Episodes
A rare pale tiger spotted in India, owl poaching on the rise in Indonesia, problems for the UK’s lynx reintroduction, two exciting wolf litters, a whale of an encounter in Tasmania, and silverback gorillas show off their grey hair! All this and more in this week’s roundup of nature news!
RARE SIGHTING
GOING UP
MOLE LIZARD
HEDWIG HUNT
SILVER FOX
WHALE TALE
TAWNY TIGER
PLANS HALTED
PUPDATES
BEAR BRAWL
Published 07/10/17
Ten more elephants poached in Zimbabwe, cockatoos learn to drum, a surprise humpback encounter, a close call with orcas, and dragonfly wings may be ‘alive!’ Get these stories and more in this week’s roundup of nature news.
ELEPHANTS POACHED
COCKATOO DRUMMERS
‘SPUNKY’ STILL ALIVE
RAPTOR IMPERSONATORS
WONDROUS WINGS
ORCAS AHOY
SURPRISE HUMPBACK
PLANKTON IN PERIL
HAND-RAISED WOLVES
COYOTE RAIDERS
Published 07/03/17
Snow leopard cubs given protections in Qinghai, another captive rhino poached, a new frog discovered in the Western Ghats and a crafty sea turtle thwarts a tiger shark attack. Get these stories and more in this week’s recap of nature news!
CAPTIVE RHINO POACHED
CONSERVATION DEDICATION
FRAIDY CATS
QINGHAI CUBS
EXTINCTION TRIAGE
ROOT RUSE
NEW FROG
CHAMELEON TRIO
TURTLE GRAVEYARD
CRAFTY MOVES
Published 06/26/17
Leonardo DiCaprio teams up to save the vaquita, a familiar albino dolphin reappears, snake venom could save heart patients, first Balkan lynx cub photographed in over a decade, and Russia’s biggest bird returns to the skies. Get these stories and more in this week’s recap of wildlife news!
MOVES IN MYANMAR
VAQUITA BACKUP
COLOURLESS CALF
TORTOISE RETURN
SNAKE SAVIOURS
GREY SEAL RECOVERY
INVASIVE HOTSPOTS
FANNING SPIDER
BALKAN LYNX CUB
RUSSIA’S BIG BIRD
Published 06/20/17
A thought-to-be-extinct robber frog found after 31 years, two secretary birds on the run in North Carolina, an update on the Sea of Cortez white shark, and an ancient bird preserved in amber! All this and more in your weekly roundup of nature news!
SHARK UPDATE
OCTO WARTS
DOLPHIN CAM
ROBBER FROG RETURNS
RUNAWAY RAPTORS
FOSSIL BIRD
GOODBY TO PUNTUNG
LEOPARD FALL
COUGAR CAMERA TRAP
Published 06/12/17
A new species of glass frog discovered, the secret of cane toad skin revealed, rare footage of brittle stars, and a rare white moose. Get these stories and more in this week’s recap of wildlife news!
NEW GLASS FROG
FLYING ADDITION
MOBY MOOSE
WHITE WOLF REWARD
BRITTLE STAR BATTLE
CROCODILIAN CANNIBALISM
SEA-CUKE KERFUFFLE
SALTY SKIN
ROO RESCUE
TURTLES ON A "ROCK"
Published 06/05/17
Cheetahs are reintroduced to Malawi, Nepal burns more than 4,000 confiscated wildlife parts, a megamouth shark dies in Japan, and a tense whale clash. All this and more in this week’s recap of wildlife news!
NEPAL TRADE BURN
TUSKERS RETURN
CHEETAHS IN MALAWI
MEGAMOUTH DIES
DOLPHIN DILEMMA
WHY BIG WHALES
CETACEAN CLASH
RARE TURTLES
DON’T FEED THE SEA LIONS
DOUBLE BOGEY
Published 05/29/17
The Vancouver aquarium ends its dolphin programme, trouble for yellow-eyed penguins, over 300 tortoises seized in a poaching bust, a rare dolphin behaviour and dogs team up to save koalas! All that and more in this week’s roundup of nature news.
VANCOUVER DOLPHIN BAN
TAIL WALKERS
NZ PENGUIN TROUBLE
TIGER SNAKE SURPRISE
VINTAGE VENOM
SNOW LEOPARD SPLIT
TORTOISE BUST
HOBBIT LIZARD
WHITE WOLF UPDATE
DOWN UNDER DOG
Published 05/22/17
A rare cat spotted in Borneo, scientists discover a new use for narwhal tusks, mountain bikers encounter a bear on the trail and an update on spirtle the sunburned dolphin. All that and more in this week’s recap of wildlife news!
