Asia – Secret Lives, Hidden Places

Unlike protected areas in North America and Europe, the endangered habitats of Asia are almost always home to people as well as wildlife.

2013 HD English

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S1E1 - Kaziranga National Park: India – Where Wild Things Roam 2013-06-01

The rare one-horned rhinoceros is being poached in Kaziranga National Park. Herds of elephants are on the move and a new born baby elephant has lost its mother. People who live in Kaziranga risk their lives to make sure the wild animals stay safe, including the tigers that also roam the park.

S1E2 - Khao Sok National Park: Thailand – Wild Lives of Khao Sok 2013-06-01

Khao Sok National Park is framed by karst sandstone formations. Mighty ghost-like shaped rocks mark the shores of lake Khao Sok, a huge reservoir on which only a very few fishermen are permitted to live. Ancient caves are found in the watery depths and in the mountainous heights.

S1E3 - Tun Sakaran Marine Park: Malaysia – Paradise Found 2013-06-01

One of the world’s most diverse reef systems off the coast of Borneo has just become protected - Tun Sakaran Marine Park. It’s a magical paradise where an ancient volcano once erupted. Hundreds of species of corals and fish live here -- and so do many people who rely on the sea to survive.

S1E4 - Aso-Kuju and Unzen-Amakusa National Parks: Japan – Under the Volcano 2013-06-01

Nature has created rare beauty here on Kyushu, one of the islands of Japan. But within recent memory, in 1991, there was a devastating volcanic eruption. This is the story of how people live in the shadow of destruction, under the volcanoes of Japan.

S1E5 - Mt Tianzhu and Mt Fanjing National Parks: China – Mountains of the Gods 2013-06-01

The man who saved the last colony of Guizhou golden monkeys is getting old. He must pass responsibility on to the next in line. But will his successor be able to keep the monkeys safe? And a Buddhist master needs to replenish her spirit on the peak of a sacred mountain but she is afraid of heights!

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