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Harnas

Harnas

Marlice\'s mother, Marieta needs some assistance with two animals at Harnas - her wildlife sanctuary, and Marlice and Rudie offer their help. One is a wild female baboon that comes into the semi-tame baboons enclosure in search of food. Because she is not part of the troop they are bullying her to the extent that she may die - she has to be taken out of the enclosure and be put in her own. The other animal that Marieta needs help with is a young leopard that has to be moved to a bigger enclosure.

Duration : 21m
Maturity Level : all

Wild Dog & Hyena

Wild Dog & Hyena

The African Wild Dog, also known as Painted Dogs, is one of the most threatened animal species in Namibia, listed as critically endangered by the IUCN. Therefore every effort is made to conserve every individual dog that might be in danger. When Marlice gets a call from a farmer who has two young wild dogs that he keeps in an old farm dam she and Rudie waste no time in flying to the farm to collect the pups.

Duration : 21m
Maturity Level : all

Tommy Collard

Tommy Collard

When it comes to tour guides in Namibia Tommy Collard is a legend. Based in Swakopmund his area of expertise are the surrounding sand dunes of the Namib Desert, the oldest desert in the world. He starts his tour by showing the kids Zacheo and Nicklai the so-called desert newspaper - tracks left by insects and reptiles in the sand the night before. He and Zacheo follow a track up a dune and where it ends they dig out a little lizard that they immediately release.

Duration : 23m
Maturity Level : all

Costal Conservation

Costal Conservation

Marlice, Rudie and their kids visit the Walvis Bay region on the West coast of Namibia to explore this desolate shoreline and meet some of the people who are experts in the fauna and flora there. First they visit Sandwich Harbor a saline wetland that was declared a wetland of international importance by RAMSAR in 1995. Near the wetland their guide shows Rudie and Marlice how to find fresh water in this seemingly dry terrain.

Duration : 22m
Maturity Level : all

Elephants

Elephants

We start with a brief look at the plight of elephants in Namibia - the decline in their numbers and the reasons for it, like farmer-elephant conflict situations. In an effort to track their movements and thereby try to reduce human-animal conflicts 6 radio collars have been donated end these have to be fitted. Rudie and Marlice join officials from the Department of Environment and Tourism, and others in the Kunene region of Namibia to dart and collar six elephant cows.

Duration : 21m
Maturity Level : all

Rhino\'s & Zebra\'s

Rhino\'s & Zebra\'s

As elsewhere in Africa, Namibia\'s rhinos are under severe threat from poaching. Rudie and Marlice join conservationist and officials from the Department of Environment and Tourism at a secret location that is thought to be unsafe. Here they dart a black rhino from a helicopter for translocation to a safer area. While the animal is sedated it provides scientists wit an ideal opportunity to collect samples and data. Part of its horn is also cut off to discourage poaching attempts.

Duration : 22m
Maturity Level : all

Great Gobi National Park: Mongolia – Following the Wild Camels

Great Gobi National Park: Mongolia – Following the Wild Camels

Great Gobi National Park: Mongolia – Following the Wild Camels

Duration : 44m
Maturity Level : all

Kaziranga National Park: India – Where Wild Things Roam

Kaziranga National Park: India – Where Wild Things Roam

The rare one-horned rhinoceros is being poached in Kaziranga National Park. Herds of elephants are on the move and a new born baby elephant has lost its mother. Some people who live in Kaziranga are willing to risk their lives to make sure the wild animals stay safe. While others must guard their families against danger in the night.

Duration : 43m
Maturity Level : all

Gaoligongshan Park: China – Himalaya\'s Gold

Gaoligongshan Park: China – Himalaya\'s Gold

Gaoligongshan Park: China – Himalaya\'s Gold

Duration : 44m
Maturity Level : all

Tun Sakaran Marine Park: Malaysia – Paradise Found

Tun Sakaran Marine Park: Malaysia – Paradise Found

One of the world\'s most diverse reef systems off the coast of Borneo has just become protected - Tun Sakaran Marine Park. It\'s a magical paradise where an ancient volcano once erupted. Hundreds of species of corals and fish live here and so do many people who rely on the sea to survive. But in Tun Sakaran Marine Park precious marine creatures now come first and humans must find new ways to live.

Duration : 43m
Maturity Level : all

Aso-Kuju and Unzen-Amakusa National Parks: Japan – Under the Volcano

Aso-Kuju and Unzen-Amakusa National Parks: Japan – Under the Volcano

On the top of a smoking volcano, on the southern island of Kyushu in Japan, a Shinto priest performs rights that keep his community safe. 200 years ago his town was completely destroyed. The last eruption here was in 1991. Forty-three scientists, firemen and media workers died in the fire and ash. A volcanologist who witnessed the death of his colleagues is concerned. Yet another volcano on Kyoto now threatens to erupt. But nature has created rare beauty here.

