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Bison – Return of a True American

Season 2 Episode 205

When you think about prairie you probably at least indirectly think about grazing. If you think about cattle or cowboys, you’re thinking about grazing. Grazing has been an integral part of what has happened in the Great Plains for eons. The ecology of this place originally developed around a native grazer. The web of life here revolves around the biology of Bison.

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The Hidden Side of Table Rock
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Table Rock is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the southern Blue Ridge
Can We Save the Florida Scrub?
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The Florida Scrub Islands in Time
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The Ace Basin – A Conservation Miracle
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The ACE Basin offers one of the largest pieces of protected land on the Atlantic coast.
The Ace Basin – A Coastal Treasure
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The ACE Basin offers one of the largest pieces of protected land on the Atlantic coast.
Grandfather Mountain – Island in the Sky
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Join Patrick as he takes a unique look at a very familiar place, Grandfather Mountain.
The Prairie Dog Wars
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Join Patrick in western Kansas where a landowner is fighting to keep his prairie dogs.
The Quest for the Ivory-Bill
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Join Patrick in a quest to find evidence of the “Lord God Bird."
Cape Romain – Threatened by Change
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This is a very special bit of land; it is a destination for millions of visiting animals.
Belize – A Land of Resilience
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Belize is the smallest country in Central America both in size and population.
Belize – The Mayan Forest
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The Rite of Spring
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Patrick explores amazing and often bizarre rituals that animals take part in every spring.
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