The Age of Nature

Understanding

Explore how a new understanding of nature is helping us find surprising ways to fix it. From the Pacific Northwest to Yellowstone to Scotland, scientists, citizens and activists are restoring the environment, benefiting humans and animals alike.

Understanding

54m 40s

Explore how a new understanding of nature is helping us find surprising ways to fix it. From the Pacific Northwest to Yellowstone to Scotland, scientists, citizens and activists are restoring the environment, benefiting humans and animals alike.

Previews + Extras

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    Episode 2 Preview | Understanding

    S1 E2 - 29s

    Explore how a new understanding of nature is helping us find surprising ways to fix it. From the Pacific Northwest to Yellowstone to Scotland, scientists, citizens and activists are restoring the environment, benefiting humans and animals alike.

  • The Important Role of Fireflies as Pest Control: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Important Role of Fireflies as Pest Control

    S1 E2 - 3m 6s

    Mr. Xu Tanghui, head of his village in Hubei Province, China, and Professor Fu Xinhua, a firefly expert from Huazhong Agriculture University, worked together to reintroduce fireflies to the area to act as pest control for its crops.

  • The Threat of Wolves in Montana: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Threat of Wolves in Montana

    S1 E2 - 2m 13s

    In Wisdom, Montana, wolves have always been a common threat to cattle, and were once persecuted to the brink of extinction. Now, a fourth generation rancher in Montana, Dean Petersen, explains how ranchers are finding ways to live alongside wolves and their part in the ecosystem.

  • The Creation of 'Trees for Life' to Rewild Scotland: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Creation of 'Trees for Life' to Rewild Scotland

    S1 E2 - 2m 47s

    Alan Watson Featherstone, ecologist and founder of "Trees for Life," describes the moment he realized he needed to help in the effort to rewild Scotland, resulting in the founding of his charity “Trees for Life” to achieve this.

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