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{\an7}\h\hNarrator: IT’S LIKE
NOWHERE ELSE ON EARTH--
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hA NARROW LAND BRIDGE
THAT CONNECTS TWO CONTINENTS.
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{\an7}FOR MILLIONS OF ANIMALS,
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{\an7}\hPANAMA PROVIDES
A VITAL CONNECTION
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{\an7}BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA.
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{\an7}BUT THIS CONTINENTAL HIGHWAY
\h\h\h\h\h\hIS UNDER THREAT.
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{\an7}ITS FORESTS ARE DISAPPEARING.
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{\an7}ITS BEACHES ARE DROWNING
\h\h\hUNDER RISING SEAS.
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{\an7}Emma: DAN, COME HERE.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
NOW, SCIENTISTS ARE USING
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{\an7}STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY...
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{\an7}Dan: THE TRANSMITTER IS SITTING
NICE AND TIGHT.
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{\an7}\h\hNarrator: ...TO TRACK
THE ANIMALS’ MOVEMENTS...
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{\an7}Man: WHOA!
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{\an7}Narrator: ...AND CONFRONT THESE
CHALLENGES BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE.
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{\an7}Ricardo: WOO!
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{\an7}Narrator: IT’S FALL.
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{\an7}\h\hACROSS THE UNITED STATES,
BIRDS OF ALL SHAPES AND SIZES
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{\an7}ARE HEADING SOUTH
\hFOR THE WINTER.
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{\an7}EACH YEAR, MILLIONS OF THEM
FUNNEL DOWN TOWARDS PANAMA.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hRAPTORS, SONGBIRDS,
AND SHOREBIRDS FLY THROUGH.
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{\an7}BY LAND, JAGUARS AND COYOTES
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMAKE THEIR WAY
ALONG THE JUNGLE CORRIDORS.
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{\an7}AND IN THE OCEANS, HUNDREDS
\hOF SEA TURTLES CONGREGATE
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{\an7}ON THE BEACHES TO NEST,
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{\an7}WHILE PODS OF HUMPBACK WHALES
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{\an7}\h\h\hGATHER TO BREED
IN ITS COASTAL WATERS.
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{\an7}FOR ALL THE MIGRATING ANIMALS,
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{\an7}PANAMA IS A VITAL PIT STOP
ON THE CONTINENTAL HIGHWAY
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHAT CONNECTS
NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA.
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{\an7}AT ITS NARROWEST, THE ISTHMUS IS
JUST A FEW DOZEN MILES ACROSS.
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{\an7}HERE, HUNDREDS OF SPECIES
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCONVERGE
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{\an7}AS THEY STREAM DOWN
\h\hFROM THE NORTH.
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{\an7}BUT THIS FRAGILE BOTTLENECK
\h\h\h\h\h\hIS UNDER SIEGE.
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{\an7}THE CORRIDORS IT PROVIDES
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{\an7}\h\hALONG ITS COASTLINES AND
IN ITS JUNGLES ARE CHANGING.
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{\an7}\hAND ANYTHING THAT DISRUPTS
THE FLOW OF ANIMALS THROUGH
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{\an7}COULD IMPACT ENTIRE SPECIES.
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{\an7}Ricardo: LOOK AT THIS ONE.
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{\an7}Roland: THERE’S JAGUAR TRACK
\h\h\hRIGHT HERE IN THE MUD.
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{\an7}Narrator: THAT’S WHY SCIENTISTS
ARE MONITORING THE MOVEMENTS
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{\an7}OF JAGUARS AND COYOTES.
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{\an7}Emma: OK, LET’S GO.
\h\hRAPIDO, RAPIDO.
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{\an7}Narrator: ATTACHING
\hSATELLITE TRACKERS
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{\an7}TO GIANT LEATHERBACKS...
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{\an7}Liz: OOH, IT’S A BIT DEEP HERE.
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{\an7}Narrator: PLACING NANOTAGS THAT
WEIGH LESS THAN A PAPERCLIP
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{\an7}ON TINY WARBLERS.
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{\an7}Liz: SHE’S READY TO GO.
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{\an7}Narrator: AND IT’S WHY
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{\an7}CONSERVATION BIOLOGIST
\h\h\hKEITH BILDSTEIN
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{\an7}AND HIS COLLEAGUE J.F. THERRIEN
ARE ON A STAKEOUT
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{\an7}ON A DAIRY FARM IN ARIZONA.
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{\an7}Keith: THIS GUY’S REALLY HUNGRY;
HE’S REALLY TUGGING.
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{\an7}SO WE’LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
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{\an7}Narrator: KEITH IS HERE
TO TRAP TURKEY VULTURES.
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{\an7}Keith: YES.
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{\an7}\hNarrator: HE AIMS TO TAG THE
BIRDS WITH SATELLITE TRACKERS
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{\an7}THAT WILL ALLOW HIM TO FOLLOW
\h\h\hTHEIR WINTER MIGRATIONS.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hKeith: UNDERSTANDING
WHERE THEY ARE, WHEN THEY ARE,
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{\an7}AND WHAT THEY’RE FEEDING ON
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{\an7}\h\hLAYS THE GROUNDWORK
FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING
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{\an7}THIS FUNDAMENTALLY IMPORTANT
\h\h\h\h\h\hAVIAN SCAVENGER.
