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THE LAST STAND for Trees is about saving the world's last remaining ancient forests. Using the flash-point of British Columbia's "Battle for the Trees" at FAIRY CREEK- the documentary examines the importance of keeping intact forest ecosystems: here in North America, the Amazon and around the world. Experts like Wade Davis and Leila Salazar-Lopez speak about the impact trees/plants have on our atmosphere, including Carbon sequestration and providing Oxygen for us to breathe. Incorporating unique-access footage at the front-lines of Fairy Creek protests, to block Logging of the last 3% of BC's old growth, the film does not pull punches. We hear the impassioned words of front-line forest defenders, as well as global forestry experts. The film reveals the complexity of issues facing the world: the need to protect habitat, while balancing economies and jobs, while also recognizing the rights of First Nations' people controlling resources in their territories. Finally, The Last Stand for Trees looks at solutions...both from cutting edge Silicon Valley companies building carbon-retaining technology, to things average citizens can do, to help save jungles/forests and the Planet.

Free Billy is the platform's first original feature documentary. It chronicles the decades-long campaign to free an Asian Bull elephant who has lived in the Los Angeles Zoo since he was four years old. It is narrated by UK actress Virginia McKenna.

Set in the Budongo Forest of Western Uganda, Geresomu is a short documentary about Muhumuza Geresomu, a local field assistant whose knowledge of the forest has quietly shaped decades of chimpanzee research. For over 30 years, Geresomu has worked at the Budongo Conservation Field Station, guiding visiting researchers and sharing his deep understanding of the forest's wildlife. He can recognize chimpanzees by their calls, predict their movements, and name every plant in their diet. His scientific expertise extends to birds, insects, snakes-and even the weather. This film is a portrait of a gifted naturalist, a generous teacher, and the kind of knowledge that comes from a lifetime spent in close relationship with a place. Through Geresomu's story, the film seeks to show the world where science really comes from.

In Heart of the Sea, Bermudian scientists, poets, and political leaders take us on a journey through the mysteries and wonders of Bermuda's oceans and the threats they face due to climate change. The film bridges past and present, delving into the island's underwater shipwrecks, now teeming with marine life, then showcasing Bermudians doing groundbreaking science to protect marine ecosystems. These stories find their symbolic thread in the dance of the iconic Gombey, a cultural ritual forged by the island's diverse cultural influences. The Gombey guide us toward a vision for Bermuda's future: a future made up of thriving oceans, communities, and economies alike.

The film follow the expansion of a wolf-rescue center that also works with at-risk and foster care youth.

Today in America, wild horses are in peril, as they are rounded up by government agencies and placed in holding pens. Return to Freedom is here to help. Founder Neda De Mayo calls for safe fertility control programs in the wild and for those already caged, removing them to natural environments such as their Return to Freedom sanctuaries across California.

Wildlife SOS is the largest wildlife rescue group in India with 12 regional centers managing many species. Emerging out of the jungle, near human populations, Leopards find themselves in the most precarious situations. This film reveals the efforts of Wildlife SOS teams to capture and treat these Leopards for release or sanctuary care.

In Heart of the Sea, Bermudian scientists, poets, and political leaders take us on a journey through the mysteries and wonders of Bermuda's oceans and the threats they face due to climate change. The film bridges past and present, delving into the island's underwater shipwrecks, now teeming with marine life, then showcasing Bermudians doing groundbreaking science to protect marine ecosystems. These stories find their symbolic thread in the dance of the iconic Gombey, a cultural ritual forged by the island's diverse cultural influences. The Gombey guide us toward a vision for Bermuda's future: a future made up of thriving oceans, communities, and economies alike.

Narrated by Actor Beau Bridges, Wildlife on the Edge celebrates diverse wildlife such as Mountain Lions, Bears and Bobcats that live in the mountains around Los Angeles. The film examines the many deadly hazards they must face living close to one of the world's major cities. We learn that one cougar, P-22, featured in a celebrated photograph near the Hollywood sign, has helped emphasize the need for wildlife protection. Featuring the words of California Governor Gavin Newsom and the team behind the new Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, the program looks at solutions. Meanwhile high in the forests that surround LA, an amateur wildlife photographer- Robert Martinez goes about documenting the day-to-day activities of Cougars and other wildlife to raise awareness and highlight their lives.

A small baby elephant, Bani is hit on a railway track in India. In this moving film India's most well-known animal rescue organization comes to its aid, and over months, nurses the elephant back to health, as much as can be expected.

Narrated by Actor TIm Daly, the show looks at the dilemma of Black Bears living so close Los Angeles. FIlm features homeowners Brian and Rick who are dealing with Bears swimming in their pool; and features state Fish and Wildlife Officers.

Wildlife SOS, an NGO based in India, rescues Leopards who find themselves in peril: fallen down deep wells, trapped in schools and other buildings. They also reunite orphaned cubs, abandoned in Sugar Cane fields, back with their mothers.

Today in America, wild horses are in peril, as they are rounded up by government agencies and placed in holding pens. Return to Freedom is here to help. Founder Neda De Mayo calls for safe fertility programs in the wild and for those already caged, removing them to natural environments such as their Return to Freedom sanctuaries across California. In Part 2 of the story- Neda's ranch has become a dust bowl and she reaches out to an ecologist and scientist to help her. The innovative solutions they find for restoring rich grass to the sanctuary, has wider implications out on the range where mustangs must compete with cattle for forage and water.

Wildlife SOS is an NGO, that rescues wildlife across India. In Saving Elephants, we see how this team of experts reduces human-animal conflict by creating a unique elephant collaring and tracking program to alert communities about potentially destructive wild herds in their area. We also see their rescue of an ailing 60-year-old blind elephant named Nina, who for years had been exploited for use in traditional weddings and as entertainment.

Founders of Wildlife SOS, Kartick Satayanarayan and Geeta Seshamani set out in 1999, to stop the cruel 400 year-old practice of using Sloth Bears as Dancing Bears for tourists in India. Torn from the wild as cubs, after their mothers' were killed- these bears were mutilated and trained with a rope through their muzzles to jump and dance to earn money for their handlers- the Indian Kalandar peoples. In order to stop the practice- Kartick and his team had to do more than just rescue the bears- they had to change a whole way of life for the poor people who earned a living with these animals. Now Wildlife SOS is the largest Sloth Bear rescue center in the world- a place where bears are cared for medically, physically and mentally...a tribute to the amazing legacy of Kartick and Geeta.