The Greater Antilles
Liz Bonnin heads to the Dominican Republic, where she scales a 60-foot palm tree to retrieve a Ridgeway's hawk chick and searches for a solenodon.
The peculiar geology of the Greater Antilles has created a stretch of islands with hidden natural treasures – from salt lakes, to deserts and forested peaks – where people are learning to forge a new relationship with the animals that inhabit this wild terrain.
Liz Bonnin heads to the Dominican Republic, where she scales a 60-foot palm tree to retrieve a Ridgeway's hawk chick, searches for a solenodon, joins local scientists in the driest and lowest place in the Caribbean, and helps a heroic team liberate flamingos after over 20 years of captivity.
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"This is where flamingos belong"
Duration: 03:33
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The unique nose of a solenodon
Duration: 00:42
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The challenge of getting a nestling out a palm tree
Duration: 03:03
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Liz Bonnin |
Director | Caroline O'Shaughnessy |
Producer | Rosemary Cafferkey |
Producer | Matias Gaggiotti |
Editor | Tom Ullmann |
Production Manager | Amy Kemp |
Series Producer | Lizzie Bolton |
Executive Producer | Richard Bradley |
Executive Producer | Tom Watt-Smith |
Production Company | Lion Television |
Broadcasts
- Sun 5 Nov 2023 21:00
- Tue 7 Nov 2023 00:15´óÏó´«Ã½ Two except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
- Wed 22 Nov 2023 01:10
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