Duration : 22m
Maturity Level : all

Kinabatangan River: Borneo – Forgotten Paradise

Kinabatangan River: Borneo – Forgotten Paradise

Kinabatangan River: Borneo – Forgotten Paradise

Duration : 44m
Maturity Level : all

Mt Tianzhu and Mt Fanjing National Parks: China

Mt Tianzhu and Mt Fanjing National Parks: China

The man who saved the last colony of Guizhou golden monkeys is getting old. He must pass responsibility on to the next in line. But will his successor be able to keep the monkeys safe? A Buddhist master has had the peace of her convent shattered. She needs to replenish her spirit on the peak of a sacred mountain but she is afraid of heights! Wild places still exist and peace can still be found in the world\'s most populous continent.

Duration : 22m
Maturity Level : all

Lucía Pinochet, Augusto Pinochet\'s daughter (Chile)

Lucía Pinochet, Augusto Pinochet\'s daughter (Chile)

Presenting some of the most influential dictators of the 20th century through the eyes of their children and relatives, the film brings a rarely seen personal perspective on history and offers a deeper understanding of the most feared leaders in the world.

Duration : 47m
Maturity Level : 7_plus

Bettina Göring, Hermann Göring\'s grandniece (Germany)

Bettina Göring, Hermann Göring\'s grandniece (Germany)

Presenting some of the most influential dictators of the 20th century through the eyes of their children and relatives, the film brings a rarely seen personal perspective on history and offers a deeper understanding of the most feared leaders in the world.

Duration : 50m
Maturity Level : 7_plus

Jaffar Amin, Idi Amin\'s son (Uganda)

Jaffar Amin, Idi Amin\'s son (Uganda)

Presenting some of the most influential dictators of the 20th century through the eyes of their children and relatives, the film brings a rarely seen personal perspective on history and offers a deeper understanding of the most feared leaders in the world.

Duration : 49m
Maturity Level : 7_plus

Alina Fernández Revuelta, Fidel Castro\'s Daughter (Cuba)

Alina Fernández Revuelta, Fidel Castro\'s Daughter (Cuba)

Presenting some of the most influential dictators of the 20th century through the eyes of their children and relatives, the film brings a rarely seen personal perspective on history and offers a deeper understanding of the most feared leaders in the world.

Duration : 50m
Maturity Level : 7_plus

Gir National Park: India – Asia\'s Last Lion

Gir National Park: India – Asia\'s Last Lion

Gir National Park: India – Asia\'s Last Lion

Duration : 44m
Maturity Level : all

A Question Of Violence: The Cheif Albert Luthuli Story

A Question Of Violence: The Cheif Albert Luthuli Story

This biographical documentary tells the story of the inner turmoil of one of South Africa’s great political leaders; how his religious beliefs bound him to non-violent campaigns, how he was eclipsed by Nelson Mandela’s resolve to wage armed struggle. Largely marginalised by the ANC, Luthuli died in mysterious circumstances, thought to have been the work of apartheid agents. The South Africa of today was then still a long way off - arguably delayed by the ANC’s very decision to use violence.

Duration : 49m
Maturity Level : all

Dinosaurs Alive!

Dinosaurs Alive!

See the earliest creatures of the Triassic Period to the monsters of the Cretaceous in a \'life-sized\' giant screen presentation. Join renowned paleontologists as they discover new fossils and uncover evidence that dinosaur descendants are still among us. Realistic and scientifically-accurate computer generated animation brings dinosaurs back to life -- in a big way!

Duration : 39m
Maturity Level : all

D-Day: Normandy 1944

D-Day: Normandy 1944

June 6, 1944: The largest Allied operation of World War II began. Narrated by Tom Brokaw, D-Day: Normandy 1944 provides a new perspective of this monumental event that changed the world.

Duration : 43m
Maturity Level : all

Jacques Cousteau\'s Legacy – Return to the Undersea World

Jacques Cousteau\'s Legacy – Return to the Undersea World

On the trail of the most famous oceanographer of the 20th Century, the team spent two years filming on original locations in four different oceans. The film charts how Cousteau\'s personality was shaped by his many decades at sea around the globe. He gradually changed from a man who killed sharks in hate and thoughtlessly blew up coral reefs, to a radical environmentalist, a struggle that continues to this day.

Duration : 43m
Maturity Level : all

On the Line

On the Line

The Northern Gateway Pipeline Project is a proposal by Calgary\'s Enbridge Corporation to construct a 1,170 kilometre oil pipeline from Bruderheim, Alberta to Kitimat, British Columbia. The pipeline would cross 773 watercourses and bring supertankers to BC\'s pristine North coast for the first time ever in order to deliver Tar Sands bitumen to Asian markets.

Duration : 51m
Maturity Level : all

Silent Saviours

Silent Saviours

After the invasion of the German army in 1940, the Jews living in France, with the help of many, began their fight for survival. Of those in France, 75% survived the Holocaust. The film shows the circumstances surrounding the rescue of tens of thousands of Jews and the civilian resistance that produced the many Silent Saviours.

Duration : 52m
Maturity Level : all