Episodes 12

1 Return of the Pine Marten

September 14, 1975

24m

Captured in Canada and released in the Nicolet Forest of Wisconsin, the marten are observed and studied to insure their survival.

2 Bighorn Sheep

October 19, 1975

24m

Marlin visits a small mountain island in the middle of Flathead Lake in southern Montana ... the home of a large herd of bighorn sheep.

3 The Pond at Broken Branch

November 16, 1975

24m

An ecological study of a mountain valley in Canada shows the dramatic story of the inter-relationship of the animals in their natural habitat.

4 Elk of the Montana Rockies

December 7, 1975

24m

Marlin observes the study in operation during both winter and summer to learn what happens to elk of the Montana Rockies when forests are cut and logging roads built through their habitat.

5 Musk Oxen at Nunivak

December 28, 1975

24m

Eskimos capture huge wild musk oxen and transfer them to Wrangel Island, USSR.

6 Baboons of Tanzania

January 11, 1976

24m

Marlin has been invited by the Tanzanian government to observe the baboons in the National Parks of Ruaha and Mikumi in southeast Africa.

7 The Flamingos Return to Rezaiyeh

January 18, 1976

24m

Lake Rezaiyeh in northwestern Iran is the nesting territory of the greater flamingo. Marlin participates in research of the mysteries concerning this bird.

8 Wild Dogs of the Desert

February 8, 1976

24m

Marlin Perkins joins a husband-wife scientific team in Tanzania, east Africa to observe their continuing five-year research into the life of the wild dog.

9 To Rope a Shark

February 15, 1976

24m

Marlin joins men of Marineland of Australia to rope a large nurse shark.

10 Land of the Ostrich

February 29, 1976

24m

In the northern part of South Africa, the life and habits of the ostrich is observed.

11 America's Wildlife Heritage

March 21, 1976

24m

Commemorating the bicentennial year, this program tells the story of man's first settlement on our Eastern Coast and the animals he saw.

12 The Return of Botswana's Boteti River

March 28, 1976

24m

For 20 years the Boteti River in northern Botswana has not flowed. What was once an expansive and prolific body of water gradually dried up, leaving zebras, hippos, elephants and crocodiles dependent on the few pools formed from the occasional rains.

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