The most important moment of an animal’s life is its birth. The newborn emerges from dark safety to find anxious parents clucking or mewing. The first hours are some of the most dangerous. This film follows the birth and first day of several species, from marmoset to moose to elephant and gorilla. It is a film of miniature drama and huge spectacle, and comes to some surprising conclusions about human beings.
Watch Nature Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 7pm.
Richard Proenneke lived the fantasy of many. He settled in a pristine area of Alaska that was unchanged by man, roaming through a wilderness where few humans had passed. His experience is captured in a video diary.
The historic nuclear accident at Chernobyl is now 25 years old. Filmmakers and scientists set out to document the lives of the packs of wolves and other wildlife thriving in the “dead zone” that still surrounds the remains of the reactor.
Watch Nature Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 7pm.
Watch Radioactive Wolves on PBS. See more from Nature.
Central Idaho’s Frank Church – River of No Return Wilderness is the largest contiguous wilderness area in the lower 48 States. Endless rugged mountains, wild rivers, forests and deep canyons define this land — home to numerous species of wildlife, including wolves, who have just returned after 50 years of near absence. A young couple, Isaac and Bjornen Babcock, chose this wilderness for their year-long honeymoon. But what begins as a romantic adventure becomes something much greater for the couple — and a tale of hope and celebration for every life trying to make it in the unforgiving heart of the wilderness.
Watch Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 7pm.
Watch River of No Return – Preview on PBS. See more from Nature.
