls that ...
- 2011
- 00:45:02
- 9-12
- Added on: 02/02/2016
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Wild Mississippi Raging Waters
As spring breaks along the Mississippi, melting snow and ice create a flood of epic proportions. For fish, high water comes as a blessing, nourishing the banks with rich soils and allowing easy passage to breeding grounds. But others aren't so lucky. The deluge washes beavers and birds out of their homes, leaving them vulnerable to a host of forest ...
- 2011
- 00:45:02
- 9-12
- Added on: 02/02/2016
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Wild Mississippi Delta Blues
Our romance with the Mississippi River heats up as we head south. She joins with an even more flooded Ohio River to form a union of destruction that challenges man and beast alike. At the headwaters, when we started this love affair with the river, we agreed to go all the way come hell or high water – now we ...
- 2011
- 00:45:02
- 9-12
- Added on: 02/02/2016
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Wild Hawaii Land of Fire
National Geographic takes us on an untamed journey to Hawaii, a place that through alchemy of fire, ice and water has transformed itself from a volcanic wasteland into a paradise on earth. Beginning around 30 million years ago, the Hawaiian archipelago slowly emerged from the sea, a volcanic wasteland. How these islands transformed themselves into paradise is a story that ...
- 2013
- 00:44:02
- 9-12
- Added on: 02/02/2016
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Wild Hawaii Secrets of the Deep
Hawaii was born of fire into a world of water that has become as unique and spectacular as the islands themselves. This world for the most part remains hidden, secreted beneath the waves. Here creatures great and small struggle to live, while battling the lava, currents and one another in an epic tale of survival.
- 2013
- 00:44:00
- 9-12
- Added on: 02/02/2016
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Expedition Wild Wolverine King
Casey Anderson finds himself on "mission impossible" – a quest to film an elusive animal whose legend is almost larger than life: the wolverine.
- 2011
- 00:44:58
- 13-14
- Added on: 01/15/2016
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Expedition Wild Grizzly vs. Polar Bear
Casey Anderson embarks on a fact-finding mission to the Arctic in the hopes of solving one of the natural world's most intriguing new mysteries.
- 2011
- 00:45:02
- 13-14
- Added on: 01/15/2016
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Expedition Wild Black Bear Invasion
Casey embarks on an all-out quest to find black bears in the wild country of Maine's "Big Woods".
- 2011
- 00:45:02
- 9-12
- Added on: 01/15/2016
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Expedition Wild Yellowstone Scavengers
Casey plunges headlong into a covert-ops wildlife stakeout: several weeks of filming to determine the ultimate scavenger in a gladiator-style contest.
- 2011
- 00:45:02
- 13-14
- Added on: 01/15/2016
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Expedition Wild Grand Canyon Safari
Casey Anderson heads to the Grand Canyon for an adventure – a trek that will take him from the California Condor to the Grand Canyon rattlesnake.
- 2011
- 00:45:02
- 9-12
- Added on: 01/15/2016
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Earth: A New Wild Home
In Bangladesh, every week on average, someone is killed by a tiger. Sanjayan surveys tiger territory with scientists who are trying to find out why these tigers are more aggressive than elsewhere. But in the strangest twist, Sanjayan also discovers that fear of tigers is actually protecting the mangrove forests which provide much of the country with protection from storms ...
- 2014
- 00:44:00
- 13-14
- Added on: 01/15/2016
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Earth: A New Wild Forests
Dr M. Sanjayan travels into the Amazon’s “Intangible Zone” with a team of scientists who believe it could be the most bio-diverse place on earth. Despite being virtually “off the map”, there are still people here: Waorani, who are fierce defenders of the forest against outsiders. They help the scientists reveal the forest’s deepest scientific secrets. But seeing how people live ...
- 2014
- 00:44:00
- 13-14
- Added on: 01/11/2016
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Earth: A New Wild Plains
The plains are home to the greatest gatherings of animal life on the planet. But today these wild grasslands – along with the iconic species that live here – are among the most endangered places on Earth. As we humans continue to fight for space with wildlife, Dr M. Sanjayan makes it his mission to find a solution to the battle ...
- 2014
- 00:44:00
- 13-14
- Added on: 01/11/2016
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Alaska Wing Men Escape from Bear Island
It’s time for Don Lee to teach his student, Amy – a former peace studies major – the finer points of gunplay and how to shoot and kill a charging bear!
- 2011
- 00:45:00
- 13-14
- Added on: 12/21/2015
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News in Review - October 2015 Rhino Wars: Saving Africa's Gentle Giants
Despite surviving millions of years on this planet, the African Rhino could become extinct within the next 10 years. Sought after for the mythical properties of their horn, rhino poaching is as lucrative as drug dealing. The rhino kill rate has now surpassed the birth rate and conservationists are struggling to win this battle.
- 2015
- 00:15:36
- 13-14
- Added on: 10/14/2015
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The Nature of Things Safe Haven for Chimps
Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives, it’s a well-known fact. But what does that really mean? For many decades, it meant that chimpanzees were used as substitutes for humans in labs. Despite everything we've learned about their social intelligence, wide-ranging emotions, non-verbal communication and tool use, we've continued to subject chimps to medical research. This is the touching story of ...
- 2015
- 00:44:14
- 13-14
- Added on: 09/02/2015
1000 Days for the Planet The Victims of Palm Oil
Large-scale deforestation of tropical forests for palm oil production is a growing problem that threatens the survival of huge numbers of animals and plants, many already on the verge of extinction. In Indonesia almost two million hectares of forest disappear every year. That's equivalent to six football fields being flattened every minute. Oil from palm trees is currently found in ...
- 2014
- 00:42:43
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/16/2015
1000 Days for the Planet Cyanide-laced Fish and Other Tasty Hazards
The waters of Indonesia teem with a huge variety of fish but the rapid degradation of coral reefs is threatening many species that are unique in the world. Illegal practices such as blast fishing and cyanide fishing are enormously destructive. The demand for live capture of exotic fish is a real threat to the future of many species. Exported for ...
- 2014
- 00:42:43
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/16/2015
1000 Days for the Planet Global Climate Disruption
The Galapagos Archipelago is a model of conservation in the Pacific Ocean. Its remarkable diversity of marine species is explained by the upwelling of cold ocean currents. But an increasingly common climatic anomaly occurring far out to sea is killing life. It's El Niño. Scientists believe that climate change could cause the frequency and severity of this climatic phenomenon to ...
- 2014
- 00:42:43
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/16/2015
1000 Days for the Planet Sumatra’s Elephants
The Indonesian island of Sumatra is home to one of the most critically endangered animals on the planet: the Sumatran elephant. But the wholesale destruction of tropical forests has wiped out their natural habitat. Even National Parks, created to protect the few remaining elephants, tigers, and orangutans are overrun with poachers. In a move to prevent their extinction, the World ...
- 2014
- 00:42:43
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/16/2015
1000 Days for the Planet The Last Orangutans of Sumatra
On the island of Sumatra, in Indonesia, an iconic species is barely hanging on. Orangutans are considered critically endangered. The massive wave of deforestation for oil palm production shows no sign of slowing down. Theoretically protected, the island's precious peat lands are being chewed up. Whole forests are set on fire killing every living thing in this paradise of biodiversity. ...
- 2014
- 00:42:43
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/16/2015
