Since the 1980s, Ian Redmond has been researching an unusual and endangered elephant population in the Mount Elgon area.
This population, of which the matriarch Kali is a member, consists of savannah elephants that have adapted to living in the mountain forests. They are now isolated after human...

Nature is in crisis, with many issues striking closer to home than we might think. 45% of British mammals are now deemed at risk, a quarter threatened with extinction. One of our rarest native species, the water vole, was once a riverbank regular but today it’s the UK’s fastest declining mammal.
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Rhett Butler founded Mongabay.com in 1999 with the mission of raising interest in and appreciation of wild lands and wildlife. For the first ten years of the project, he operated Mongabay on his own, publishing thousands of stories and tens of thousands of photos.
Today Rhett Butler serves as ed...

The annual monarch butterfly migration to Mexico is at risk, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has l. Together, local communities and World Wildlife Fund have made significant progress toward protecting monarch butterflies' habitat in the alpine forests that the butter...

‘My Sweet Paro’ captures an emotional journey through the lens of a heartwarming documentary by Wildlife SOS. The film sensitively portrays the rapport forged between Baburam, a devoted caregiver, and the 74-year-old Suzy, a blind elephant, who he lovingly calls ‘Paro’.
Having worked for over 50 ...

Ian Redmond talks to Primate Podcast guest Dr Elodie Freymann who researches how wild chimpanzees use plants as medicine.
Elodie spent 9 months observing chimpanzees in Uganda to gather behavioral and pharmacological information on these medicinal plants, specifically on their ingestion of tree ...

The gray wolf was reintroduced to America's first national park in 1995, more than a century after it was eradicated from the Yellowstone region. As these Yellowstone wolves began to thrive again in the wild, so did controversy. Watch this short film to learn more about the conservation challenge...

The fishing cat locally known as ‘Baghrol’ are endangered wild cats which are also the state animal of West Bengal.
Found in the wetland terrains of eastern India, these nocturnal cats are carnivores predators, twice the size of a domestic cats, who mainly prey on fishes. Due to their likeness o...

The Hearts of Bwindi develops its story by intertwining a visually stunning showcase of biodiversity, intimate character portraits of dedicated wildlife rangers, and the empowering role of local communities in conservation. This film is a poetic celebration of the remarkable biodiversity of Bwind...

The Orianne Society has determined one apex predator to be of vital importance to the Appalachian region, yet it is facing tremendous challenges towards its conservation. It is an animal that we have felt threatened by, and have demonized for centuries, compromising our own capacity for understan...

Southern Africa is a snake paradise but unfortunately, not everyone loves snakes. Snakes Heroes asks: 'How did you become interested in snakes?'
In episode 1, we meet a small tightly-knit group of snake experts who are working towards creating a brighter future for these highly misunderstood anim...

When Azzedine Downes became President and CEO of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) in 2012, one thing was clear to him: "Talking to people who already agreed with us just isn’t enough to get real results."
As IFAW’s Executive Vice President since 1997, Azzedine had worked closely w...

In 2012, the largest spawning aggregation of squaretail groupers was discovered in the waters of the tiny island of Bitra, in the Lakshadweep archipelago, India. This opened up an important dialogue about marine conservation in India.
Local fishermen and the local governing council decided to pr...

Amongst the hustle and bustle of Kuala Lumpur city lies Bukit Serdang, an isolated forest, home to one of our closest living relatives.
Gibbons live in small family groups and mated pairs sing duets every morning in a coordinated fashion, but this isolated forest only has one song.
With help fr...

In Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Southwestern Uganda, growing conflict with people puts the local population of Mountain Gorillas at risk.
In her struggle to protect them, one veterinarian discovers that the similarities between the two communities threatening to destroy them both.
Director: Hugh...

Return to Freedom rescues mustangs from US government holding pens and places them in sanctuaries across California. Now drought and over grazing is threatening their ranch- and they must find solutions which may also help wild horses on the range.
Today in America, wild horses are in peril, as t...

In "Heart of the Sea," Bermudian scientists, poets, and political leaders take us on a journey through the mysteries and wonders of Bermuda's oceans and the threats they face due to climate change.

The film bridges past and present, delving into the island’s underwater shipwrecks, now teeming w...

Beneath the waves lies another world, one of strange beauty and deep secrets. Dr Tasha Philips explore a mysterious, endangered creature that despite reaching 12m in length, usually swims by the UK shores unnoticed, the basking shark.

Travelling with the sharks on their northerly migration, form...

Guardian of the Sea Lions" is a film centred around Janet Ledingham, an 83 year-old woman who voluntarily collects data on sea lions, a nationally vulnerable species, for the New Zealand Sea Lion Trust. It is both informative and inspiring as we learn about Janet’s passion for sea lions and her r...

On the 12 square mile island of Carriacou, Grenada a team of scientists, fishermen and a wildlife veternarian assemble. They're here to conduct the first ever in-water survey of hard-shelled sea turtle around the island. With no prior data to go off of, they only have the local knowledge of beach...

Monty Roberts is a real-life horse whisperer—an American original whose gentle "Join-Up" training method reveals the depth of communication possible between human and animal. He's sold six million books, was friends with the Queen of England, and is idolized by generations of horse lovers.
Monty ...

Several widespread wildfires have occurred in the western United States in recent years, impacting many of our urban-wildland communities. At Pepperwood Preserve in Sonoma County, California, two major wildfires separated by only two years have burned through the landscape. How will this fire-ada...

Longleaf Forever is a short documentary film that plunges viewers into one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems on the planet. Home to hundreds of rare plants and animals, longleaf pine forests once covered 90 million acres in the American South. Today, conservationists and land managers a...