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Loss of life and limb to crocodiles is an all too common affair on the Cubango River in northern Namibia. Ivan takes to the ground to investigate, catch, and tag these man-eating crocs.
Ivan visits the San Antonio Zoo, an international hub for scientific research and education, and discovers how public outreach is shaping the modern conservation landscape.
Mountain lions are an enigmatic species, making them a challenge to study. Ivan finds himself waist deep in snow in Central Utah with a team of researchers attempting to collar these iconic cats.
Elephants are eating crops and threatening the livelihoods of a community in rural Mozambique; the only solution: capturing the offending animals and moving them to a secure location.
Southern ground hornbills are a fascinating species, yet increasingly under threat.
Exploring the modern reality of ancient beliefs.
Ivan explores Australia's K'gari Island, home to a stronghold of pure dingo genetics.
Landowners, scientists and houndsmen work together to ensure the health of black bear populations.
Tasmanian devils are unique hunters that have become highly threatened in their native habitat.
Australia is home to one of the most recognised species on the planet: the koala.
Ivan learns how zoos support the conservation of animals in the wild and bolster endangered species.
Ivan joins a team of wildlife detectives on a sting operation to rescue a pangolin that is being illegally sold; he then learns how these animals are rehabilitated and released.
Ivan explores the current state of the fastest animals on earth, their conservation and their future; he participates in the delicate operations of the capture and moving of several individuals.
Wild dogs are one of Africa's most endangered canines, likely with less than 6000 remaining in the wild; Ivan engages with a specialist team to participate in an initiative growing their home range.
Vultures are vital to ecosystems, yet their numbers have been plummeting; Ivan heads into an African medicine market where vulture parts are traded and joins research efforts to protect the species.
Ivan visits a community-led conservation initiative that is both cherishing and benefitting from the rewilding of a large landscape.
Alligators were brought to the brink of extinction by the leather trade; Ivan engages with the modern day commercial trade of gators and sees how this practice is securing a future for the species.
Leopards are incredibly successful predators due to their stealth; Ivan joins a team to attempt to capture and collar a leopard in an area where little is known about these elusive cats, at night.
The Bahamas is so much more than a beach resort destination; Ivan engages with the locals and learns about the health of the underwater ecosystem, diving with the fiercest predators: tiger sharks.
The Namibian coastline is home to the brown hyena; Ivan spends time at an isolated seal colony where a research project is revealing their secrets.
Namibia is home to Africa's largest seal colonies due to the rich marine life; this abundance leads to competition with humans for resources; Ivan joins an NGO removing plastic from unlucky seals.
In many areas of urban Africa, troops of primates become a severe nuisance; Ivan engages with wildlife managers to explore the realities of this problem and ways to live with these cute pests.
From high-tech transmitters to advances in immobilization medicine, Ivan explores the many aspects of technology's role in conservation and learns that the future is indeed bright.
Hippos are notorious for being Africa's most dangerous species, but Ivan sets out to dispel that myth -- all while capturing them in a remote part of Namibia to better understand their movements.
Hands-on participation in an ambitious project to translocate 100 elephants to repopulate some of Africa's depleted national parks.
Dr. Dave Gaynor introduces lions and cheetahs into the Zambeze Delta to look at the role apex predators play in the ecosystem, and how prey adapts in terms of behavior and numbers.
Hunter's dollars fund sheep conservation across the U.S. and the story is told through a hands-on translocation reestablishing historic home range for bighorn sheep.
Anti-poaching laws, community meat drops and upliftment initiatives are returning wildlife to the Zambezi Delta.
Understanding the history of bison populations in the U.S., and the current state of their protection, getting involved in collaring efforts in the Henry Mountains.
Giraffe Conservation Foundation is taking action across the continent to save the giraffe.
Quail populations in Texas are a crucial indicator species that are the canary in the coal mine for ecosystem health.
The rescue and rehabilitation of orphaned chimpanzees from the bushmeat and pet trade in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Rhinos are threatened due to demand for their horns in Asia, so Ivan heads to the frontlines, where poaching events are a weekly occurrence, and explains conservation measures used to protect them.
Human-wildlife conflict is prevalent across Africa, so to mitigate conflicts, Ivan joins Roger Whittall to collar bull elephants to create an early warning system for surrounding communities.
Research has informed biologists about how to protect bear species, but gathering the data requires collaring them; biologists must crawl into their dens during hibernation and dart them, then apply collars.
Since some African countries allow for private ownership of wildlife, this generated an industry of trade that hoped to rejuvenate the fauna of the land; the team uses unique high-stakes methods to capture various species.
White-tailed deer are synonymous with America, yet few know what's required to manage its population; Ivan joins the team in South Dakota to collar whitetail deer to study their survival rates.