Mountain Goat

Join Richard Nelson perched on a rocky ledge, a thousand feet up from the waters of Glacier Bay National Park, watching a mammal with extraordinary super powers of agility, balance and survival.

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Mosquito

Join Richard Nelson and a huge swarm of noisy, biting insects. Learn all about these tormentors and their surprising, wide-ranging ecological importance in the north country.

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Encounters North
Beaver

Join Richard Nelson on a gorgeous summer evening, pond side in the Alaska Brooks Range, with one of the best known and intriguing animals of the north, the beaver—nature’s engineer.

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Caribou Calving

Join Richard Nelson gazing out on a spectacular scene—thousands of adult caribou and calves, grazing and dancing across the Arctic coastal plain, so close you can hear the clicking of their hooves!

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Lyrebird

Prepare your ears for what many consider to be the most exquisite voice of any bird in the world–the superb lyrebird. Tag along with this incredible bird and your host Richard Nelson, in the forests of southeastern Australia, for another fascinating Encounters Down Under episode.

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