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  1. Episode 1: Why Bees Are Important 53m Scientists and bee experts discuss the crucial role that honeybees, a "keystone species," play in our economy and ecosystems, as well as bees' fascinating social organization and what we…
  2. Episode 2: Best of Birds Dec 1, 2014 · 50m This pledge period special airs throughout December, 2014 and contains segments from 16 of Nature's films about birds.
  3. Episode 3: A Life Among the Clouds: A NATURE Short Film Dec 3, 2018 · 50m Join Lisa Dabek and her team with Woodland Park Zoo’s Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program as they journey into the remote cloud forests of Papua New Guinea. Meet one of the most elusive…
  4. Episode 4: Running With The Herd: A NATURE Short Film Dec 10, 2018 · 50m Biologist Jack Hogg has been studying a herd of wild bighorn sheep on Montana’s National Bison Range for more than 35 years. When Jack’s herd gets infected with a deadly form of pneumonia…
  5. Episode 5: Living with Snow Leopards – Tashi’s Story: A NATURE Short Film Dec 17, 2018 · 50m In the frigid Indian Himalayas, people manage to eke out a living alongside one of Asia’s most elusive cats: the snow leopard. Today there may be as few as 4,000 of these great cats…
  6. Episode 6: Spend An Hour in Snowy Yellowstone: Sights & Sounds Jan 7, 2020 · 1h Sit back, relax, and experience the animals, landscapes, and awe of Yellowstone National Park in winter.
  7. Episode 7: Great Moments with Nature's Filmmakers Mar 13, 1988 · 50m A five-year retrospective includes clips from The Flight of the Condor, Leopard: A Darkness in the Grass, Kingdom of the Ice Bear, Cats, The Gooneys of Midway, and Yellowstone in Winter…
  8. Episode 8: The Big Oyster | WILD HOPE Jun 12, 2023 · 28m New York Harbor was a haven of incredible underwater biodiversity—until centuries of pollution turned it into a cesspool. Today, an alliance of architects, restaurateurs, scientists, and…
  9. Episode 9: Beaver Fever | WILD HOPE Jun 12, 2023 · 28m The surprise return of beavers to the British countryside brings benefits and controversy for humans and wildlife alike. The work of these famously busy rodents increases local…
  10. Episode 10: Woodpecker Wars | WILD HOPE Jun 12, 2023 · 28m One of the most inspiring conservation stories in American history is playing out on, of all places, a live-fire training ground at Ft. Bragg Army base in North Carolina. There, an…
  11. Episode 11: Does Nature Have Rights? | WILD HOPE Jun 12, 2023 · 28m Ecuador is one of the most biodiverse places on the planet, yet its wild spaces are also among the most threatened. In 2008, the country became the first nation in the world to enshrine…
  12. Episode 12: The Beautiful Undammed | WILD HOPE Jun 12, 2023 · 28m Ten years after the largest dam removal in history—on the Elwha River, in Washington State—scientists are chronicling an inspiring story of ecological rebirth. Recovering salmon…
  13. Episode 13: Coffee for Water | WILD HOPE Jun 12, 2023 · 28m Decades of war and unsustainable agriculture have stripped almost half the trees from the rainforest atop Mozambique’s Mount Gorongosa. The devastation threatens the watershed that…
  14. Episode 14: Salamander of the Gods | WILD HOPE Jun 12, 2023 The axolotl—an amphibian with incredible regenerative abilities—is ubiquitous in pet stores, science labs and pop culture, yet almost extinct in the wild. Now, scientists and farmers in…
  15. Episode 15: Canine Conservationists | WILD HOPE Jun 12, 2023 · 28m Dogs are often thought of as humans’ best friends. But in Australia, they’re also being enlisted to save other species. Canine conservationists—and their sensitive noses—are helping…
  16. Episode 16: The Serpent's Lair | WILD HOPE Mar 14, 2024 · 12m In the face of extreme habitat loss, wildlife biologist Dr. Chris Jenkins puts an ambitious plan in motion to save two uniquely American reptiles, the eastern indigo snake and the gopher…
  17. Episode 17: Vertical Meadows | WILD HOPE Mar 14, 2024 · 8m As urban expansion quickly replaces natural habitats, façade engineer Alistair Law has discovered a new way to restore native ecosystems for pollinators and create natural spaces for us…
  18. Episode 18: Turtle Trackers | WILD HOPE Mar 14, 2024 · 11m Three species of sea turtles nesting in southeast Florida face a range of manmade threats. Thanks to conservation measures, loggerhead and green sea turtles are recovering, but…
  19. Episode 19: A Farm Goes Wild | WILD HOPE Mar 14, 2024 · 9m For years, Derek Gow worked his 400-acres in western England as a conventional sheep and cattle farm. But as both a farmer and conservationist, he knew that wasn’t right for nature. Now…
  20. Episode 20: Return of the Manatees | WILD HOPE Mar 14, 2024 · 16m Crystal River has long been a safe haven for the Florida manatee, but when an invasive algae wiped out the eelgrass that manatees need for food, the community rallied to restore the river…
  21. Episode 21: Coral Comeback | WILD HOPE Mar 14, 2024 · 11m Coral reefs around the world are threatened by rising ocean temperatures, but hope is growing off the coast of Hawaii. There, researchers at the Coral Resilience Lab selectively breed…
  22. Episode 22: Seabird Sanctuary | WILD HOPE Mar 14, 2024 · 11m All around the world, seabirds provide a critical link between land and sea. On Hawai’i, ecologists are working to protect two vital shearwater species that helped life first take hold…
  23. Episode 23: Birds on the Brink | WILD HOPE Mar 14, 2024 · 10m Hawai’i is home to a broad, beautiful array of bird species found only on its islands — like the stunningly diverse honeycreepers, many on the border of extinction. Now, a local team is…
  24. Episode 24: Rewilding Rio | WILD HOPE Mar 14, 2024 · 15m In the middle of Rio de Janeiro sits the world’s largest urban rainforest: Tijuca National park. To combat a century of deforestation and hunting, a team of researchers are repairing the…
  25. Episode 25: Gardener to Guardian | WILD HOPE Mar 14, 2024 · 13m Amid collapsing biodiversity worldwide, Mary Reynolds of Ireland is building a movement to turn gardeners into guardians of the planet by returning our own patch of land to nature and by…
  26. Episode 26: One Golden Chance | WILD HOPE Apr 8, 2024 · 10m The golden lion tamarin stands as a beacon of hope and survival in the face of extinction after an outbreak of yellow fever led to a loss of nearly a third of their wild population.
