Does Nature Have Rights? | WILD HOPE

Nature
Air Date: 06/12/23

Ecuador is one of the most biodiverse places on the planet, yet its wild spaces are also among the most threatened. In 2008, the country became the first nation in the world to enshrine the “rights of nature” in its constitution—granting wild species their own legal rights to exist.

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A Life Among the Clouds: A NATURE Short Film
10m 21s
Air Date: 12/03/18

Meet the elusive Matschie’s Tree Kangaroo

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Running With The Herd: A NATURE Short Film
13m 56s
Air Date: 12/10/18

Uncover the truth about a pervasive epidemic that threatens bighorn sheep.

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Living with Snow Leopards–Tashi’s Story: A NATURE Short Film
9m 1s
Air Date: 12/16/18

One village works to find ways to both live with and save one of the rarest cats on Earth.

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Spend An Hour in Snowy Yellowstone | Sights & Sounds
60m 20s
Air Date: 12/19/19

Sit back, relax, and experience the animals, landscapes, and awe of Yellowstone.

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Keep Calm and… Tend to 20,000 Bees | Backyard Nature
4m 46s
Air Date: 06/15/20

Immerse yourself in nature with these spring videos.

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Bush Baby Tenants| Backyard Nature
3m 43s
Air Date: 06/22/20

You think your upstairs neighbors are noisy? You haven't met bush babies.

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Caught On Camera | Backyard Nature
3m 40s
Air Date: 06/29/20

Join wildlife filmmaker Joe Pontecorvo as he views footage from his backyard trail camera.

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The Forager | Backyard Nature
3m 7s
Air Date: 07/06/20

Learn how to make dandelion and cat ear tempura with wildlife filmmaker Nim Pontecorvo.

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Introduction to Birding | Birding 101 with Sheridan Alford
3m 19s
Air Date: 07/14/20

Learn how to start birding from Black Birders Week's co-founder Sheridan Alford.

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The Miracle Plant | Backyard Nature
4m 21s
Air Date: 07/20/20

This miracle plant helps combat climate change and tastes good in ice cream.

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Inside Montana’s Living Laboratory | A NATURE Short Film
11m 20s
Air Date: 07/20/20

Explore Montana's "living laboratory" with a group of conservationists.

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Birding Tips and Tricks | Birding 101 with Sheridan Alford
3m 7s
Air Date: 07/21/20

Learn tips and tricks to help you to bird like a pro with Sheridan Alford.

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Tigers: Clawing Back | A NATURE Short Film
12m 34s
Air Date: 07/28/20

Since the 90s, conservationists have worked to understand the many threats to tigers.

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First-Time Birders | Birding 101 with Sheridan Alford
3m
Air Date: 07/29/20

Learn how to prepare for your first birder expedition with Sheridan Alford.

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Mythbusting Opossum Facts | Backyard Nature
3m 1s
Air Date: 08/10/20

Explore the myths and misconceptions surrounding the widely misunderstood opossum.

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Running With The Herd: The Recovery | A NATURE Short Film
7m 28s
Air Date: 09/09/20

A decimated Bighorn sheep population begins their journey to a spectacular comeback.

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The Orphan Owl | Backyard Nature
8m 12s
Air Date: 10/26/20

Wildlife Filmmaker Ana Salceda made an unlikely companion during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Westward Wings | A NATURE Short Film
10m 57s
Air Date: 07/27/22

Follow researcher Maggie Hirschauer as she learns about the monarchs in Montana.

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Busy Beavers | Backyard Nature
4m 5s
Air Date: 11/11/22

Cinematographer Jeff Hogan takes you into his own backyard to meet his favorite creature.

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Beaver Fever | WILD HOPE
28m 1s
Air Date: 06/12/23

The return of landscape-changing beavers brings chaos, controversy, and unique benefits.

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Canine Conservationists | WILD HOPE
28m 1s
Air Date: 06/12/23

In Australia, dogs are being enlisted to save other species.

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Coffee for Water | WILD HOPE
28m 1s
Air Date: 06/12/23

A national park grows coffee to save a rainforest.

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Does Nature Have Rights? | WILD HOPE
28m 1s
Air Date: 06/12/23

Conservationists invoke the constitutional rights of nature to save biodiverse areas.

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Salamander of the Gods | WILD HOPE
28m 1s
Air Date: 06/12/23

Scientists partner with farmers, fishers, and nuns to save two aquatic salamander species.

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Series Trailer | WILD HOPE
30s
Air Date: 06/01/23

WILD HOPE highlights the intrepid changemakers who are restoring our wild places.

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The Beautiful Undammed | WILD HOPE
28m 1s
Air Date: 06/12/23

Ten years after a massive dam removal, salmon are returning to the Elwha River.

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The Big Oyster | WILD HOPE
28m 1s
Air Date: 06/12/23

An alliance is deploying one billion oysters to restore New York Harbor.

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Woodpecker Wars | WILD HOPE
28m 1s
Air Date: 06/12/23

An unlikely alliance is giving the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker a new lease on life.

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A Farm Goes Wild | WILD HOPE
8m 36s
Air Date: 03/14/24

Can ancient cattle and water voles restore rural Great Britain?

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Birds on the Brink | WILD HOPE
10m 16s
Air Date: 03/14/24

Is there hope for Hawaii’s endangered honeycreepers?

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Coral Comeback | WILD HOPE
10m 47s
Air Date: 03/14/24

These coral reefs can beat the heat.

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Gardener to Guardian | WILD HOPE
13m 11s
Air Date: 03/14/24

Mary Reynolds of Ireland is building a movement to turn gardeners into guardians.

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Return of the Manatees | WILD HOPE
16m 1s
Air Date: 03/14/24

Manatees finally return to these restored Florida rivers.

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Rewilding Rio | WILD HOPE
14m 37s
Air Date: 03/14/24

What happens when animals return to Rio’s largest urban park?

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Seabird Sanctuary | WILD HOPE
10m 53s
Air Date: 03/14/24

Ecologists create new homes for Hawaii’s endangered seabirds.

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The Serpent’s Lair | WILD HOPE
11m 50s
Air Date: 03/14/24

These two reptiles keep an entire pine forest held together.

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Turtle Trackers | WILD HOPE
11m 27s
Air Date: 03/14/24

Researchers track the “Lost Years” of leatherback sea turtles.

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Vertical Meadows | WILD HOPE
7m 36s
Air Date: 03/14/24

Can vertical meadows bring wildlife back to cities?

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