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Gorongosa Park: Rebirth of Paradise

Courtesy of Carla Rebai / Off the Fence B.V
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PBS
Bob Poole puts the camera down and helps with the capture of one of Gorongosa's 'Giant crocs' in a bid to learn more out the parks thriving crocodile population.

Tue. Sep. 29 at 8 pm on WKAR-HD 23.1 |It’s all part of a day’s work as Bob Poole joins the battle to re-wild a legendary national park in this back-to-back series.

"New Blood" at 8pm

Examine the massive relocation mission to bring back zebra and eland — Africa’s largest antelope.
Poole and the lion team find one of the cubs with a grave wound and race to save her.

A massive relocation mission is launched to bring back zebra and eland — Africa’s largest antelope. Discover a hero who kept Gorongosa alive after the war.
 

"Hidden Worlds" at 9pm

Discover a huge population of crocs and forests full of new species and unexplored caves.

Bob and a team of scientists estimate that the park may hold Africa’s largest croc population. Rappelling into deep gorges, they discover forests full of new species and unexplored caves, putting Gorongosa on the map as one of Africa’s last frontiers. 

 

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