Champions of the Wild Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• Amanda Vincent: Seahorses

  Amanda Vincent conducts long-term studies of seahorses.

• Andrew Bryant: Vancouver Island Marmots

  A Web site helps preserve Vancouver Island marmots.

• Anthony Sinclair: Serengeti Wildebeests

  Anthony Sinclair studies the migration and population patterns of wildebeests.

• Baboons

  Shirley Strum studies baboons in Kenya.

• Badger

  The Rocky Mountain Badger is becoming endangered because of development and an ever-growing network of roads.

• Bald Eagles

  Veterinarian Ken Langelier works to preserve the bald eagle's habitat.

• Barbados Vervet Monkeys

  A sanctuary protects green-vervet monkeys from local farmers.

• Bear Dogs

  A dog breed from Russia intimidates bears.

• Belugas
• Bengal Tigers of India

  Man works to save the Bengal tiger from extinction.

  Next on: Friday 11th December 6:30am EST - Animal Planet
• Bighorn Sheep

  Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep; mountain goats.

• Bill Barklow: Hippos of Uganda

  Biologist Bill Barklow discerns underwater sounds made by hippos.

• Bill Lishman: Sandhill and Whooping Cranes

  Bill Lishman guides a group of sandhill cranes to their winter migration grounds.

• Black and White Rhinos

  Couple forms a rhino sanctuary near Mount Kenya.

• Bonobos

  A bonobo expert trains the playful creatures to respond to voice commands.

• Capuchin Monkeys

  A primatologist probes the deaths of monkeys in Costa Rica.

• Caribou
• Cheetah

  Laurie Marker protects Namibia's cheetah population.

  Next on: Wednesday 16th December 6:00am EST - Animal Planet
• Chimpanzees of Uganda

  A conservation program for chimpanzees and red colobus monkeys is developed in Uganda.

  Next on: Wednesday 16th December 6:30am EST - Animal Planet
• Costa Rican Monkeys

  Linda Fedigan studies the social and predatory behaviors of Costa Rican monkeys.

  Next on: Monday 14th December 6:30am EST - Animal Planet
• Crocodile

  Mating crocodiles.

  Next on: Thursday 17th December 6:00am EST - Animal Planet
• Cuban Crocodile

  Cuban crocodiles may face extinction.

• Dale Miquellle: Siberian Tigers

  A biologist works to establish a refuge for Siberian tigers.

• Daniel Rubenstein: Grevy Zebras

  A naturalist in northern Kenya works to prevent Grevy zebras' extinction.

• David Sprague: Japanese Macaques

  David Sprague fights to preserve macaque monkeys in Japan.

• Dolphins

  Duo tries to free dolphins and killer whales from captivity.

• Dr. Gladys Kalema

  Dr. Gladys Kalema works to replenish Uganda's Semliki Wildlife Reserve.

• East Coast Right Whales
• Ed Hofman: Prairie Rattlesnake

  Wildlife biologist Ed Hofman protects prairie rattlesnakes.

• Elephant Seals
• Elephants

  Two women study an elephant society in Kenya.

  Next on: Tomorrow at 6:30am EST - Animal Planet
• Elk

  The townspeople of Banff frequently see Elk.

• George Schaller: Mountain Gorillas
• Giant Sea Turtles

  Man tries to prevent the slaughter of sea turtles in Guyana.

  Next on: Thursday 17th December 6:30am EST - Animal Planet
• Gibbons

  Biologist Dr. Warren Brockelman helps rehabilitate gibbons and other primates.

• Giraffes

  Bristol Foster spends decades creating identity tags for giraffes in Kenya.

  Next on: Monday 14th December 6:00am EST - Animal Planet
• Golden Lion Tamarins

  The fight to save golden lion tamarins from extinction.

• Gorillas

  A doctor convinces the Rwandan government to protect endangered mountain gorillas.

• Grevy's Zebra

  An ecologist researches the demise of Grevy's zebra in Africa.

• Grizzlies

  Wayne McCrory tries to save grizzlies of British Columbia.

• Hippo

  Hippos communicate underwater.

• Howard Quigley: Mountain Lions

  Thanks to Howard Quigley's research, mountain lions are a protected species.

• Humpback Whales
• Humpbacks

  Dr. Jim Darling studies the migration patterns of whales.

• Jaguars

  Alan Rabinowitz protects endangered cat species.

  Next on: Monday 21st December 6:00am EST - Animal Planet
• James Powell: Manatees

  James 'Buddy' Powell works to save endangered manatees from extinction.

• Japanese
• Japanese Macaque
• Japanese Macaques
• Jean Baulu: Barbados Vervet Monkey

  A wildlife reserve for monkeys deemed a nuisance was established in 1986.

• Jim Cosgrove: Giant Pacific Octopus

  Studies of the giant octopuses prove them surprisingly intelligent.

• John Krebs: Wolverines

  Wolverines in British Columbia find protectors.

• John McKenzie: Elk

  John McKenzie seeks to improve nature's balance between humans and elks near Banff National Park.

• Jonathan Wright and Gladys Kalema: Ugandan Kobs

  Uganda's Queen Elizabeth National Park.

• Joyce Poole: Elephants

  Joyce Poole is a leading elephant expert.

• Kangaroos

  Lynette Campbell and Marjorie Wilson run an orphanage for kangaroos near Sydney, Australia.

• Karelian Bear Dogs and Bears

  Dogs keep bears from wandering into parks in Montana.

• Kay Holecamp: Hyenas

  A doctor studies the social dynamics of a clan of spotted hyenas in Kenya's Masai Mara Reserve.