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{\an7}Narrator: MORE THAN HALF OF ALL
VULTURE SPECIES ARE ENDANGERED.
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{\an7}TO HELP PROTECT TURKEY VULTURES,
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{\an7}KEITH NEEDS TO KNOW WHERE THEY
\hGO WHEN THEY LEAVE ARIZONA.
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{\an7}HOW MANY MIGRATE TO PANAMA, AND
HOW MANY GO EVEN FARTHER SOUTH?
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{\an7}Keith: WE’RE TRYING TO DO
PREVENTATIVE CONSERVATION,
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{\an7}IF YOU WILL.
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{\an7}Narrator: EARLIER TODAY,
\h\hHE RIGGED A CARCASS
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hWITH FOOT SNARES
MADE FROM FISHING LINE,
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{\an7}IN THE HOPES OF CAPTURING
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hA VULTURE.
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{\an7}Keith: SO WHEN THE BIRD’S FOOT
\h\h\h\h\h\hWOULD GET CAUGHT,
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{\an7}IT WOULD MOVE ITS FOOT
\h\h\h\hTHROUGH HERE.
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{\an7}AND HOPEFULLY WE’LL CATCH
\hSOMETHING THIS MORNING.
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{\an7}CAN YOU SEE THEM?
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
NOW, IT’S ABOUT PATIENCE.
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{\an7}Keith: IT’S A WAITING GAME.
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{\an7}\hFOR ANY WILD ANIMAL, MUCH OF
ITS LIFE UNFOLDS OUT OF SIGHT.
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{\an7}Keith: LOOK AT THAT!
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{\an7}WE’VE BEEN OUT HERE
\hALMOST FOUR HOURS.
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{\an7}SO IT’S NICE TO FINALLY HAVE
\h\h\hA BIRD ON THE GROUND.
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{\an7}THE BEST WAY TO REVEAL
\h\hTHEIR HIDDEN LIVES
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{\an7}IS TO TRACK THEIR MOVEMENTS.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hKeith: OOPS.
WASN’T SUPPOSED TO DO THAT.
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{\an7}ANYONE WHO’S EVER TRIED
\h\h\hTO TRAP A VULTURE
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{\an7}\h\h\hWILL TELL YOU
HOW DIFFICULT IT IS.
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{\an7}THAT’S TOO BAD.
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{\an7}\h\hTHERE’S A TENDENCY
TO BE VERY PERSNICKETY
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{\an7}WHEN THEY APPROACH A CARCASS.
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{\an7}[LAUGHS]
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{\an7}PAINFUL.
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{\an7}Narrator: THE MORE BIRDS
THAT ARE ON THE CARCASS
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{\an7}\h\hAND MOVING AROUND,
THE GREATER THE CHANCE
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{\an7}THAT ONE OF THEM WILL
STEP ON A FOOT SNARE.
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{\an7}Keith: THEY JUST FEEL
\h\h\hMORE COMFORTABLE
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{\an7}WHEN THEY’RE FEEDING AS A GROUP.
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{\an7}Narrator: BUT SO FAR
\hTHERE’S ONLY ONE.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hKeith: HMM.
SECOND ONE COMING IN.
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{\an7}Narrator: WITH EACH NEW ARRIVAL,
THE ODDS IMPROVE.
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{\an7}Keith: BIG PARTY.
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{\an7}Narrator: IN A GROUP,
\hTHE BIRDS MOVE MORE,
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{\an7}AS THEY JOCKEY FOR POSITION
\h\h\h\h\h\hON THE CARCASS.
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{\an7}J.F.: COME ON, GUYS.
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{\an7}Narrator: SUCCESS!
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{\an7}THE TEAM MUST GET TO THE BIRDS
\h\h\h\hAS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE
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{\an7}TO MINIMIZE STRESS.
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{\an7}Keith: THIS ONE’S CAUGHT
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBY A TOE!
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{\an7}SO, WE’VE GOT AN ADULT HERE,
\h\h\h\h\h\hAN ADULT THERE.
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{\an7}Narrator: THEY HAVE GOOD REASON
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{\an7}TO HANDLE THE BIRDS
\h\hVERY CAREFULLY.
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{\an7}\h\h\hKeith: ONE OF THE DEFENSE
MECHANISMS THAT THESE BIRDS HAVE
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{\an7}IS TO PROJECTILE VOMIT.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hVOMITING ON
AN APPROACHING PREDATOR
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{\an7}IS A VERY EFFECTIVE DETERRENT.
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{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: SO FAR, KEITH’S
MANAGED TO AVOID BEING A TARGET.
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{\an7}J.F.: ONE, SIX, THREE...
\h\hFOUR, EIGHT, EIGHT.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hKeith: SO THIS IS
A SATELLITE TRACKING DEVICE
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{\an7}THAT WE AFFIX TO THE BACKS
\h\h\h\h\hOF THESE BIRDS.
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{\an7}THIS IS THE SOLAR POWER
\h\hPORTION OF THE UNIT;
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{\an7}\hTHIS IS THE GPS CUBE
THAT COLLECTS THE DATA
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{\an7}ON THE LOCATION OF THE BIRD.
