Join Wild Chronicles along the Mekong River in Cambodia where National Geographic Emerging Explorer Zeb Hogan races against time to save the critically endangered giant catfish. Weighing in at more than 600 pounds, these behemoths may be the world's largest freshwater fish. But over-fishing and dam building threaten to render this Mekong icon extinct.
Wild Chronicles heads to Japan where a brave researcher faces a powerful but tiny predator. He's a hornet hunter and has experienced first-hand the insect's potent venom. Now he's on a mission to find the key to diffusing the hornet's painful sting.
Trek to China where decades of hard work lead to a first-time event: the release of a captive-bred giant panda into the wild. Wild Chronicles is live with special access. High in the mountains of China's Sichuan Province, nothing about this project is easy. If the release is successful it could signal a new chapter in panda conservation.
In Myanmar, elephants are used to log the teak forests that were once their home. While investigating the consequences of harnessing elephant power for labor, Wild Chronicles discovers that these elephants ? and some thoughtful forest management ? are helping to save Myanmar's remaining wild lands.
Wild Chronicles heads to Indonesia where an orphanage helps endangered orangutans fight for survival. Habitat destruction, hunting, and the illegal pet trade have decimated their populations, leaving some of the tiniest, most vulnerable orangutans without parental care. But an unusual adoption program is giving many abandoned youngsters a second chance.
In Russia, bears are a national symbol -- and also a prized trophy. Cubs orphaned by hunters usually die quickly, but Wild Chronicles follows one former hunter who is giving young bears a second chance. But even a second chance is no guarantee for survival.
Public service announcements for My Wonderful World, a National Geographic-led campaign?backed by a coalition of major national partners?to expand geographic learning in school, at home, and in the community. We want to give our kids the power of global knowledge.
National Geographic Channel Six Degrees Could Change the World. An ice skater demonstrates the effects of global climate change in a most surprising way.
