A celebration of California’s wildlife and wild places, and their coexistence with the 40 million people who call it home. Famous for its beaches and Hollywood, California is also a wellspring of biodiversity. Bounded by mountains, deserts and the Pacific Ocean, here are iconic wild places like Yosemite National Park and Death Valley, as well as Baja California’s lesser-known wild beauty.
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A celebration of California's wildlife and wild places, and their coexistence with the 40 million people who call it home. Famous for its beaches and Hollywood, California is also a wellspring of biodiversity. Bounded by mountains, deserts and the Pacific Ocean, here are iconic wild places like Yosemite and Death Valley, as well as Baja California's lesser-known wild beauty.
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Episode 1 | Rivers of Gold
It is a land of extremes - tallest, deepest, highest, hottest. It's home to the richest biodiversity in the Americas, from gray whales traveling the California Current to mountain lions in the Sierra Nevada and redwoods harvesting water from the air. In a rapidly changing and thirsty world, drought, dams and fire pose dire threats to an ecosystem connected by rivers on land, air and sea.
Episode 2 | Close Encounters
From blue whales to kit foxes, spectacular images bring California's wildlife into sharp focus. Natural forces reshape the land, yet some species - like the bristlecone, one of the world's oldest organisms - persist, constantly adapting to a changing world. Still, in a space shared with 40 million people, is there room for all?
A wildflower bloom in Carrizo Plain National Monument, California
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Rick Rosenthal/Wild Logic
The Redwoods in Northern California
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Will Goldenberg/Wild Logic
Burrowing owls in Carrizo Plains National Monument
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Mark Romanov/Wild Logic
A Death Valley sand dune in Death Valley, California
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Matk Romanov/Wild Logic
A Great White Shark in Baja, California
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Erick Higuera
Juvenile salmon and steelhead among tree roots
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Rick Rosenthal/Wild Logic
Kit foxes
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Rick Rosenthal/Wild Logic
A rattlesnake in Central California
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Mark Romanov/Wild Logic
Rock creek in Sierra Nevada Range, California
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Rick Rosenthal/Wild Logic
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