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Wombats are solitary, slowmoving creatures, but breeding time brings out their energy, aggression and lots of play. Meet a southern hairynosed wombat named Birri, whos trying to find a mate, along with a female named Winnie and her joey, Fred.

Lewa Conservancy is working to return elephants to territory from Mt. Kenya to Samburu National Park. Theyve also created an elephant exclusion zone to try and restore a damaged ecosystem. Radio tracking collars are used for both initiatives to help conservationists better understand the elephants needs and to see if theyre returning to their natural corridors.

Elephant hunting has been banned in Kenya for 40 years. Organized gangs of armed poachers are still targeting elephants, illegally hunting them and selling their ivory tusks on the black market. Environmentalists and conservationists are sounding the alarm.

Grvys zebras population has dropped by 50 in less than 20 years. Environmentalists say that if we arent vigilant, they could disappear all together. Lewa Conservancy is at the heart of efforts to protect the species so that they can replenish their numbers.

Kenyas growing human population is taking land and resources away from wildlife. The squeeze is creating increasing numbers of conflicts between humans and animals, and is one of the biggest issues in African conservation.

Kenya takes a major step with the opening of its first communityrun rhino sanctuary in the heart of Samburu territory. The threat to Kenyas rhinos from armed, illegal poaching gangs is the highest its been in 40 years, which makes the sanctuary vital.

Uninvited guests. Using sheer numbers to claim a territory, some animal groups are considered pests. But their very survival may depend on finding a home where theyre not welcome.

Theres strength in numbers. Especially in the wild. For many species, its the very reason why individuals come together. Protecting the empire is imperative to survival. For these animals, protection means isolation finding sanctuary from the threats outside their boundaries.

Epic flights, adventurous sea journeys and exhausting road trips all play a key part in the lives of many species. These empires travel in search of food, shelter or a mate. But booking and organizing travel is no easy feat when those plans involve hundreds even thousands of individuals.

Witness some big changes when four cute new arrivals join the nursery classes. And for a handful of adolescent males that are growing too big and boisterous for their babysitters, its their last day at forest school.

Crash a fruitflinging party celebrating the return of Jelapat, Talaken, Bawan, and Rona to the nursery to join the rest of their classmates. Meanwhile, flooding overtakes the prerelease islands, and injuries stifle the progress of two students.

If young animals survive until adulthood, the chances for survival are greatly increased but many challenges face them before they can strike out on their own. Some have months to growup other have decades but all, have lots to learn along the way. From getting to grips with their bodies and learning to feed themselves, to practicing fighting skills and learning how to form friendships. There ar

Dive into a busy summer at the RSPCA Wildlife Hospital, where vet Emily takes the pressure off a gassy koala mum. Shadow the team as they fight a wave of lorikeet paralysis syndrome and see vet Karina use a teddy bear to rescue a flying fox pup.

Join vets Emily and Martine in the OR, where Dolly the koalas spaying surgery takes a scary turn. Aid a runover echidna with vet Nigel, see rescue officer Chantelles slick fix for a snared lizard, and probe a possible birdnapping with vet Karina.

Roam across America with a roadtripping chicken and meet a mouse family living in an English garden. Beat arachnophobia with a spiders help, trek with the guardian of Earths last two northern white rhinos, and celebrate more interspecies pals.

Learn how cockatoos and platypuses inspired new careers, then explore the shared trauma that bonded a human and an elephant for life. Get playful with 35yearold George the turkey vulture and say a moving farewell to humanraised kangaroos.