10 Episode(s) of this Podcast:
Published: 2008-11-21 08:37:47
In Senegal, the recent discovery of a group of woodland chim
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In Senegal, the recent discovery of a group of woodland chimps sharpening sticks and using them like spears to hunt is rocking the primatology world. First reported by National Geographic Emerging Explorer Jill Pruetz, these savanna dwelling chimps, named the Fongoli group, may provide the most unique insight yet into the study of evolution, early hominids and our earliest ancestors.
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Published: 2008-11-14 10:25:05
For many African boys, becoming a man is part of a very spec
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For many African boys, becoming a man is part of a very special, and in some cases painful, rite of passage. Wild Chronicles gains inside access to the manhood ceremony of Kenya’s Samburu tribe, a rarely seen ritual that happens about once every 14 years.
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Published: 2008-11-07 08:55:16
Seen as a valuable commodity in the logging and tourist indu
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Seen as a valuable commodity in the logging and tourist industries of Thailand, Asian elephants are often bought and sold by traders and then subjected to brutal training methods. The demand for young calves has led to poaching from the tiny wild population that remains. Wild Chronicles visits a sanctuary for troubled and abused elephants and meets the dedicated conservationists intent on rescuing and protecting these beleaguered giants.
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Published: 2008-11-03 13:53:47
Canada’s boreal forest, one of the largest intact forests on
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Canada’s boreal forest, one of the largest intact forests on Earth, is the nesting ground for nearly 300 different species of birds, but the health of the forest is under threat. With only eight percent of the boreal designated as protected land, Wild Chronicles and the Pew Environment Group search for a big picture solution that will keep the boreal forest for the birds.
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Published: 2008-10-15 10:51:25
When it comes to the majestic bluefin tuna, something smells
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When it comes to the majestic bluefin tuna, something smells a bit fishy. Once a behemoth of the sea, today bluefins appear to be shrinking – and it may be because of over-fishing. National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle teams with conservationists in Japan to try to bring these giants back from the brink.
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Published: 2008-10-15 10:48:30
For National Geographic photographer Nick Nichols, sometimes
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For National Geographic photographer Nick Nichols, sometimes the toughest part of the job isn’t getting the perfect shot. Surviving the environment he is photographing can prove the ultimate challenge. Wild Chronicles follows Nichols into the Congo’s Ndoki National Park where the bugs will eat you alive and the wilderness is in complete control.
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Published: 2008-10-15 10:44:30
Considered a symbol of luck and prosperity, Panama’s golden
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Considered a symbol of luck and prosperity, Panama’s golden frog is an important part of this country’s natural heritage. But a deadly fungus is spreading like a plague through the forest and the situation is critical for these tiny frogs. Wild Chronicles joins some intrepid researchers going to extraordinary lengths to save these endangered creatures from extinction.
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Published: 2008-10-03 13:30:23
The return of spring to the Yellowstone River in Wyoming bri
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The return of spring to the Yellowstone River in Wyoming brings a flurry of wildlife activity. Swarms of newly-hatched insects provide an ample food supply for hungry fish swimming upstream to spawn. And the fish themselves are being hunted by even more tenacious predators, as no animal is ever quite safe in Yellowstone’s wilderness.
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Published: 2008-09-25 19:00:00
In the southern reaches of the Arabian Desert lies the Empty
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In the southern reaches of the Arabian Desert lies the Empty Quarter, a brutally hot, arid landscape that covers a quarter of a million square miles. A trio of adventurers and their guides attempt to retrace a fifty-year-old route across this scorched environment on camelback, ever mindful of the towering, shifting sand dunes and the relentless heat.
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Published: 2008-09-22 10:56:59
The African nation of Mauritania borders the largest desert
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The African nation of Mauritania borders the largest desert in the world, the Sahara. Westward expansion of the desert is encroaching upon the nation, threatening to swallow homes, farms and everything else in its path. Until recently, local residents had nowhere to run from the sands. Thanks to the acacia tree, they may not need to run any longer.
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