Narrated by
F. MURRAY ABRAHAM

Written and Produced by
DOUG SHULTZ

Supervising Producer
PETER SCHNALL

Editor
BRETT YOUNG

Coordinating Producer
WHITNEY JOHNSON

Associate Producer
ANDRÉA BORRERO

Original Music
GARY POZNER

Director Of Photography
PETER SCHNALL

Additional Cinematography
NEIL HIGGINSON
STEPHEN McCARTHY
JULIAN NAVARRO
JERRY RISIUS
ERICH ROLAND
DANIEL TRAUB

Production Assistant
WILLIAM KERR

Production Interns
BONITA CUTLIFF
SARA KINNEY
SEJAN YUN

Sound Recordists
AMIR
TAMER EL DEMERDASH
FERNANDO CASERES
LEE FRANK
PAUL HELLARD
DON MERCZ
JOSÉ JOAQUIN PACHÓN
LEN SCHMITZ
GEORGE SHAFNACKER
HECTOR VALDES
YAN BO WU
AARON WEBSTER

Location Managers
JIAXI CHEN, CHINA
NOVI JENKINS, INDONESIA
MICHAEL MOFFET, CAMINO MEDIA, SPAIN
PAOLA TOAPANTA, URBANO FILMS, ECUADOR
TERRI THRUSH, BLUE MORPHO MEDIA, PANAMA

Additional Crew
ETHAN JOHNSON
DIAN SURYANSYAH
TONI

Assistant Editors
BO MEHRAD
DASHIELL ECKMAN

Sound Design
BRIAN BEATRICE

Sound Mix
ED CAMPBELL

Color Correction
STEWART GRIFFIN

Production Accountant
REBECCA COHEN

Legal Services
FRANKLIN, WEINRIB, RUDELL & VASSALO P.C.

Stock Footage/Stills
ABSOLUTELY WILD VISUALS
AP ARCHIVE
ARTBEATS
BBC MOTION GALLERY
CINCINNATI ZOO & BOTANICAL GARDENS
CORBIS MOTION GALLERY
DGT FILMES, BRAZIL
DAVID HARING, DUKE LEMUR CENTER
GETTY IMAGES
IBERIAN LYNX CAPTIVE BREEDING CENTER
ITN ARCHIVES
LIVING PLANET PRODUCTIONS
METRO TV NEWS, INDONESIA
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DIGITAL MOTION
SCANDINATURE

Special Thanks
AL WABRA WILDLIFE PRESERVE, QATAR
DUKE LEMUR CENTER
DR. SUSIE ELLIS,
INTERNATIONAL RHINO FOUNDATION
EDGARDO GRIFFITH,
EL VALLE AMPHIBIAN CONSERVATION CENTER
DR. JoGAYLE HOWARD,
CONSERVATION & RESEARCH CENTER,
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
RICK HUDSON, TURTLE SURVIVAL ALLIANCE
INDONESIAN CONSULATE GENERAL, NEW YORK
JAVAN GIBBON REHABILITATION CENTER
THE MARYLAND ZOO IN BALTIMORE
DR. TERRI ROTH,
CINCINNATI ZOO & BOTANICAL GARDENS
BAMBANG SUKMANANTO,
GUNUNG GEDE PANGRANGO NATIONAL PARK,
INDONESIA
SUMATRAN RHINO SANCTUARY
DR. JATNA SUPRIATNA,
CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL, INDONESIA
U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY

For Nature

Series Editor
JANET HESS

Supervising Producer
JANICE YOUNG

Senior Producer
LAURA METZGER

Producers
JILL CLARKE
IRENE HESS

Production Manager
JULIE SCHAPIRO THORMAN

Production Assistant
JAYNE JUN

Manager
EILEEN FRAHER

Audio Mixer
ED CAMPBELL

HD Online Editor
DAVID NOLING

Offline Editor
STACEY DOUGLASS MOVERLEY

Series Producer
BILL MURPHY

Executive In Charge
WILLIAM GRANT

Executive Producer
FRED KAUFMAN

A Production of Partisan Pictures and THIRTEEN in association with WNET.ORG and National Geographic Channel International.

This program was produced by THIRTEEN, which is solely responsible for its content.

© 2009 WNET.ORG
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Web Credits

Producer
TANNER VEA

Production Assistance
DIANA COFRESÍ-TERRERO
ELIZABETH McGOVERN
CHIE WITT

Writing
“Introduction” and “Interactive Map: Endangered Species Hot Spots” by ELIZABETH McGOVERN
“Captive Breeding Success Stories” and “Meet the Experts” by ANGELA SAKRISON

Photos
Interactive Map: Sunda clouded leopard photo by Nancy Vandermey, licensed under GNU Free Documentation License. Asian elephant photo by Dick Mudde. Rio Carauta stubfoot toad by Grufnik, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License – Version 2.0. Axolotl photo by LoKiLeCh, licensed under GNU Free Documentation License.

Other images from The Loneliest Animals © 2009 WNET.ORG

Designer
JOY WEEENG

Pagebuilding
BRIAN SANTALONE

Technical Director
BRIAN LEE

Creative Director
NICK MILLER

Director of Digital Strategy
DAVID HIRMES

Director of Production
DANIEL B. GREENBERG

© 2009 WNET.ORG.

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Art Director: Sabina Daley
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Graphic Art: Lenny Drozner
Technical Director: Brian Lee
Scientific Consultant: Gianna Savoie

Thirteen Online is a production of Thirteen/WNET New York’s Kravis Multimedia Education Center in New York City. Anthony Chapman, Director of Interactive & Broadband. Carmen DiRienzo, Vice President and Managing Director, Corporate Affairs.

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Television Credits

A Rodger Jackman Production for Thirteen/WNET New York and BBC-TV

Funder Credits

Funding for the TV series NATURE is made possible in part by Park Foundation. Major corporate support is provided by Canon U.S.A., Inc., Ford Motor Company, and TIAA-CREF. Additional support is provided by the nation’s public television stations.