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Podcast Feed Wild Chronicles Digital Shorts

Watch videos from National Geographic, including Mysteries of Lost Civilizations, the World's Most Unusual Foods, Extreme Healing, the World's Toughest Jobs, Spotlights of countries around the world, and more!

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JAN
06
2009
Wild Chronicles examines some big ideas employed by conservationists in Australia to save the continent’s expansive wilderness: small wildfires are set in order to prevent larger, uncontrolled wildfires later in the dry season; conservationists work to create government-owned parks and private reserves to protect unique Australian ecosystems; and Aboriginal Australians receive help to maintain ancestral lands inherited from their relatives.

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MON
DEC
29
2008
Mountain chickens aren't chickens at all, but rather critically endangered frogs on the edge of extinction. One of the largest frogs in the world, they are considered a delicacy on the Caribbean island of Montserrat. But now, habitat destruction, introduced predators and disease threaten to take them off the menu forever. Conservationists team up with local researchers to survey the health of the island's mountain chicken population and discuss introducing the amphibians to the uninhabited south side of the island where the population would be able to expand.

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MON
DEC
22
2008
Along Canada’s Atlantic coast researchers use a high-tech robot, ROPOS, to probe the waters of the Atlantic Ocean for new species. Over two-thirds of Earth is covered by ocean, yet scientists only know a small percentage of the creatures that lie beneath the water’s surface leaving the biodiversity of marine life on the planet largely uncharted. By taking a close-up look at one small part of our vast oceans, scientists hope to learn how to protect the species we know about, and perhaps discover new species along the way.

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FRI
DEC
12
2008
Wild Chronicles host Boyd Matson travels to Botswana’s Okavango Delta to check on the largest population of elephants in Africa. Benefiting in part from the government’s decision to set aside more than 35 percent of the country as protected areas, these massive mammals are also doing well because of their ability to attract tourist dollars. However, the survival of elephants ultimately depends on people appreciating these giants’ role in the world.

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DEC
03
2008
Collaborating with National Geographic magazine and NPR for this Climate Connections report, Wild Chronicles examines the fate of Alaska’s guillemots. As global warming tears apart their icy home, these cold-loving Arctic seabirds struggle to find food and survive while fighting off new competition and predators. The heat is on.


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