SKYSCRAPER TROUBLE
NARWHAL MULTITOOL
SPIRTLE SIGHTING
ALBINO APE
BORNEO BAY CAT
BIKER CHASED BY BEAR
GIRL PRIES OPEN JAWS OF ALLIGATOR
GREAT WHITE PART
Published 05/15/17
Scientists count albatrosses from space, noise pollution hits US national parks, a freaky eyeball parasite controls its victims and wolves return to Denmark. All that and more in this week’s recap of wildlife news!
BOOST FOR RHINOS
WOLVES IN DENMARK
EYEBALL SQUATTER
COURTSHIP CLASH
WHALE VS. WHALE
DRAGON BITE
WE’RE TOO LOUD
MUNCHING MONKEY
SPACE BIRDS
ANGRY HIPPO ATTACKS CAR
Published 05/08/17
A huge great white gorges on a dead whale, rare Amur leopard cubs spotted, the first Mexican wolf born through artificial insemination and whales help us learn about changing oceans. All that and more in your weekly blast of nature news!
BISON BABY
MEXICAN WOLF INSEMINATION
RHINO TINDER
DOLPHIN DEED
WHALE VS. WHALE
WHITE SHARK FEAST
RARE AMUR CUBS
WHALE’S EYE VIEW
CARCASS CLASH
Published 05/01/17
Frog skin fights the flu, blue whales are picky eaters, 50 new spiders Down Under and a first-ever look at jungle puppies. All that and more in your 2-minute recap of wildlife news!
FROG VS. FLU
GIANT SHIPWORMS
BLUE WHALE MEAL
ROCK THE BOAT
FIRST JUNGLE PUPPIES
ANCIENT DIGS
50 SPIDERS
FOXES SURGE IN ENGLAND
LION RIDE
Published 04/24/17
Komodo dragon blood could help us heal wounds, a rare orca predation, one of Yellowstone’s famous wolves is euthanized, and good news for manatees. All that and more in your 2-minute roundup of nature news!
KOMODO BLOOD
SAWFISH MATING GROUNDS
SAWFISH SCANDAL
WEDDEL SEAL COUNT
MANATEES HOLD ON
ELEPHANT SCANDAL
FAMOUS WOLF EUTHANIZED
BIRD BOUNCES BACK
DEEP SEA VISITOR
HAMMER TIME
Published 04/18/17
An update on Hesheng the panda, new uses for leeches, snake sex gets wild, a rare wild dog rediscovered and the search for an “extinct” echidna. All that and more in your weekly roundup of nature news.
GOODBYE TO HESHENG
LEARNING WITH LEECHES
BEAR TRACKER
ECHIDNA SEARCH
WILD DOG RETURNS
GATOR GOLF
SNAKE SEX
SQUID VS. SQUID
SUPERSIZE SURPRISE
EGG THIEF
Published 04/10/17
A new white shark nursery discovered, an elephant rescue in Cambodia, a troubling fungus hits bats in Texas and we’ve finally figured out why guillemot chicks take their famous leap of faith. All that and more in this week’s roundup of nature news!
WORLD'S LARGEST DINOSAUR FOOTPRINTS
SHARK GOES SWIMMING
BABY SHARKS IN BAJA
CHICK CLIFF JUMPING
RARE TIGER CUBS
COOK STRAIT CALLS
NEW SNAKE SPECIES
BOMBER BARRICADE
BAT-KILLING FUNGUS IN TEXAS
LIONS VS. CALF
Published 04/03/17
Sad news about Thailand’s coin-swallowing turtle, an injured tiger cub on the road to recovery, the contagious laughter of kea parrots and some exciting species discoveries you should know about. All that and more in this week’s roundup of nature news.
TIGER ON THE MED
BALD EAGLE BAN
CLIMBING CRABS
FROG FOUND
LONG LIVING CHIMPS
PARROT LAUGHS
COIN TURLE DIES
SPRING BREAK TROUBLE
HONEY BADGER BATTLE
Published 03/28/17
A troubling cancer finding for Steller sea lions, two primate species in Borneo show rare cooperation, an unexplained humpback party off the South African coast, great white sharks bounce back in Cape Cod & the first-ever footage of an African rock python swallowing a hyena!
