With a million species at risk of extinction, Sir David Attenborough explores how this crisis of biodiversity has consequences for us all, threatening food and water security, undermining our ability to control our climate and even putting us at greater risk of pandemic diseases.
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Sir David Attenborough has encountered some of the world's most extraordinary animals and plants. But many of these wonders now seem set to disappear from our planet forever. The huge variety of life on earth, known as biodiversity, is being lost at a rate never seen before in human history.
This means 1 million species are at risk of extinction. This is a crisis not just for the natural world but for every one of us. It threatens food and water security, undermines our ability to control our climate and even puts us at greater risk of pandemic diseases.
Presented by Sir David Attenborough | Executive Producer – Helen Thomas
Nicci Wright treating a pangolin in South Africa.
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James Mwenda walking with a northern white rhino in Kenya.
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James Mwenda stroking a northern white rhino in Kenya.
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Nicci Wright treating a pangolin in South Africa.
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A pangolin coming out of a trap in South Africa.
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Chief Park Warden, Prosper Uwingeli, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
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Prof. Elizabeth Hadly, USA
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Iris Ho, Humane Society International, USA
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Prof. Felicia Keesing, Bard College, USA
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Prof. Shahid Naeem, Columbia University, USA
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Dr. Stuart Butchart, Chief Scientist, Birdlife International
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