  27. Episode 27: Rebuilding a Forest | WILD HOPE Apr 22, 2024 · 16m In Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, Mauricio Ruiz has turned his love for nature into action by working with the community to reforest a critical stretch of the nation’s most endangered forest…
  28. Episode 28: Road Warriors | WILD HOPE May 13, 2024 · 9m Fernanda Abra leads a crucial conservation initiative along the roadways of Brazil, where vehicles annually kill about 475 million vertebrates — more than double the country's human…
  29. Episode 29: Jaguar Passage | WILD HOPE May 27, 2024 · 13m Jaguar populations are falling worldwide, but the big cats are thriving in Belize, where one-third of the Central American country is protected habitat — but even this paradise isn’t…
  30. Episode 30: The Frog Ark | WILD HOPE May 28, 2024 · 16m Many of the world’s most beloved frogs and amphibians are headed for extinction, but inside “The Ark” in Panama, some of those threatened species are given a fighting chance. Using…
  31. Episode 31: Protecting Paradise | WILD HOPE Jun 10, 2024 · 14m On Panama’s remote Pearl Islands, marine biologist Callie Veelenturf is using her research on endangered sea turtles to help the country enshrine the rights of nature into law — and help…
  32. Episode 32: America's BFF | WILD HOPE Jun 24, 2024 · 18m Black-footed ferrets, North America’s only native ferret, still depend on humans for survival. That’s why a dedicated team has engineered new and innovative tools to help them make it in…
  33. Episode 33: Unleaded | WILD HOPE Jul 8, 2024 · 13m Golden eagles are one of the largest raptors in North America, and their numbers are declining due to an unlikely poison: lead ammunition left behind by game hunters. Eagles scavenge on…
  34. Episode 34: The Great Ocean Cleanup | WILD HOPE Jul 22, 2024 · 15m Inventor Boyan Slat is on a mission to rid oceans of plastic. His team at The Ocean Cleanup designs and deploys systems that pull trash from the open ocean. Now, he’s stopping the…
  35. Episode 35: Cougar Crossing | WILD HOPE Aug 12, 2024 · 14m Los Angeles is well known for its celebrities, so when the fearless cougar P-22 gained fame for making its home in the midst of the city, he inspired an effort to build the world’s largest…
  36. Episode 36: Stork Sisters | WILD HOPE Aug 26, 2024 · 16m In the northeastern part of India, the greater adjutant stork has been considered an ill omen for generations, and the endangered bird has paid the price. Its breeding population here fell…
  37. Episode 37: AI of the Tiger | WILD HOPE Sep 9, 2024 · 15m In Madhya Pradesh, renowned as India’s “tiger state,” a team installs AI-integrated camera traps to reduce conflict and safeguard lives in a vital wildlife corridor home to 2 million…
  38. Episode 38: Whale Shark Homecoming | WILD HOPE Sep 23, 2024 · 17m Along the coast of Gujarat, India, a renowned spiritual leader is inspiring fishermen to become guardians of the world’s biggest fish: the endangered whale shark.
  39. Episode 39: Way of the Elephants | WILD HOPE Oct 7, 2024 · 15m Elephant migration corridors in India are a necessary thoroughfare for one of the planet’s largest animals — but when conflicts with human residents along these routes caught the attention…
  40. Episode 40: Pangolin Protectors | WILD HOPE Oct 21, 2024 · 12m Pangolins are amazing, bizarre, adorable creatures, but due to the demand for their scales on the illegal market, they’re also the most trafficked animal in the world. In order to turn the…
  41. Episode 41: Guano Gold | WILD HOPE Oct 28, 2024 · 9m Economic growth and wildlife conservation often run in conflict, but Mozambican scientist Cesária Huo hopes to support a new fully sustainable and economically viable model for harvesting…
  42. Episode 42: Mission Impossible | WILD HOPE Nov 18, 2024 · 40m It was a late-career epiphany that led “wacky genius” Pat Brown to abandon his academic career and commit himself to fighting global warming and biodiversity collapse. He did it, against…
  43. Episode 43: Building for Birds | WILD HOPE Apr 7, 2025 · 16m Millions of birds pass through our yards during their bi-annual migrations, but they face an invisible killer along the way: glass windows. In the US alone, an estimated one billion birds…
  44. Episode 44: Reclaiming Bear River | WILD HOPE May 12, 2025 · 17m Over 150 years after suffering the worst massacre in U.S. history, the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation has purchased their ancestral homeland — called Wuda Ogwa, or Bear River…