Name: The Real Macaw
Released: 2004-02-15

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S22 · E8 — The Real Macaw

S22:E8 · The Real Macaw

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13 episodes in this season

Hippo Beach

53 min

Kalahari: The Great Thirstland

53 min

Kalahari: The Flooded Desert

53 min

White Shark/Red Triangle

53 min

Cloud's Legacy: The Wild Stallion Returns

53 min

Shadow Over the Sun: A Story of Eagles

53 min

Diamonds

53 min

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53 min

Holy Cow

53 min

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Ireland

53 min

E11

Flight School

53 min

E12

Land of the Falling Lakes

53 min

E13

Pale Male

53 min

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The Real Macaw

Season 22 · Episode 8 · Feb 15, 2004

Everyone loves macaws. Playful, intelligent, beautiful, they are the stars of parrot parks and zoos, and the cherished pets of devoted owners around the world. All of which makes them prime targets for poachers, who can make enormous profits from illegal sales of the birds. Thousands are smuggled from the wild each year, and many die in the process. In the forests of South America, several species of macaw are severely endangered. But there is hope on the horizon. Dr. Charlie Munn, a wealthy American who is also a leading ornithologist and world expert on parrots, has begun a campaign to promote eco-tourism as a means of saving the birds. Employing former poachers as conservationists, and providing locals with the means to start and maintain a trade in tourism instead of smuggling, he’s betting that instead of buying birds, their fans will pay to see them in the wild.

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Season 22 · Episode 8 · Feb 15, 2004

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