Bear biologist Lynn Rogers has devoted nearly forty years of his life to understanding the black bears of Minnesota's North Woods. He has developed a unique relationship with them over time. Watch as cameraman David Wright chronicles Lynn's extraordinarily close relationship with these bears as he demonstrates that black bears and people can live in relative harmony.

Lady Liuwa is the last lioness on Zambia's Liuwa Plain. She hasn't seen another lion in five years. Despite the odds stacked against her, she's perfected the art of survival. In 2005, her loneliness drove her to do something extraordinary — she bonded with cameraman Herbert Brauer. An incredible relationship developed between man and beast, but Herbert knew she needed the company of her own kind. A massive project is under way to reintroduce lions to the Liuwa Plain. While translocation is difficult, there is hope for Africa’s loneliest lioness.

In the high ranges of India's Western Ghats mountains, acclaimed wildlife photographer and naturalist Sandesh Kadur travels through a world inhabited by India's rarest species. Besides elephants, tigers and sloth bears, the Western Ghats are home to animals found nowhere else on Earth. Follow Sandesh's journey across this mountainous range in search of the most elusive creature of all – a big cat unlike anything wildlife experts have seen before.

For centuries, the world's largest shark has remained an enigma. Despite its massive size, the whale shark is an elusive ocean voyager, evading efforts to uncover their hidden lives. Marine biologist Mark Meekan has embarked on an ambitious study to tag dozens of whale sharks — tracking their movements using satellite technology and on-board cameras. Meekan's study could reveal one of the greatest migrations on earth and the holy grail of marine research — a whale shark breeding ground in the Seychelles.

Andrea Marshall, a young marine biologist, gave up everything for a new life in Mozambique to observe the world's largest population of manta rays. From dramatic feeding frenzies, to remarkable courtship behavior, to the discovery of a giant new species, Andrea's findings have rocked the scientific community — providing fascinating insight into the lives of these enigmatic creatures. Watch this revelatory story of a young woman's determination to understand and protect these incredible creatures.

Thousands of elephants once roamed China's vast continent. Today, only 250 are left hiding in the jungles of southeastern China in a remote part of Yunnan province. Despite all odds, they cling to this ancient and beautiful land, existing on the very brink of extinction. This film documents the quest of one woman, Grace Gabriel, as she attempts to change the way local people feel about these animals. The show also follows one wildlife cameraman, Richard Kirby, as he films these animals in the wild before they're gone forever.