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 America, the Amazon and around the world. Narrated by esteemed actor and environmental advocate Peter Coyote, forest defenders, frontline protestors and experts speak about the impact trees and plants have on our atmosphere, including carbon sequestration and providing oxygen for us to breathe.
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