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{\an7}\hNarrator: THE GOAL IS
TO FIX THE SATELLITE TAG
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{\an7}\hAS FIRMLY AS POSSIBLE, WITHOUT
IN ANY WAY INJURING THE VULTURE.
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{\an7}Keith: SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
\hTHAT WE GET IT FITTING SNUG
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{\an7}BUT NOT TOO SNUG, NOT TOO LOOSE.
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{\an7}JUST RIGHT.
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{\an7}THE BIRDS HAVE RATHER THIN SKIN,
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{\an7}SO THE HARNESS MATERIAL
\h\h\h\hIS TEFLON RIBBON
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{\an7}WHICH IS NON-ABRASIVE,
\h\h\h\hVERY SLIPPERY.
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{\an7}Narrator: THE SOLAR PANEL
ON THE TAG GENERATES POWER
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hWITHOUT THE NEED
FOR A HEAVY BATTERY PACK.
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{\an7}Keith: LOOKING GOOD.
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{\an7}Narrator: THE TAG WEIGHS
\h\h\h\h\hJUST AN OUNCE.
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{\an7}\h\hAND RUNNING ON SOLAR POWER,
IT CAN TRACK A BIRD FOR YEARS...
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{\an7}Keith: OK.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
AS LONG AS IT STAYS ON.
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{\an7}Keith: SO YOU CAN SEE
\hIT’S FLYING NICELY,
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{\an7}HAS FULL USE OF ITS WINGS,
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{\an7}AND IS PROBABLY GOING TO GO
\hBACK TO THE ROOST TONIGHT
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{\an7}AND TALK ABOUT A CLOSE ENCOUNTER
OF THE THIRD KIND.
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{\an7}Narrator: NOW THE BIRDS CAN
\h\hEFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE
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{\an7}WITH KEITH, RELAYING DATA
\h\hABOUT THEIR JOURNEYS.
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{\an7}Keith: BEAUTIFUL.
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{\an7}THIS BIRD PROBABLY HAS
A 5 1/2-FOOT WINGSPAN.
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{\an7}Narrator: SOON THE TAGGED
\h\h\h\h\hTURKEY VULTURES
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{\an7}WILL LEAVE ON THEIR MIGRATIONS.
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{\an7}THOSE HEADED SOUTH WILL JOIN
\hMILLIONS OF OTHER VULTURES
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{\an7}HEADED TO LATIN AMERICA.
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{\an7}AND ALL OF THEM WILL SQUEEZE
\h\h\h\hINTO A STRIP OF LAND
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{\an7}JUST A FEW DOZEN MILES ACROSS--
THE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA.
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{\an7}ANNUAL MIGRATIONS LIKE THESE
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{\an7}\h\h\hARE A CRITICAL PART
OF MANY ANIMALS’ LIVES...
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{\an7}\hFROM BIRDS TO BATS,
WILDEBEEST TO WHALES.
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{\an7}USUALLY ANIMALS UNDERTAKE
\h\h\hTHESE VAST JOURNEYS
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{\an7}IN SEARCH OF MORE PLENTIFUL FOOD
OR BETTER BREEDING CONDITIONS.
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{\an7}AND PROBABLY NOWHERE ON EARTH
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{\an7}IS SUCH A FOCUS OF MIGRATIONS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAS PANAMA.
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{\an7}BUT THE NARROWNESS
\hOF THE CORRIDOR
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hMEANS THAT ANY
ENVIRONMENTAL THREAT HERE
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hRISKS BEING
A CONSERVATION DISASTER.
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{\an7}AND NOT JUST FOR BIRDS.
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{\an7}THE PANAMA THROUGHWAY
\h\hPLAYS A VITAL ROLE
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{\an7}\h\h\hIN THE MOVEMENT
OF LAND ANIMALS, TOO.
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{\an7}IN PARTICULAR, ONE OF THE MOST
\h\h\h\hMAGNIFICENT PREDATORS
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{\an7}IN THE AMERICAS.
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{\an7}[MOTOR REVVING]
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{\an7}\h\hRICARDO MORENO IS
A MAN WITH A MISSION:
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{\an7}TO SAVE THE JAGUAR IN PANAMA.
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{\an7}\h\hSOME PREDICT IT COULD
DISAPPEAR FROM THE COUNTRY
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{\an7}WITHIN A DECADE.
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{\an7}RICARDO IS DETERMINED THAT’S NOT
GOING TO HAPPEN ON HIS WATCH.
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{\an7}Ricardo: YOU CANNOT SEE THEM,
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{\an7}BUT YOU KNOW THEY ARE HERE,
\h\h\h\hAND YOU CAN FEEL IT.
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{\an7}YOU CAN FEEL THE POWER
\h\h\h\hOF THE ANIMAL,
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{\an7}\hBECAUSE THE JAGUAR IS
THE POWER OF THE FOREST.
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{\an7}Narrator: BUT THAT FOREST
\h\h\h\h\hIS DISAPPEARING,
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{\an7}TURNING INTO FARMS
\h\hAND RANCHLAND.
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{\an7}AS JAGUARS THREATEN LIVESTOCK,
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{\an7}THEY’VE BECOME A TARGET
\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR HUNTING.
