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Grasslands

Season 1 Episode 5 | 55m 05s

Grasslands are one of the planet’s most important, yet most overlooked habitats. Follow scientists as they discover animal species with the power to transform and restore our grasslands, turning them into carbon sinks that could slow climate change.

Aired: 10/03/23 | Expires: 11/01/23
Extras
Wildebeest numbers rose after eradicating rinderpest. The Serengeti ecosystem rebounded.
A momentous occasion as a new Buffalo herd are returned to the Fort Peck Reservation.
Plants are reacting to our changing climate so scientists are looking to soil for answers.
Forgotten and overlooked, grasslands could hold the key to our planet’s survival.
At the planet’s frozen extremes, animals can reveal the changes taking place.
Red foxes are moving further north following the encroachment of the tree line.
billy barr tells us the lilies emergence is out of sync with the hummingbirds arrival.
Reindeer are playing a crucial role in preserving the tundra by eating forest vegetation.
In Senegal, a troop of chimpanzees seek shade in a cave, a behavior never recorded before.
In the hottest places, species are going to extraordinary lengths to survive.
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