• Kenyan Wildlife Vet

  Dr. Tom deMarr cares for wild animals in Kenya's Ol Jogi Ranch.

• Killer Whales With Paul Spong

  Communicating with whales.

• Koalas

  An Australian foundation identifies and maps remaining koala habitats.

  Next on: Friday 18th December 6:30am EST - Animal Planet
• Komodo Dragon

  A Komodo dragon is powerful enough to bring down a water-buffalo.

• Komodo Dragons
• Lemurs

  Dr. Lisa Gould protects ring-tailed lemurs of Madagascar.

• Lions

  A man protects the lions of Tanzania.

  Next on: Friday 11th December 6:00am EST - Animal Planet
• Lions of Tanzania

  Naturalists follow an inbred lion community in the Ngorongoro Crater region of Tanzania.

• Lynx

  Clayton Apps is concerned that the lynx is disappearing from its habitat in the Rockies.

• Macaques

  A study of the behavior of macaques suggests new strategies for protecting the species.

• Manatee

  Fishing nets, outboard motors and habitat loss threaten the manatee.

• Manatees
• Marco Festa-Blanchett: Bighorn Sheep

  Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep face human and animal predators.

• Marmots

  Marmots.

• Menna Jones: Tasmanian Devils

  The world's largest marsupial carnivores have been poisoned and trapped into near-extinction.

• Moose

  Biologist straps on a bull-moose head and waits in the wild for curious herds to investigate.

• Mountain Gorillas

  Pascale Sicotte protects Rwanda's endangered mountain gorillas.

• Mountain Lions

  Findings on the behavior of mountain lions help protect the animals.

• Nancy Newhouse: Badgers

  Naturalist Nancy Newhouse fights for the survival of badgers in the Rocky Mountains.

• Nazinga Game Reserve

  A wildlife reserve in West Africa is home to an array of species.

  Next on: Tomorrow at 6:00am EST - Animal Planet
• Northern Elephant Seals

  A biologist studies northern elephant seals using remote underwater monitors.

• Octopus

  Jim Cosgrove studies the intelligence of the octopus.

• Ol Jogi

  Animals of Kenya's Ol Jogi Ranch.

• Orangutans

  Scientists study the habits of orangutans.

• Orcas

  Paul Spong campaigns to free a killer whale from San Diego's Sea World aquarium.

• Pandas

  Dr. Sue Mainka helps raise captive pandas at Wolong Reserve in China.

• Polar Bears

  Dan Guravich photographs the polar bear.

• Porcupine Caribou

  Development threatens the arctic habitat of the porcupine caribou.

• Przewalski's Horses of Mongolia

  A rare species of horse is being reintroduced into the wild in Mongolia.

• Putra Satrawan: Komodo Dragons

  The world's largest lizards grow to more than nine feet long and are able to bring down a water-buffalo.

• Rattlesnake

  The prairie rattlesnake population is dwindling.

• Rhinos
• Right Whales

  Debra Tobin and Moira Brown try to save the northern right whale.

• Ring-Tailed Lemurs

  Dr. Lisa Gould has studied the lemur of Madagascar for 15 years.

• Russell Andrews: Northern Elephant Seals

  Elephant seals.

• Sandhill Whooping Cranes

  Pilot helps distressed geese and cranes.

• Sea Otters

  Sea otters of British Columbia.

  Next on: Monday 21st December 6:30am EST - Animal Planet
• Seahorses

  Conservationists attempt to save the seahorse population of Southeast Asia.

• Serengeti Wildebeest
• Sharks

  Researchers try to change the world's negative perception of sharks.

• Siberian Tiger

  Scientists preserve a piece of forest for the Siberian tiger.

• Spotted Hyenas

  Hyenas are usually dismissed as vicious, skulking scavengers.

• St. Lawrence River Beluga Whales

  Robert Michaud campaigns to clean up the St. Lawrence Seaway to save its beluga whales.

• Sue Savage-Rumbaugh: Bonobos

  Sue Savage-Rumbaugh works to protect bonobos.

• Swift Foxes

  Clio Smeeton reintroduces the swift fox to Canadian prairies.

• Tarantulas

  Rick West studies, breeds and photographs tarantulas.

• Tasmanian Devil

  The world's largest marsupial carnivores are poisoned and trapped into near extinction.

• Tasmanian Devils
• Uganda Wildlife

  Wildlife in Uganda.

• Ugandan Kobs

  Mission to replenish Uganda's national parks.

• Vancouver Island Marmots

  A biologist crusades for the protection of Vancouver Island marmots.

• Vervet Monkeys
• Vince Crichton: Moose

  Canadian wildlife biologist Vince Crichton studies moose.

• White & Black Rhinoceros

  One man is credited with saving the black rhinoceros population from extinction.

  Next on: Tuesday 15th December 6:30am EST - Animal Planet
• Wild Beasts
• Wild Dog

  Dr. Gus Mills studies the social behavior of the endangered wild dog.

  Next on: Friday 18th December 6:00am EST - Animal Planet
• Wild Dogs of Africa

  Biologist Gus Mills tracks South Africa's endangered wild dogs.

• Wild Horses

  Przewalski's horses.

  Next on: Tuesday 15th December 6:00am EST - Animal Planet
• Wildebeest

  Wildebeest migrations determine an area's entire ecosystem.

• Wildlife Vet
• Wolverines
• Wolverines

  A wolverine expert studies and protects the little-known species around the globe.

• Wolves

  Paul Paquet examines the effects of civilization on wolves.

• Zebras