Nature
Season 22 Episode 8 - The Real Macaw
Everyone loves macaws. Playful, intelligent, beautiful, they are the stars of parrot parks and zoos, and the cherished pets of devoted owners around the world. All of which makes them prime targets for poachers, who can make enormous profits from illegal sales of the birds. Thousands are smuggled from the wild each year, and many die in the process. In the forests of South America, several species of macaw are severely endangered. But there is hope on the horizon. Dr. Charlie Munn, a wealthy American who is also a leading ornithologist and world expert on parrots, has begun a campaign to promote eco-tourism as a means of saving the birds. Employing former poachers as conservationists, and providing locals with the means to start and maintain a trade in tourism instead of smuggling, he’s betting that instead of buying birds, their fans will pay to see them in the wild.
Episodes in Season 22
Hippo Beach
53 min
Kalahari: The Great Thirstland
53 min
Kalahari: The Flooded Desert
53 min
White Shark/Red Triangle
53 min
Cloud's Legacy: The Wild Stallion Returns
53 min
Shadow Over the Sun: A Story of Eagles
53 min
Diamonds
53 min
The Real Macaw
53 min
Holy Cow
53 min
Ireland
53 min
Flight School
53 min
Land of the Falling Lakes
53 min
Pale Male
53 min
