Each year, hundreds of critically endangered manatees are killed in U.S. waters by boats, disease and cold weather. 2006 was the worst year on record for manatee deaths 416 animals perished.
Singing louder than any animal on earth, humpback whales are famous for their haunting songs and jaw-dropping acrobatics. They were hunted to the brink of extinction until a moratorium on killing them was implemented in the 1960s.
Sharks are BIG business in adrenaline eco-tourism. And some thrill seekers deliberately pursue close encounters with deadly sharks without the protection of a cage. The bigger and more dangerous the shark, the better.
In this episode of Modern Migrations we've reached the end of the capture season. However, before we reflect on the seasons' high's and low's it is history in the making when we will attempt to relocate a black rhino cow AND her calf simultaneously!
Being one of Africa's Big 5, the Buffalo is an animal that requires a well-experienced team to capture and load. Bushbuck on the other hand proves to be much easier to capture...
The capture team is busy in Ithala Game Reserve where several warthogs need new pastures. Meanwhile an interesting small animal, called a “dassie' or rock hyrax is lured into traps as they are becoming a menace in the Ntshondwe camp area.
A baby elephant is abandoned by her herd in the wilds of Botswana's Okavango Delta.Saved from certain death by a bizarre chain of events, she forces herself into a very unusual, captive elephant herd.
A baby spider monkey named Infinity was stolen from the forest. After a 7-year rehabilitation, she is ready to return to the wild. She joins a makeshift group of orphaned monkeys and her newborn baby.
In trying to find a leopard in the vast desert landscape of southern Namibia, Marlice relies on the skills of Kiewiet - an expert Bushman tracker.
When Shona, the injured baby baboon orphan, is introduced to her new friends, things don't go all that smoothly.
Fourteen higly endangered Wild Dog pups arrive at Naankuse, Marlice, with the help of Zacheo meets this challenge head-on - in the meantime the leopard cubs are beginning to pose a danger to Zacheo.
Four helpless baby western lowlands gorillas were snatched from their mothers who had been killed by poachers. This film chronicles the steps of returning the ‘Taiping Four' to their home in Cameroon.,
Come walk with Africa's lions. Swati learns about the cruel practice of canned lion hunts and the people who are fighting to have it banned entirely.
Walk with leopards as Swati travels to the Cederburg mountains to learn about the cape leopard, to question what puts leopards in conflict with people and what the solutions to this conflict might be?
Enter the underwater golden forests and walk the beaches between the intertidal zones as Swati discovers the amazing but fast depleting biodiversity of the world's wildest coastline in the cape of storms.
Swati walks in the footsteps of the san, the early hunter gatherers of southern Africa. Come to !Khwa ttu, to learn about their history, culture and why they are some of the world's first passionate conservationists.
Can the African elephant evers be tamed? Is it possible to sustain an entire tourism industry based on them being domesticated? Swati walks with the elephants of Knysna park while these questions are asked.
Recently Priscilla bought an adopted boy pup from a rival gang to the Gosa Burrow. Unfortunately, his acceptance into the Gosa group was far from ideal. The rest of the gang went out and he was left alone at the burrow, struggling for his life.
The Gosa Gang have recently moved to a new home, close to the Gosa Dam where a rival family of meerkats live. In the quest for territorial dominance, a major meerkat standoff resulted in both gangs losing a member of their tribe.
Wild Ones draws inspiration from the rhythms of nature, delving into the wonders of the animal kingdom. This captivating series explores the diverse behaviors that define survival—hunting and feeding strategies, family bonds, defense tactics, and the intricacies of courtship and mating. Who reigns supreme in the wild? Discover the untold stories of nature's fiercest competitors and most fascinating creatures.