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{\an7}RICARDO’S GOAL IS TO CHANGE
\h\h\h\hTHE HEARTS AND MINDS
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{\an7}OF THOSE WHO VIEW THE CAT
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAS A THREAT.
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{\an7}Ricardo: WE ARE TRYING TO SAVE
\h\hTHE JAGUAR HERE IN PANAMA,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hWORKING WITH THE PEOPLE,
BECAUSE I KNOW THEY CAN COEXIST.
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{\an7}Narrator: BUT FARMS
\h\h\hARE SCATTERED
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{\an7}OVER WIDE AREAS OF FOREST.
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{\an7}TO KNOW WHICH RANCHERS
\h\h\h\h\h\hTO TARGET,
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{\an7}RICARDO NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND
\h\h\h\h\hHOW THE CATS MOVE
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{\an7}\h\hTHROUGH THE MOSAIC
OF FORESTS AND FARMS.
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{\an7}TO DO THAT, HE AIMS TO BECOME
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE FIRST PERSON
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{\an7}TO PUT A GPS TRACKING COLLAR
\h\h\hON A JAGUAR IN PANAMA.
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{\an7}Roland: THAT LOOKS LIKE
NICER FOREST OVER THERE.
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{\an7}Ricardo: YEAH.
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{\an7}Narrator: HE’S TEAMING UP
\h\h\h\hWITH ROLAND KAYS,
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{\an7}AN EXPERT ON USING CAMERA TRAPS
TO TRACK ANIMALS.
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{\an7}THEY’RE HEADED INTO THE WILDEST
PART OF THE COUNTRY,
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{\an7}THE DARIEN GAP--
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{\an7}\h\hTHOUSANDS OF SQUARE MILES
OF DENSE RAIN FOREST AND SWAMP
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{\an7}THAT SPAN THE BORDER
\h\h\hWITH COLOMBIA.
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{\an7}BUT EVEN HERE, FARMERS ARE
\hMOVING INTO THE JUNGLE,
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{\an7}INTO THE JAGUAR’S WORLD.
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{\an7}[SPEAKING SPANISH]
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{\an7}Narrator: RANCH OWNER
\h\h\h\hENRIQUE NIETO
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{\an7}\h\h\hHAS LOST SEVERAL ANIMALS
TO ATTACKS BY ONE OF THE CATS.
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{\an7}\hRicardo: HE WANTS TO HELP US
TO COLLAR A JAGUAR RIGHT HERE,
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{\an7}BECAUSE THE JAGUAR ARE
\hROAMING AROUND HERE,
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{\an7}\hAND THOSE CATS ARE
KILLING HIS ANIMAL.
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{\an7}Roland: OK, SO WE’RE GOING TO BE
SETTING TRAPS HERE
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{\an7}AND TRYING TO CATCH AND THEN
\hCOLLAR ONE OF THE JAGUARS
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{\an7}TO SEE WHERE IT’S GOING
\h\h\h\h\h\hON HIS LAND.
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{\an7}Ricardo: EXACTLY, EXACTLY.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
AS PANAMA’S FOREST BECOMES
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{\an7}\hA FRAGMENTED PATCHWORK
OF JUNGLE AND RANCHLAND,
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{\an7}IT’S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE IMPACT
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{\an7}ON CREATURES LIKE THE JAGUAR
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{\an7}\h\hTHAT ARE MOVING
THROUGH THE HABITAT.
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{\an7}WITHOUT THAT BASIC INFORMATION,
IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO PROTECT THEM.
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{\an7}[SPEAKING SPANISH]
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{\an7}\h\h\hBUT RICARDO ALSO
UNDERSTANDS THE THREAT
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{\an7}THE CATS POSE TO THE RANCHERS.
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{\an7}\h\hRicardo: HE’S TELLING US
THE JAGUAR HERE USED TO KILL
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{\an7}THESE KIND OF ANIMALS,
\hLIKE THE SMALL ONES.
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{\an7}YEAH, HE SAYS LIKE, ANIMAL LIKE
THIS ONE CAN COST $300 TO $400.
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{\an7}Narrator: ENRIQUE HAS BORROWED
\h\hMONEY TO BUY THESE CATTLE.
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{\an7}Ricardo: IF THE JAGUAR KILL IT,
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{\an7}HE NEEDS TO CONTINUE
PAYING TO THE BANK,
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{\an7}AND IT’S A BIG LOSS FOR HIM
\h\h\h\hAND FOR HIS FAMILY.
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{\an7}Narrator: IN THIS SITUATION,
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{\an7}FARMERS OFTEN HIRE HUNTERS
\h\h\hTO KILL THE JAGUAR.
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{\an7}\h\h\hRICARDO AND ROLAND
AIM TO CHANGE THE MINDS
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{\an7}OF RANCHERS LIKE ENRIQUE.
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{\an7}THEY CAN ADVISE THEM ON HOW
\hTO PROTECT THEIR LIVESTOCK
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{\an7}FROM THE BIG CAT.
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{\an7}Ricardo: IF WE CAN SEE
\hEXACTLY THE PATTERN,
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{\an7}\hWE CAN TALK WITH
EVERY SINGLE OWNER
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{\an7}OF EVERY SINGLE FARM
\h\h\hON THAT AREA.
