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Mexico’s Sierra Pinacate

Mexico’s Sierra Pinacate

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Costa Rica: Laboratory of the Biosphere

Costa Rica: Laboratory of the Biosphere

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Oregon: Violent Past and Verdant Present

Oregon: Violent Past and Verdant Present

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Cuba's Far East

Cuba's Far East

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Chiapas Highlands: Mexico's Indian Empire

Chiapas Highlands: Mexico's Indian Empire

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Slickrocks and Monuments in the Four Corners

Slickrocks and Monuments in the Four Corners

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Ancient peoples of the Colorado Plateau

Ancient peoples of the Colorado Plateau

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The Northern Jaguar Preserve

The Northern Jaguar Preserve

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In the America's with David Yetman

Our Warming Oceans: Biosphere to Bahamas

Season 6 Episode 604

In the Arizona desert, scientists study a small ocean at Biosphere II facility, where researchers measure sea changes under controlled conditions. But the real ocean is uncontrolled and vast. David journeys to the Bahamas to join researchers in caves and in reefs who are making startling findings about changes in climate and their effects on our oceans.

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The Northern Jaguar Preserve
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Conservation groups work for the ideal habitat for jaguars, mountain lions and ocelots
The wild and explosive past of northwest New Mexico
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The natural monuments that define the territories of native peoples in New Mexico.
Ancient peoples of the Colorado Plateau
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Explore how southwestern U.S. native peoples established the Colorado Plateau.
Slickrocks and Monuments in the Four Corners
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Explore the Four Corners portion of the Colorado Plateau.
Arizona Volcanoes
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Arizona's landscape is the product of millions of years of volcanic explosions.
Mexican Carnival
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Mexico has two Carnival parades like no others in the states of Puebla and Morelos.
Brazil’s Butantan Institute
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The Butantan Institute in São Paulo houses venomous creatures that protect human lives.
Re-claiming the Gulf in Baja California
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The arrival of crowds and developers threaten unusual features of Baja California.
Snakes and Culture in the Amazon
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Native cultures view snakes as spiritually significant elements of nature.
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
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Our largest national park has become an important natural laboratory.
The Lower Colorado River
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The once-great Colorado River faces a dried-out future as more rely on its resources.
The Depths of the Canyon and its Offspring
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Phantom Ranch, accessible only by trail, is the Grand Canyon's sole permanent settlement.
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