A celebration of California's wildlife and wild places.
A celebration of California’s wildlife and wild places, and their coexistence with the 40 million people who call it home. Famous for its beaches and Hollywood, California is also a wellspring of biodiversity. Bounded by mountains, deserts and the Pacific Ocean, here are iconic wild places like Yosemite National Park and Death Valley, as well as Baja California’s lesser-known wild beauty.
A celebration of California's wildlife and wild places.
A celebration of California’s wildlife and wild places, and their coexistence with the 40 million people who call it home. Famous for its beaches and Hollywood, California is also a wellspring of biodiversity. Bounded by mountains, deserts and the Pacific Ocean, here are iconic wild places like Yosemite National Park and Death Valley, as well as Baja California’s lesser-known wild beauty.
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A wildflower bloom in Carrizo Plain National Monument, California
Rick Rosenthal/Wild Logic
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The Redwoods in Northern California
Will Goldenberg/Wild Logic
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Burrowing owls in Carrizo Plains National Monument
Mark Romanov/Wild Logic
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A Death Valley sand dune in Death Valley, California
Matk Romanov/Wild Logic
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A Great White Shark in Baja, California
Erick Higuera
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Juvenile salmon and steelhead among tree roots
Rick Rosenthal/Wild Logic
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Kit foxes
Rick Rosenthal/Wild Logic
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A rattlesnake in Central California
Mark Romanov/Wild Logic
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Rock creek in Sierra Nevada Range, California
Rick Rosenthal/Wild Logic
About the Show
A celebration of California's wildlife and wild places, and their coexistence with the 40 million people who call it home. Famous for its beaches and Hollywood, California is also a wellspring of biodiversity. Bounded by mountains, deserts and the Pacific Ocean, here are iconic wild places like Yosemite and Death Valley, as well as Baja California's lesser-known wild beauty.
More About the Episodes
Episode 1 | Rivers of Gold
It is a land of extremes - tallest, deepest, highest, hottest. It's home to the richest biodiversity in the Americas, from gray whales traveling the California Current to mountain lions in the Sierra Nevada and redwoods harvesting water from the air. In a rapidly changing and thirsty world, drought, dams and fire pose dire threats to an ecosystem connected by rivers on land, air and sea.
Episode 2 | Close Encounters
From blue whales to kit foxes, spectacular images bring California's wildlife into sharp focus. Natural forces reshape the land, yet some species - like the bristlecone, one of the world's oldest organisms - persist, constantly adapting to a changing world. Still, in a space shared with 40 million people, is there room for all?
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