Find more from HHMI Tangled Bank Studios at WildHope.tv. New tracking technologies are uncovering the flight paths of endangered shorebirds — and the obstacles they face along the way. On a tidal mudflat in Chile, a group of scientists clad in windbreakers and wading boots ...
Scientists find nests of shorebirds, but they're not the only ones looking for them. Just when they think hope is lost for the next generation of shorebirds, some heartwarming scenes greet them.
WATCH CLIP
The first few weeks of life are especially perilous for shorebird chicks. Only about a quarter of Red Knot chicks live long enough to journey south.
WATCH CLIP