Wild Chronicles
Season 3, Episode 26 of 42

News from Nature - Millions of bison, commonly known as buffalo, once roamed across the American plains. Hunted almost to extinction, the American Prairie Foundation, in partnership with the World Wildlife Fund, is working to reintroduce bison to their old prairie home. By creating a massive reserve that could potentially stretch across a few million acres, this beloved symbol of the American West could make a comeback. Crittercam(r) - The Arctic ice is melting and thinning at a rate much faster than expected. That means trouble for the animals who call the top of the world their home - including the mysterious tusked narwhal. A team of researchers uses National Geographic's Crittercam(r) to gain a new perspective on the whale's life below the surface ice. The recorded footage captures an unusual hunting technique and also sheds new light into the severity of climate change. GeoCast - At EARTH University in Costa Rica, student farmers are training to become tomorrow's environmental leaders. A new agricultural school funded in part by a grant from the National Geographic Society, EARTH University educates students on sustainable farming methods and community development. While most of the 400 students are from Latin America, some have come from as far away as Africa to learn how to make the world a better place. Wild Chronicles travels to Northern Canada's Muskwa-Kechika boreal forest for a Climate Connections report. The boreal is not only an important refuge for wildlife and indigenous people, but it also serves as a storehouse for the Earth's carbon. However conservationists are concerned. Preservation of the forest must happen fast if this important environment is to remain functional. Wild Chronicles takes to the sky where some high-flying researchers are studying the world's fasted animals: peregrine falcons. Using an innovative lure method, researchers discover that peregrines can reach speeds of nearly 300 miles per hour. Once extinct from Yellowstone National Park, wolves were reintroduced in 1995 and are again thriving. But wolves are not the only predators in Yellowstone looking for a meal. Grizzly bears also call the park home and the competition between the two is fierce.