Episodes List

Ep.1 Where the Deer and Antelope Roam

Air Date: 1980-10-12

Perkins joins officials of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Wyoming where research is being done on what effect exploitation of mining resources might have on the wildlife.

Ep.2 Lions of Musiara Marsh

Air Date: 1980-10-19

Tells the story of a pride of lions living in one of the limited areas of permanent water on the Mara Plains of Kenya, east Africa.

Ep.3 Return to the Galapagos - Part 1

Air Date: 1980-11-23

Seven years later, Marlin returns to the Galapagos Islands in order to reflect on what changes, if any, have occurred. Is wildlife increasing, remaining constant or declining.

Ep.4 Return to the Galapagos - Part 2

Air Date: 1980-11-30

The conclusion to Marlin's return to the Galapagos Islands in order to reflect on what changes, if any, have occurred. Is wildlife increasing, remaining constant or declining.

Ep.5 Crocodiles of Papua New Guinea

Air Date: 1980-12-21

Setting takes place in the western providence of Papua New Guinea at Lake Murray where research takes place of the salt and fresh water crocodiles.

Ep.6 Sleeping Bears of Kawishiwi

Air Date: 1980-12-28

Ep.7 Bobcats of Zion Canyon

Air Date: 1981-01-04

This show does not involve human beings at all but gives a close look at the intimate family life of some bobcats, which live on the rim of Zion Canyon in Utah.

Ep.8 Lechwe of Kafue Flats

Air Date: 1981-02-01

Wild Kingdom journeys to do research for the first time to the central African country of Zambia where one of the largest remaining herds of a water antelope called Lechwe makes its home.

Ep.9 To Save a Condor

Air Date: 1981-02-15

Marlin Perkins travels to the Peruvian coast to observe the movements of the giant and majestic Andean condor.

Ep.10 Luengwa Valley - Last Home of the Elephant

Air Date: 1981-03-15

Perkins journeys to the Luangwa River in Zambia, Central Africa, to observe the African elephants and other wildlife.

Ep.11 Rhino Rescue

Air Date: 1981-03-22

Marlin Perkins joins an animal trapper and vet in Kenya, east Africa in an effort to locate, immobilize and relocate these large rhinos to save from extinction.

Ep.12 Before the Storms of Winter

Air Date: 1981-03-29

Set in the mountains of Wyoming showing how the animals prepare for winter.