Beavers used to be an integral part of the UK landscape but they were pushed t extinction over 400 years ago, hunted for their meat, oils and fur. With the loss of this species came the loss of balance and ultimately a less resilient environment. Restoring beavers helps with UK climate change and...
THE LAST STAND examines the urgent race to save the world's last remaining ancient forests and stop global warming. This emotive documentary, using the flashpoint of British Columbia's "Battle for the Trees" at Fairy Creek, examines the importance of keeping intact forest ecosystems: in North Am...
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
The Sturgeon - a creature of legend, hidden in the depths western Canada's Fraser River - a ghost in the water, a giant among us
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
The Chalgrove Brook is a chalk stream that rises in the Chiltern Hills and flows through the Oxfordshire countryside providing an important ecosystem for local wildlife - but the stream is now under threat
As severe floods become more common communities and researchers around Britain are exploring ways to work with rather than against nature to manage flood waters
Explores the island's remarkable ecosystems, how they came to be and how they are today. The forest may have all but disappeared, but the will to save what is left grows stronger by the day
Taken from the wild in Malaysia as a baby, Billy was transported to Los Angeles Zoo. There he was cruelly trained to do tricks to amuse the visitors.
Thirty years later, having led a mostly solitary life in the zoo, Billy exhibits symptoms of mental and physical distress.
This powerful film foll...
This film journeys through the natural environments of North America's Pacific Northwest - from volcanic mountain ranges, to coastal shorelines, open drylands and more. Within these diverse ecosystems, a variety of species have helped shape and maintain their own habitats. The natural environment...
