Guardians Of The Wild

Join an eventful journey that follows two orphaned elephants, Musolole and Zambezi, as they are moved from their nursery to Camp Phoenix, a release facility, where they learn to integrate with a new herd and begin their reintroduction to the wild.

Discover a new baboon species whose peaceful traits stray from typically aggressive baboon behaviour. At the Kasanka Baboon Project you’ll see how life with these affable creatures is a soap opera, full of heroes, villains, and love stories.

Follow Madonna, the first Kinda baboon studied from birth to adulthood, as she faces the most important decision of her life, choosing a mate. New males compete with the troop alpha for her attention while researchers keep tabs on it all.

A ray of hope appeared for Zambia’s extinct black rhinos when a small population were translocated from South Africa. See a fearless team track and dart the huge creatures to replace radio tags, then scramble out of the way before the rhinos wake up.

Follow conservationists in Zambia as they perform a complex mission to save and relocate two endangered black rhinos. Meanwhile, dedicated wildlife officers train with sniffer dogs and firearms to stop the poachers threatening the animals’ survival.

Explore the largest, wildest protected area of Zambia, where a team of biologists and vets races against the oncoming rainy season to save and protect Africa’s endangered top predators, including cheetahs, wild dogs, and lions.