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{\an7}Narrator: THE CAT ITSELF WILL
\h\h\h\hREVEAL WHICH RANCHERS
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{\an7}ARE THREATENED AND WHERE RICARDO
SHOULD CONCENTRATE HIS EFFORTS.
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{\an7}HE’S BATTLING TO PREVENT
\h\h\h\h\h\hMORE JAGUARS
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{\an7}FROM ENDING UP LIKE THIS.
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{\an7}NAMED FIONA, SHE WAS FOUND
\h\h\h\h\h\hAS A TINY CUB,
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{\an7}LESS THAN A WEEK OLD.
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{\an7}HER MOTHER WAS KILLED
\h\h\h\h\hBY HUNTERS.
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{\an7}\h\h\hFIONA WAS BARELY ALIVE,
ATTACKED BY THE HUNTERS’ DOGS.
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{\an7}EMERGENCY SURGERY SAVED HER.
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{\an7}SHE’S NOW TWO, WELL CARED FOR,
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{\an7}BUT FATED TO A LIFE
\h\h\hIN CAPTIVITY.
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{\an7}THE SPREAD OF FARMS
INTO THE RAIN FOREST
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{\an7}POSES AN INSIDIOUS THREAT
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO JAGUARS
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{\an7}BY EATING INTO THEIR TERRITORY.
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{\an7}\hA SINGLE MALE JAGUAR CAN HUNT
OVER AN AREA OF 50 SQUARE MILES,
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{\an7}TWICE THE SIZE OF MANHATTAN.
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{\an7}BUT AS FARMERS CLEAR TREES
\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR RANCHING,
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{\an7}AN INDIVIDUAL CAT’S HOME RANGE
GETS FRAGMENTED INTO POCKETS.
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{\an7}AS A POPULATION,
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{\an7}JAGUARS NEED A VAST STRETCH
\h\h\hOF CONNECTED TERRAIN.
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{\an7}\h\h\hPANAMA IS A KEY LINK
IN THE BIOLOGICAL CORRIDOR
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{\an7}\h\hWHICH CONNECTS
JAGUAR POPULATIONS
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{\an7}ALL THE WAY FROM THE SOUTHERN
\h\h\hU.S. DOWN TO ARGENTINA.
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{\an7}BUT IN THE NARROW
ISTHMUS OF PANAMA,
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{\an7}THAT LINKAGE IS MOST VULNERABLE
TO BEING BROKEN
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{\an7}BY SPREADING FARMS.
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{\an7}\hRoland: MAYBE?
Ricardo: MAYBE.
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{\an7}Narrator: RICARDO HAS NO IDEA
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{\an7}IF THE JAGUAR THAT KILLED
\h\h\hENRIQUE’S LIVESTOCK
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{\an7}IS STILL IN THE AREA.
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{\an7}BUT THEN...
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{\an7}Ricardo: LOOK AT THIS ONE.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hNarrator: THEY MAKE
AN EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY.
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{\an7}Roland: OH, THERE IT IS.
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{\an7}\h\hRicardo: THOSE ARE
PERFECT JAGUAR TRACKS.
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{\an7}Narrator: FRESH TRACKS.
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{\an7}THE JAGUAR MUST BE CLOSE BY.
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{\an7}\h\hIN PANAMA’S WILD
DARIEN RAIN FOREST,
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{\an7}RICARDO MORENO AND ROLAND KAYS
\h\h\h\hHOPE TO TRAP A JAGUAR,
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{\an7}\h\h\hSO THEY CAN FIT IT
WITH A SATELLITE COLLAR.
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{\an7}Ricardo: IN THIS TRACK YOU CAN
SEE THE ANIMAL GOING THIS WAY,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hRIGHT, YOU KNOW,
VERY, VERY CLOSE TO THE HOUSE.
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{\an7}Roland: SO IF THIS JAGUAR
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCAME BY
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{\an7}AND DID NOT EAT A GOAT
\h\h\h\h\hLAST NIGHT,
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{\an7}\h\h\hDO YOU THINK IT’LL BE BACK
TONIGHT LOOKING FOR GOATS AGAIN?
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{\an7}Ricardo: YEAH, I THINK SO,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI THINK SO.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAND I HOPE SO,
BECAUSE IF IT COMES BACK
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hMAYBE WE HAVE
OUR FIRST JAGUARS HERE.
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{\an7}Roland: YEAH.
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{\an7}\hNarrator: FIRST TASK IS
TO SET UP REMOTE CAMERAS.
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{\an7}Roland: SO WE PUT CAMERAS OUT
FOR LOTS OF DIFFERENT REASONS
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{\an7}AND LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
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{\an7}IN THIS CASE WE WANT TO KNOW
EXACTLY WHERE THIS JAGUAR IS
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{\an7}SO THAT WE CAN BETTER TRAP HIM.
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{\an7}Narrator: IF THE JAGUAR APPEARS,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hIT WILL TRIGGER
A SENSOR ON THE CAMERA,
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{\an7}WHICH WILL THEN RECORD
\hA VIDEO OF THE CAT.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hRoland: ALRIGHT,
I GOT THE CAMERA TRAPS SET,
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{\an7}SO WE’LL COME BACK TOMORROW
\h\h\h\hAND SEE WHAT WE GET.
