Sky Nature HD Wednesday

The push to increase the population numbers of Ontario's eight turtle species, seven of which are listed as endangered. But turtles are slow and not entirely smart

A dam is an engineering feat that controls massive amounts of water. But as this episode shows, it can also wreak havoc on the animals that call those waters home

An infection threatens to sweep through the chimpanzees, prompting the keepers into urgent action to save their lives. Meanwhile, the orangutans continue with their diet

Young chimp Ben's mysterious bacterial infection causes him to lose a toe, while another primate in Hananya's house is struck down by the same illness

The plains and woodlands of the Luangwa Valley are wild and merciless places for the unprepared. To avoid the danger, animals come together for survival

The work of a school for orphaned orangutans in Indonesia. Baby orangutan Topan is in need of a surrogate mum, while 16-year-old Kasper busily prepares for graduation

The crowning jewel of Bolivia is the extraordinary Salar de Uyuni, a salt flat so white that it can be seen from space. But what else lies in the South American country?

A look at some working dogs, including a German shepherd mix search-and-rescue dog and her Los Angeles firefighter partner searching for survivors after a mudslide

The Mekong continues its winding journey south, marking the eastern border of Southeast Asia's heart, the bustling yet slumbering country of Thailand

An infection threatens to sweep through the chimpanzees, prompting the keepers into urgent action to save their lives. Meanwhile, the orangutans continue with their diet

Young chimp Ben's mysterious bacterial infection causes him to lose a toe, while another primate in Hananya's house is struck down by the same illness

The plains and woodlands of the Luangwa Valley are wild and merciless places for the unprepared. To avoid the danger, animals come together for survival

The work of a school for orphaned orangutans in Indonesia. Baby orangutan Topan is in need of a surrogate mum, while 16-year-old Kasper busily prepares for graduation

The crowning jewel of Bolivia is the extraordinary Salar de Uyuni, a salt flat so white that it can be seen from space. But what else lies in the South American country?

The Mekong continues its winding journey south, marking the eastern border of Southeast Asia's heart, the bustling yet slumbering country of Thailand

The bizarre mating rituals of the ocean's most peculiar creatures, from bloody battles to super-size litters

An infection threatens to sweep through the chimpanzees, prompting the keepers into urgent action to save their lives. Meanwhile, the orangutans continue with their diet

Young chimp Ben's mysterious bacterial infection causes him to lose a toe, while another primate in Hananya's house is struck down by the same illness

Part two of two. The cheetah cubs make a difficult decision and a scary encounter forces leopard mum Sephiri choose between her old family and her new cubs

Following the wildlife of a South African mangrove forest through the changing seasons, meeting the red-claw mangrove crabs that keep the forest clean

The bizarre mating rituals of the ocean's most peculiar creatures, from bloody battles to super-size litters

The Mekong continues its winding journey south, marking the eastern border of Southeast Asia's heart, the bustling yet slumbering country of Thailand

The lives of leopards in the forests of Yala National Park, including one that has to strike out alone, leaving its mother's territory for the first time

A jaguar stalks the river, a snake makes a killer move and a stealth tarantula waits to strike. Nothing is safe when the Amazon's predators are on the prowl

Part two of two. The cheetah cubs make a difficult decision and a scary encounter forces leopard mum Sephiri choose between her old family and her new cubs

Following the wildlife of a South African mangrove forest through the changing seasons, meeting the red-claw mangrove crabs that keep the forest clean

The plains and woodlands of the Luangwa Valley are wild and merciless places for the unprepared. To avoid the danger, animals come together for survival

The work of a school for orphaned orangutans in Indonesia. Baby orangutan Topan is in need of a surrogate mum, while 16-year-old Kasper busily prepares for graduation

The amazing world of the flying squirrel, typically found along the shores of Lake Erie, but now moving their territory towards Lake Ontario

How the elk got a second chance. It went extinct in Ontario, but is now recovering after being re-introduced