Messing with Mother Nature

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Planet of Pollinators - S7 E1

Host Jennie Garlington explores habitats designed to attract bees, Monarch butterflies and hummingbirds at the North Carolina Arboretum; Ashley and Lloyd Hardrick are Black beekeepers who share their love and knowledge of bees and bee products; Monarch expert Jeanne Megal reveals the hidden world of "America's Butterfly"; Susan Campbell bands hummingbirds to better understand their lives and survival skills.

• Saturday June 3, 2023 12:30 pm ET on KET
• Saturday June 3, 2023 11:30 am CT on KET
• Wednesday June 7, 2023 11:30 am ET on KET2
• Wednesday June 7, 2023 10:30 am CT on KET2

Saving Half the Seas - S7 E2

In the Galapagos Islands, multi-national cooperation to save migrating animals from intense fishing pressures resulted in a new marine reserve; one fishing community in Cedar Key, Florida, managed to pivot when environmental pressures caused the oyster population to crash; experimenting with marsh and dunes to deal with sea level rise on Tybee Island in Georgia.

• Saturday June 10, 2023 12:30 pm ET on KET
• Saturday June 10, 2023 11:30 am CT on KET
• Wednesday June 14, 2023 11:30 am ET on KET2
• Wednesday June 14, 2023 10:30 am CT on KET2

Saving Half the Earth - S7 E3

The E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation continues to lead the movement to preserve half the earth in order to protect the bulk of biodiversity. Ben Raines, a protege of E.O Wilson, shows us why the Mobile River basin has earned the title "America's Amazon." The Ocmulgee lands in Georgia could be a model for how a national park embraces the influence of the indigenous people.

• Saturday June 17, 2023 12:30 pm ET on KET
• Saturday June 17, 2023 11:30 am CT on KET
• Wednesday June 21, 2023 11:30 am ET on KET2
• Wednesday June 21, 2023 10:30 am CT on KET2

Messing with Mother Nature - S7 E4

In Galveston, Texas, coyotes dubbed "ghost wolves" carry high amounts of red wolf DNA that may help the population survive; groups consider whether they'll welcome American Chestnut trees engineered with a wheat gene to resist blight; mosquitoes modified to lower disease levels have met with resistance and concern in the Florida Keys.

• Wednesday June 28, 2023 11:30 am ET on KET2
• Wednesday June 28, 2023 10:30 am CT on KET2

3 Billion Birds - S5 E1

Premiered On: 05/16/2021

A study shows that one in four birds has vanished in the last fifty years. The good news is that when humans manage habitats with birds in mind, species can not only survive but flourish. From the Great Plains to the marshes of the southeast, explore how we can save the wonderful world of birds.

• Saturday July 1, 2023 12:30 pm ET on KET
• Saturday July 1, 2023 11:30 am CT on KET

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Messing with Mother Nature - S7 E4

• Wednesday May 31, 2023 11:30 am ET on KET2
• Wednesday May 31, 2023 10:30 am CT on KET2
• Saturday May 27, 2023 12:30 pm ET on KET
• Saturday May 27, 2023 11:30 am CT on KET

Saving Half the Earth - S7 E3

• Wednesday May 24, 2023 11:30 am ET on KET2
• Wednesday May 24, 2023 10:30 am CT on KET2
• Saturday May 20, 2023 12:30 pm ET on KET
• Saturday May 20, 2023 11:30 am CT on KET

Saving Half the Seas - S7 E2

• Wednesday May 17, 2023 11:30 am ET on KET2
• Wednesday May 17, 2023 10:30 am CT on KET2
• Saturday May 13, 2023 12:30 pm ET on KET
• Saturday May 13, 2023 11:30 am CT on KET

Planet of Pollinators - S7 E1

• Wednesday May 10, 2023 11:30 am ET on KET2
• Wednesday May 10, 2023 10:30 am CT on KET2
• Saturday May 6, 2023 12:30 pm ET on KET
• Saturday May 6, 2023 11:30 am CT on KET