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{\an7}Ricardo: YEAH, WE WILL SEE.
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{\an7}I HOPE WE HAVE THE ANIMAL.
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{\an7}Narrator: THEY RIG MULTIPLE
\h\hCAMERAS AROUND THE FARM.
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{\an7}Roland: SO YOU WANT
\hTWO CAMERAS HERE?
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{\an7}Ricardo: DON ENRIQUE TOLD ME
\h\h\h\h\hTHIS IS THE TRAIL
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{\an7}COMING FROM THE NEIGHBOR,
\h\hWHICH IS PASTURELAND,
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{\an7}AND THEY SEE JAGUAR TRACKS.
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{\an7}\h\hNarrator: RICARDO AND ROLAND
HAVE LIMITED TIME IN THE DARIEN;
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{\an7}JUST A WEEK.
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{\an7}\h\hWHILE THEY WAIT FOR INPUT
FROM THE CAMERAS ON THE FARM,
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{\an7}THEY DECIDE TO SET A TRAP
\h\h\h\h\h\hIN THE FOREST
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{\an7}NEAR WHERE THEY EARLIER FOUND
\h\h\h\hTHE TRACK OF A JAGUAR.
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{\an7}Ricardo: THIS IS A GOOD PLACE.
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{\an7}Roland: WE’VE LEFT THE FARMLAND,
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{\an7}WE’RE RIGHT AT THE EDGE
\h\hIN THE FOREST HERE,
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{\an7}WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, THE JAGUAR’S
HOME, REALLY, IN THE FOREST,
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{\an7}AND THEN HE VENTURES
\hINTO THE FARMLAND.
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{\an7}\hWE’RE GOING TO PUT
SOME BAIT OVER HERE,
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{\an7}AND WE’RE EXPECTING THE ANIMAL’S
GOING TO COME AROUND THIS CORNER
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAND SEE THE BAIT
AND THEN COME STRAIGHT IN,
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{\an7}\h\hSO WE’RE GOING TO SET RIGHT
AT THE END OF THIS STRAIGHTAWAY,
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{\an7}PUT OUR TRAP.
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{\an7}THIS IS THE MOST HUMANE WAY
\hTO CATCH A JAGUAR, REALLY,
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{\an7}BECAUSE IT JUST CATCHES THEM
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hON THE FOOT,
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{\an7}AND THERE’S THIS SPRING
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{\an7}SO THEY DON’T PULL AWAY
\hAND DAMAGE THEIR HAND.
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{\an7}[SPEAKING SPANISH]
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{\an7}Roland: THE TRICKY THING IS
\h\h\h\hYOU HAVE TO PREDICT
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{\an7}EXACTLY WHERE THE JAGUAR’S
\h\h\h\h\h\hGOING TO STEP.
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{\an7}AND SO BY PUTTING
\hTHESE LOGS HERE,
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{\an7}WE THINK THAT HE’LL
\hSTEP OVER THE LOG
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{\an7}AND THEN RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.
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{\an7}Narrator: THE FINAL STEP IS TO
INSTALL A REMOTE ALERT SYSTEM.
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{\an7}[STATIC]
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{\an7}Roland: SO THIS IS
\h\hTHE SLOW BEEP,
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{\an7}MEANS NO ANIMAL IN THE TRAP.
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{\an7}WHEN THE TRAP GOES OFF,
\h\h\hIT PULLS THIS OUT,
333
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{\an7}AND THE BEEP WILL SPEED UP.
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{\an7}[BEEPING]
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{\an7}THERE, NOW IT’S SPED UP.
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{\an7}Ricardo: YEAH. AND IT’S LIKE,
\h\h\h\h\h\hWE HAVE SOMETHING,
337
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{\an7}AND WE NEED TO RUN!
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{\an7}Roland: IF WE HEAR THIS,
\h\hIT MEANS GO, GO, GO.
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{\an7}Ricardo: YES.
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{\an7}Roland: YOU WANT TO MINIMIZE
\h\h\h\h\hTHE AMOUNT OF TIME
341
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{\an7}AN ANIMAL’S IN THE TRAP.
342
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{\an7}IT’S BETTER FOR THE ANIMAL,
343
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{\an7}\h\hLESS LIKELY TO GET HURT, BUT
THEN ALSO LESS LIKELY TO ESCAPE.
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{\an7}Narrator: NOW, ALL THEY CAN DO
\h\h\h\h\h\hIS WAIT AND HOPE.
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{\an7}[STATIC]
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{\an7}EVERY FOUR HOURS,
347
00:16:05,465 --> 00:16:09,202
{\an7}\h\hRICARDO CHECKS TO SEE IF
THE TRAP HAS BEEN TRIGGERED.
348
00:16:12,972 --> 00:16:16,242
{\an7}JAGUARS WILL SOMETIMES HUNT
\h\h\h\h\h\hDURING DAYLIGHT.
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{\an7}IT’S THE BIGGEST CAT
\h\hIN THE AMERICAS.
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{\an7}\h\hFOR ITS SIZE, ITS BITE IS
MORE POWERFUL THAN A TIGER’S.
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{\an7}IT HAS LITTLE TO FEAR.
