The Hawaii islands are one of the most isolated island chains in the world, the species here have evolved into an incredible array of organisms that have helped shape the landscape. Sadly the challenges of the arrival of humans, Hawaii is now known as the worlds extinction capital. As populations...

The Spanish imperial eagle is one the the rarest animals on the planet. On the brink of extinction, the last specimens they live on the Iberian peninsular surrounded by strict protection measures. Its population is distributed by the areas where rabbits are most abundant, which constitutes the ba...

MPG Ranch Montana, USA, and the team head up a study and rehabilitation program for Golden Eagles. Specifically addressing their decline and the investigation into the lead in their blood.

migration

Alex helps Koko install a new home for some hornbills, Borneo's most recognisable birds, high up in the forest canopy

A professionally animated episode from the Planet Bonehead TV show. In this parody of STAR TREK, Cpt Bonehead and his crew on board the VERTIBRISE get an anonymous hail telling them that JP Rothbone and his Sniveling Cronies have captured all the birds of prey in the area. With no birds of prey a...

A small colony of 'Little Penguins' live on Penguin Island off the coast Perth, Western Australia.
The island has a Discovery Centre which treats and houses penguins that have been injured, orphaned or abandoned, usually as chicks

Thirty years ago the toki, also known as the iconic crested ibis, became extinct in the wild in Japan. Dedicated scientists have since, with some difficulty, managed to breed the last remaining birds in captivity and to return their off-spring to the wild