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All Posts Tagged With: "wetlands"

Braving Iraq: Full Episode

In the 1990s, the Mesopotamian Marshes were virtually destroyed by Saddam Hussein, but Azzam Alwash is making an extraordinary effort to return life to the green paradise he remembers.

Sep 7th, 2011 | 21 comments

Braving Iraq: Video: Remembering the Marshes

Engineer Azzam Alwash recalls his childhood memories of the Mesopotamian marshes, and his feelings upon his return to Iraq when the area had been reduced to an empty desert.

Sep 6th, 2011 | 2 comments

Braving Iraq: Animal Guide: Basra Reed Warbler

Learn about this threatened bird, endemic to southern Iraq's marshlands.

Nov 5th, 2010 | 0 comments

Wild Balkans: Video: A Hatchling Catches a Ride

A great crested grebe chick is able to dive and swim at birth, but it's always nice to hitch a ride instead.

Jan 25th, 2010 | 7 comments

Kalahari: Video: Wetland Predators

Predators haunt the wetland waters. Wild dogs come in for the kill, but they are driven off by lions, their age-old rivals.

Mar 13th, 2009 | 5 comments

Kalahari: Introduction

(Part Two airs Sunday, March 15) Two great films provide an account of the inner workings of one of the last truly wild places on earth.

Mar 11th, 2009 | 16 comments
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