352
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{\an7}\h\hBUT SO CLOSE TO HUMANS, THE
JAGUAR IS MORE LIKELY TO RETREAT
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{\an7}INTO THE FOREST IN THE DAY
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{\an7}AND ONLY COME IN THE QUIET
\h\h\h\h\h\hOF THE NIGHT.
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{\an7}FOR JAGUARS, THE FRAGMENTATION
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOF THEIR FOREST
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00:16:39,432 --> 00:16:44,704
{\an7}COULD PREVENT THEM FROM CROSSING
THE PANAMA LAND BRIDGE.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hBUT FOR EONS,
PANAMA DIDN’T EVEN EXIST!
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{\an7}\hNORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA
WERE SEPARATE CONTINENTS.
359
00:16:52,411 --> 00:16:54,113
{\an7}BUT MILLIONS OF YEARS AGO,
360
00:16:54,146 --> 00:16:58,117
{\an7}COLLIDING TECTONIC PLATES
FORCED THE SEABED UPWARDS.
361
00:16:58,150 --> 00:17:01,153
{\an7}\hEVENTUALLY CREATING
THE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA
362
00:17:01,187 --> 00:17:03,022
{\an7}\h\h\h\hAND TRIGGERING ONE
OF THE GREATEST MOVEMENTS
363
00:17:03,055 --> 00:17:06,559
{\an7}\h\h\hOF ANIMAL SPECIES
IN THE PLANET’S HISTORY.
364
00:17:06,592 --> 00:17:10,396
{\an7}THE U.S. NOW HAS ARMADILLOS,
\h\h\hPOSSUM AND PORCUPINES
365
00:17:10,429 --> 00:17:12,498
{\an7}BECAUSE THEY CAME OVER
THE PANAMA LAND BRIDGE
366
00:17:12,532 --> 00:17:14,834
{\an7}FROM SOUTH AMERICA.
367
00:17:14,867 --> 00:17:19,305
{\an7}IN REVERSE, LLAMAS STARTED OUT
\hAS A NORTH AMERICAN SPECIES,
368
00:17:19,338 --> 00:17:22,608
{\an7}\h\h\hTHEN USED THE ISTHMUS
TO EXPAND THEIR RANGE SOUTH.
369
00:17:22,642 --> 00:17:24,577
{\an7}THEY WERE LIKELY KILLED OFF
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN THE NORTH
370
00:17:24,610 --> 00:17:27,313
{\an7}BY EARLY HUMAN HUNTERS.
371
00:17:27,346 --> 00:17:29,849
{\an7}TODAY, THE ISTHMUS REMAINS
\h\h\h\h\hA CRITICAL LINK
372
00:17:29,882 --> 00:17:32,118
{\an7}CONNECTING THE CONTINENTS.
373
00:17:32,151 --> 00:17:34,286
{\an7}\h\h\hBUT THE BRIDGE IS
UNDER INCREASING THREATS
374
00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:36,489
{\an7}AS PANAMA DEVELOPS.
375
00:17:36,522 --> 00:17:39,992
{\an7}\h\hAND THE COUNTRY
IS DEVELOPING FAST.
376
00:17:40,026 --> 00:17:44,063
{\an7}SKYSCRAPERS NOW TOWER
OVER ITS WILD FORESTS.
377
00:17:44,096 --> 00:17:46,599
{\an7}ITS SHEER NARROWNESS
MAGNIFIES THE IMPACT
378
00:17:46,632 --> 00:17:49,768
{\an7}OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES.
379
00:17:49,802 --> 00:17:53,205
{\an7}DESTROYING A SWATH OF FOREST
\h\hJUST A DOZEN MILES WIDE
380
00:17:53,239 --> 00:17:58,211
{\an7}COULD CUT OFF MIGRATION ROUTES
\h\h\hBETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH.
381
00:17:58,244 --> 00:18:00,713
{\an7}IF CLIMATE CHANGE
RAISES SEA LEVELS,
382
00:18:00,746 --> 00:18:01,981
{\an7}IT COULD WIPE OUT BEACHES
383
00:18:02,014 --> 00:18:03,816
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHAT ARE VITAL
FOR ENDANGERED MIGRANTS
384
00:18:03,849 --> 00:18:08,854
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT COME HERE
FROM THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY.
385
00:18:08,888 --> 00:18:11,657
{\an7}LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLES.
386
00:18:14,927 --> 00:18:19,732
{\an7}THEY CAN REACH SEVEN FEET LONG
\hAND WEIGH AS MUCH AS A TON.
387
00:18:19,765 --> 00:18:24,570
{\an7}AND THEY SUSTAIN THIS VAST BULK
ON LITTLE MORE THAN JELLYFISH!
388
00:18:24,604 --> 00:18:26,873
{\an7}BUT THESE GIANTS ARE AT RISK
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFROM POLLUTION
389
00:18:26,906 --> 00:18:31,411
{\an7}AND INDUSTRIAL-SCALE FISHERIES.
390
00:18:31,444 --> 00:18:33,479
{\an7}HUNDREDS DROWN EACH YEAR,
391
00:18:33,512 --> 00:18:37,383
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTANGLED IN NETS
OR HOOKED ON LONGLINES.
392
00:18:37,416 --> 00:18:38,784
{\an7}LEATHERBACK NUMBERS HAVE DROPPED
393
00:18:38,818 --> 00:18:44,390
{\an7}\h\h\h\hBY AROUND 70%
IN THE LAST 40 YEARS.