SEAL CANCER SPREADS
DEVIL TUMOR BREAKTHROUGH
HUMPBACK PARTY
GREAT WHITE BOOM
PENGUIN PARENTS
SPIDER HELPERS
PRIMATE PAIR-UP
PYTHON MEAL
HYENA VS WILD DOGS
NEST CAM
Published 03/20/17
ANOTHER BIG TUSKER GONE
RHINO POACHED IN FRANCE
CROCODILE KILLED
NURSE SHARK KNIFED
RARE BABY SAVED
ROO RESCUE
GOOD NEWS FOR WOLVES
FIRST SIGHTING
ATTENBOROUGH FROG
LEOPARD IN LONDON
Published 03/14/17
Two of the world’s top surfers call for a shark cull after another fatal shark attack off Réunion Island, Bao Bao the giant panda moves to his new home in China, researchers discover that bumblebees have some impressive ball skills, a heatwave kills hundreds of bats and a new US Policy could threaten a critically endangered ape.
SURFER CALLS FOR SHARK CULL
BUMBLEBEE BALL SKILLS
BAT DIE-OFF
BAO BAO’S NEW HOME
GORILLAS IN TROUBLE
WHAT’S KILLING KOALAS?
Published 03/06/17
Gabon’s elephants decimated by poaching, Wisdom the albatross welcomes another baby, a newly discovered blue whale population threatened by mining, rare antelope return to Sahara for the first time in two decades and what’s the deal with the tiger temple comeback?
CONGRATULATIONS WISDOM!
‘DOWN SYNDROME’ IN CHIMPS
TIGER TEMPLE TO REOPEN?
NEW SPECIES DISCOVERY
ODD ANT COUPLE
CONSERVATION SUCCESS STORY
MASSIVE WHALE POPULATION
GABON’S ELEPHANTS IN TROUBLE
Published 02/27/17
Vultures make a comeback in Italy, scientists gain amazing insight into honeybee communication, an unlucky lion cub rescued in Zimbabwe, an epic octopus-crab showdown and why is the cockeyed squid cockeyed?
VULTURE COMEBACK
HONEYBEES GO WHOOP!
LION SNACKS ON BABY ANTELOPE
LION RESCUE
OCTOPUS VS CRAB
SQUID’S MISMATCHED EYES
POACHING BUST
Published 02/20/17
Bad news for the rusty patched bumblebee as the Trump administration freezes endangered species protections, a newly discovered gecko’s amazing evasion technique, tragedy in New Zealand as hundreds of whales strand and one heck of a bullfrog surprise!
JUMP SCARE
HUGE BIRD SWARM
SKIN-SHEDDING GECKO
DWARF LEMUR DISCOVERY
ODD OCTOPUS BEHAVIOR
MATING WHALES
RARE DRYAS MONKEY SIGHTING
ENDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTIONS FROZEN
MASS WHALE STRANDING
Published 02/14/17
Civil unrest in Kenya threatens local wildlife, a friendly kestrel gets a closeup, an epic giraffe battle and how pom-pom crabs clone their anemone sidekicks!
EPIC REPTILE BRAWL
NECKING GIRAFFES
GRUESOME CHIMP BEHAVIOUR
BOBCAT PATROLS NEIGHBOURHOOD
SAIGA TRAGEDY
CRABS CLONE ANEMONES
KESTREL CLOSEUP
KENYAN UNREST THREATENS WILDLIFE
Published 02/06/17
Snow leopards get some new neighbors, China’s ancient wolf-sized otters described for the first time, a baby whale attempts to catch a piggyback ride, why is an Australian zoo asking for help catching deadly spiders and a great white shark grabs a gull
BABY WHALE PIGGYBACK
GREAT WHITE SHARK GRABS GULL
GIANT OTTER DISCOVERY
NEW CRAB NAMED AFTER HARRY POTTER
LEOPARD SPOTTED IN SNOW LEOPARD TERRITORY
HELP CATCH DEADLY SPIDERS FOR VENOM
GEESE KILLED BY TOXIC WATER
CANDY FOR COWS
CICADA COMEBACK
Published 01/30/17
Alarming findings on the state of the world's primates, bringing back the Caspian tiger, rhino poachers arrested in South Africa’s Kruger National Park and a scary discovery about the diets of vampire bats!
DONALD TRUMP MOTH
CASPIAN TIGER COMEBACK
NEW FROG SPECIES
RHINO POACHERS ARRESTED
MASSIVE ALLIGATOR
RARE BEAR SIGHTING
VAMPIRE BATS DEVELOP NEW TASTE
SHARK NET CONTROVERSY
ENDANGERED TIGER SHOT
PRIMATES IN TROUBLE
Published 01/23/17