Episodes List
Ep.1 The Flowing Oasis
Air Date: 1987-09-20
Wildlife flourishes in Nevada's desert landscape because of one narrow river covering less than 1% of the land.
Ep.2 Amazonia: A Burning Question
Air Date: 1987-09-27
Attempts to protect the unique animals and plants of Brazil threatened by development of the Amazon jungle.
Ep.3 Spirits of the Forest
Air Date: 1987-10-04
The lemur, an agile nocturnal primate of Madagascar, so-named because of its secretive habits and haunting cries.
Ep.4 Perspectives of Paradise
Air Date: 1987-10-18
The process of wildlife filmmaking as chronicled by a crew during their three-year study of the Galapagos Islands.
Ep.5 A Season in the Sun
Air Date: 1987-11-15
The tremendous difference in animal lifestyle and in landscape during East Africa's dry season and its wet season.
Ep.6 The Legend of the Lightning Bird
Air Date: 1987-11-22
The hammerhead stork, believed by East African tribesmen to have the power to call lightning from the sky.
Ep.7 The Volcano Watchers
Air Date: 1987-11-29
Scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft seek to uncover the mystery of volcanoes by studying them on location as they erupt.
Ep.8 Tiger!
Air Date: 1987-12-06
International endeavors to protect the endangered Indian tiger are highlighted by scenes of a mother raising her cubs in the wild.
Ep.9 Land of the Kiwi
Air Date: 1988-01-03
Unusual wildlife inhabitants, beautiful terrain and natural wonders grace the Pacific islands comprising New Zealand.
Ep.10 Costa Rica: Paradise Reclaimed
Air Date: 1988-01-10
U.S. scientist Dan Janzen uses innovative conservation plans to create a national park amid a tropical forest.
Ep.11 In-Flight Movie: Birds of the Sun God
Air Date: 1988-01-24
Close-up film captures birds in-flight; tiny hummingbirds draw nectar while hovering above flowers.
Ep.12 Hawaii: Islands of the Fire Goddess
Air Date: 1988-02-14
A Hawaiian island evolves from underwater volcano to snow-capped mountain and finally to coral atoll.
Ep.13 Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: The Search for the Jewel
Air Date: 1988-02-21
The first of a three-part survey of "Okavango: Jewel of the Kalahari" describes how earthquakes diverted the Okavango River into Botswana's Kalahari Desert. Observed: elephants, zebras, buffaloes, vultures, ostriches, bush babies and bat-eared foxes.
Ep.14 Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: The Living Jewel
Air Date: 1988-02-28
Creatures of the air, trees and water brave the five-month floods through the Okavango delta. Part 2 of "Okavango: Jewel of the Kalahari," observes African skimmers, lily trotters, baboons, dwarf mouth-breeders, tiger fish and catfishlike squeakers.
Ep.15 Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: A New Challenge
Air Date: 1988-03-06
People of Botswana must balance wildlife protection with preservation of their precious water source.
Ep.16 Elephant: Lord of the Jungle
Air Date: 1988-03-20
The Asian elephant is shown to be a creature of both great strength and intelligence.
Ep.17 Miracle of the Scarlet Salmon
Air Date: 1988-03-27
After two years in the Pacific, the sockeye salmon battles rapids returning to its birthplace to spawn.
Ep.18 Cowboys, Caimans and Capybaras
Air Date: 1988-04-24
Ranchers and scientists practice conservationism in Venezuelan and Colombian grasslands to protect native animals.
Ep.19 Tom's River: Reflections of a River Keeper
Air Date: 1988-05-01
Naturalist Tom Williams studies England's Avon River and the fish and fowl it supports.
Ep.20 The Elephant Challenge
Air Date: 1988-05-08
A growing African population threatens elephant survival by farming its foraging land and hunting the beast for ivory.
Ep.21 The Coral Triangle
Air Date: 1988-06-12
An exploration of the coral reefs of the Malay Triangle made up of the Philippines, Malaysia and New Guinea.
