NATURE | PBS
Summary: Now in its 31st season on PBS, NATURE has featured amazingly diverse wildlife and habitats and consistently worked with the world's foremost natural history filmmakers. In the process, the series has won nearly 400 awards, including Peabody and Emmy awards and the first honor ever bestowed on a television program by the Sierra Club. Now, NATURE podcasts offer behind-the-scenes perspectives from filmmakers and producers as well as program excerpts. Produced by Thirteen in association with WNET.ORG New York, NATURE airs on PBS each Sunday night at 8 pm (check local listings). For more information and interactive features including streaming video clips, an RSS feed, and polls, photo slideshows, and more, visit NATURE Online at www.pbs.org/nature.
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Podcasts:
Ecologist Chris Morgan spends time with a black bear family living in Anchorage, Alaska's urban mecca. "Bears of the Last Frontier: The Road North" premieres Sunday, May 15 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/bears-of-the-last-frontier/introduction/6524/
The Alaskan coast is home to some of the biggest bears in the world. "Bears of the Last Frontier: City of Bears" premieres Sunday, May 8 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/bears-of-the-last-frontier/introduction/6524/
Filmmaker Ginger Kathrens has been filming the life of the remarkable wild stallion, Cloud, since the day of his birth in 1995. In this chapter of his story, Cloud is one of two fathers who bring up each other's sons. The two sons mature and progress from playful youths into valid contenders for mares and bands of their own. Will one of them rise to take Cloud's place? "Cloud: Challenge of the Stallions" airs Sunday, April 24 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/cloud-challenge-of-the-stallions/introduction/936/
Within weeks after the bush fires of Black Saturday decimate over one million acres of land, the forests begin to regenerate. "Suvivors of the Firestorm" premieres Sunday, April 17 at 8 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/survivors-of-the-firestorm/introduction/6510/
Cuba's wildlife thrives with thousands of miles of unspoiled coastline, pristine wetlands, and forests. "Cuba: The Accidental Eden" airs Sunday, April 10 at 8 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/cuba-the-accidental-eden/introduction/5728/
Pelicans join forces, swimming in unison in the hopes of catching an afternoon snack. "Outback Pelicans" premieres Sunday, March 27 at 8 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/outback-pelicans/introduction/6438/
Exclusive interview - In this podcast, scientists and bee experts featured in the program 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 can do to reverse the decline of nature's pollinators. For more information, visit pbs.org/nature.For more information, visit pbs.org/nature.
Mother Gyrfalcon on the Hunt - Taking matters into her own talons, the mother falcon decides to leave the cliffs and go on the hunt. "White Falcon, White Wolf" airs Sunday, January 16 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/white-falcon-white-wolf/introduction/3323/
Fangs and Claws - Lion expert Dr. Flip Stander changes the battery of a GPS collar he uses to track a rare and elusive lioness in the Namib Desert -- and takes the opportunity to inspect her teeth and claws as well. Academy Award-winning actor F. Murray Abraham narrates. From The Desert Lions, airing on PBS Sunday, December 12 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/nature/desertlions
As a young boy, renowned reptile expert and conservationist Romulus ("Rom") Whitaker dreamed of finding dragons. Years later, the successful herpetologist decided to set out to discover the real-life origins of these mythical monsters. The Dragon Chronicles follows Rom as he journeys around the world, reimagining the lines between fact and fantasy, in search of the fabled beasts' contemporary counterparts. Airing on PBS Sunday, December 5 at 8 p.m. (check local listings) the NATURE episode For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/the-dragon-chronicles/introduction/4517/
Are Fisheries Guilty? - Steller's sea lions are disappearing. Despite other possible factors such as pollution, humpback whales depleting their main food sources, or predation by killer whales many people thought the fisheries had been caught with the smoking gun. Watch "A Mystery in Alaska" Sunday, November 28 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/alaska/
What Is a Wolverine? How much do you know about a wolverine? How much do others know? The wolverine is one of the least studied large mammals on Earth, but "Wolverine: Chasing the Phantom" reveals the character of this elusive animal and the people who study it. Wolverine: Chasing the Phantom premieres Sunday, November 14 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/wolverine-chasing-the-phantom/introduction/5759/.
As part of an ever popular international pet trade market, and incidentally along paths of human travel, many exotic animals have been removed from their native lands and landed where they are not necessarily welcome arrivals. Among these invasive species are a growing number of Burmese pythons, which have taken up residence in the wetlands of Florida, courtesy of overwhelmed pet owners and hurricane-hit animal warehouses. Watch Invasion of the Giant Pythons airs Sunday, October 31 at 8 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings) the NATURE episode For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/invasion-of-the-giant-pythons/introduction/5532
Filmmaker Susan Fleming describes the awe-inspiring sight of a massive crow roost and explains with infrared imagery how crows retain heat during the night. A Murder of Crows premieres Sunday, October 24 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/a-murder-of-crows/introduction/5838/.
Echo died of natural causes at the age of 65 in May of 2009, leaving the family she had cared for and guided for so long to face the worst drought ever recorded in Amboseli on their own. Echo: An Elephant to Remember premieres Sunday, October 17 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/echo-an-elephant-to-remember/introduction/5755/.
