The Tropical Wildlife Of Costa Rica And Panama 4K | 1,000 Days For The Planet

In this episode of 1,000 Days for the planet, the Sedna 4 team travels to the archipelago of the Azores in the Atlantic to learn more about humpback whales, as the ocean's biodiversity continues to be threatened. They learn about the research the local population undertaking to protect some of the biggest migratory species like whales, turtles, sharks, and sea birds. Next the team travels to the small Island of Anuta, a smaller island which is part of the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean, and one of the world's most remote destinations. Here, they speak with the indigenous community and see how they live, using only the available resources at hand. TW* Dead fish at 2:32

The Sedna 4 team travels to Komodo island in Indonesia to learn more about the infamous Komodo dragons. As they are joined by biologists Achmad and Denny, they will work to undertake a a population census of the dragons on a number of islands in the area. The team locates the dragons to track their population for conservation purposes, as well as interview some of the locals to understand how the villagers and dragons manage to coexist. Next, the Sedna 4 team travels to the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean. On the island of Grand Cayman, the population explosion has reduced the habitat of already threatened species, such as the rare blue iguana. Considered extinct in the wild, biologist Fred has made it his mission to save them from extinction. Elsewhere in the Caribbean, some Indo-pacific fish were accidentally released into the sea back in the 1990’s. This lionfish has reproduced and populated the Caribbean at an alarming rate, causing other species to decline up to 80%. The team meets with local divers to see how they keep the lionfish

The Sedna 4 Team travels to the island of Sumatra in Indonesia, where much of the biodiversity has been removed in exchange for monoculture, creating habitat loss for wildlife, like the Sumatran elephants. Arriving in the Province of Riau, National Parks have been recently established to protect the remaining biodiversity and wildlife, with the WWF and local conservationists and biologists, working with them to show which areas are safe to migrate to and which aren’t. The team then travels to Borneo where habitat loss continues to be a problem for the Gibbons. They go to Kalaweit, the worlds largest private Gibbon Protection Project. By re-creating natural living conditions for the animals they can learn to socialize with fellow Gibbons and learn to rehabituate. Due to continual loss of habitat, many of the Gibbons find Kalaweit to be their permanent home, which is why Kalaweit is now working on habitat protection by buying land to preserve it.

At a private reserve in Costa Rica, scientists use photo-identification to study the movements of the endangered jaguars. The forests of Central America grapple with the invasion of a microscopic fungus that can kill all frogs in its path in just a few months. A crew of mariners, scientists and filmmakers are followed as they cast off on the Sedna IV, an oceanographic schooner, to sail around the world exploring the beauty of nature, how ecosystems work and conservation challenges facing the planet. Content licensed by Cineflix to Little Dot Studios.

The Sedna 4 team heads to the Azores which is one of the places where Hammerhead sharks can be found. Hammerhead sharks are amongst the most endangered sharks in the world, and the team aims to install temporary satellites on the young hammerhead sharks in hopes of protecting the Azores nursery habitats where they typically reside. The team then heads to Cocos island off the coast of Costa Rica to do the same there. Next, the Sedna 4 team then travels to Silver Bank, which is off the coast of the Dominican Republic. Every winter humpback whales return to this protected area to breed and give birth By going here and spending time with them the team hopes to better understand them so they can better protect them. Because so few people have permits to go to Silver Bank during the breeding season, the Sedna 4 team joins the Sun Dancer en route for the sanctuary. Using photography as the basis of their research, they can identify different whales as they come and go and get a better understanding of

Large-scale deforestation of tropical forests for palm oil production is a growing problem that threatens the survival of huge numbers of animals and plants, many already on the verge of extinction. In Indonesia, almost two million hectares of forest disappear every year. A crew of mariners, scientists and filmmakers are followed as they cast off on the Sedna IV, an oceanographic schooner, to sail around the world exploring the beauty of nature, how ecosystems work and conservation challenges facing the planet. Content licensed by Cineflix to Little Dot Studios.