394
00:18:44,423 --> 00:18:48,827
{\an7}\h\h\h\hPANAMA PROVIDES
CRITICAL NESTING SITES.
395
00:18:48,861 --> 00:18:51,364
{\an7}IN SPRING, TURTLES LEAVE
\h\h\h\hFORAGING GROUNDS
396
00:18:51,397 --> 00:18:54,667
{\an7}THAT COULD BE AS FAR NORTH
\h\h\h\h\hAS NOVA SCOTIA.
397
00:18:54,700 --> 00:18:59,371
{\an7}\hAND SWIM THOUSANDS OF MILES TO
PANAMA’S WARM TROPICAL BEACHES.
398
00:18:59,405 --> 00:19:01,574
{\an7}THESE LONG MIGRATIONS
\h\h\hCOULD TAKE THEM
399
00:19:01,607 --> 00:19:03,909
{\an7}THROUGH DANGEROUS
\hFISHING GROUNDS,
400
00:19:03,943 --> 00:19:09,348
{\an7}BUT THE DETAILS OF THEIR JOURNEY
ARE LITTLE KNOWN.
401
00:19:09,382 --> 00:19:12,752
{\an7}RESEARCHERS FROM THE SEA TURTLE
CONSERVANCY HAVE COME TO PANAMA
402
00:19:12,785 --> 00:19:16,389
{\an7}WITH THE GOAL OF TRACKING
\h\h\h\h\hTHOSE MOVEMENTS.
403
00:19:16,422 --> 00:19:19,392
{\an7}EMMA HARRISON, DAN EVANS
\h\h\h\h\hAND THEIR TEAM
404
00:19:19,425 --> 00:19:23,796
{\an7}ARE HEADING TO A REMOTE BEACH
\hON THE WILD CARIBBEAN COAST.
405
00:19:23,829 --> 00:19:27,166
{\an7}[SPEAKING SPANISH]
406
00:19:27,199 --> 00:19:30,469
{\an7}THIS BACK ROUTE IS SAFER
\h\hTHAN THE OPEN OCEAN,
407
00:19:30,503 --> 00:19:33,272
{\an7}BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN IT’S EASY.
408
00:19:33,305 --> 00:19:36,842
{\an7}THE BEACH’S REMOTENESS IS WHAT
MAKES IT PRIME NESTING HABITAT
409
00:19:36,876 --> 00:19:39,479
{\an7}FOR LEATHERBACKS.
410
00:19:41,881 --> 00:19:43,883
{\an7}IT’S NOW LATE MAY.
411
00:19:43,916 --> 00:19:47,386
{\an7}AFTER TWO OR EVEN THREE YEARS
\h\h\h\h\h\hIN THE VAST OCEAN,
412
00:19:47,420 --> 00:19:50,823
{\an7}FEMALES WILL BE GATHERING
\h\h\h\h\h\hOFF THE COAST.
413
00:19:50,890 --> 00:19:54,961
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHEY WILL COME ASHORE
TO LAY THEIR EGGS AFTER DARK.
414
00:19:54,994 --> 00:20:00,299
{\an7}\h\hONLY THEN WILL THE TEAM GET
THE CHANCE TO TAG A LEATHERBACK.
415
00:20:00,399 --> 00:20:04,637
{\an7}\h\hTONIGHT, THEY AIM TO DEPLOY
STATE-OF-THE-ART SATELLITE TAGS.
416
00:20:04,670 --> 00:20:06,172
{\an7}Dan: WE REALLY DON’T KNOW
\hA LOT ABOUT WHAT THEY DO
417
00:20:06,205 --> 00:20:07,406
{\an7}WHEN THEY’RE OUT IN THE OCEAN,
418
00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:09,943
{\an7}\h\h\h\hWHERE THEY SPEND
OVER 90% OF THEIR LIVES.
419
00:20:10,042 --> 00:20:15,514
{\an7}SO WHAT WE’RE TRYING TO LEARN IS
WHERE DO THEY GO FROM HERE?
420
00:20:15,548 --> 00:20:17,884
{\an7}Narrator: KNOWING IF THEY’RE
\h\h\hHEADED INTO HARM’S WAY
421
00:20:17,917 --> 00:20:21,354
{\an7}\hIS THE FIRST STEP
IN PROTECTING THEM.
422
00:20:21,487 --> 00:20:23,189
{\an7}WHILE THEY WAIT FOR NIGHTFALL,
423
00:20:23,222 --> 00:20:25,591
{\an7}EMMA AND HER ASSISTANT
\h\h\h\h\hRAUL GARCIA
424
00:20:25,624 --> 00:20:27,526
{\an7}HEAD OFF ON A RESCUE MISSION.
425
00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:29,695
{\an7}Emma: READY? LET’S GO.
\h\h\hRaul: LET’S GO.
426
00:20:31,363 --> 00:20:32,464
{\an7}\h\hEmma: I’LL MEASURE
IF YOU HOLD THE TAPE.
427
00:20:32,565 --> 00:20:34,000
{\an7}Raul: OK, PERFECT.
428
00:20:34,100 --> 00:20:35,268
{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: THEY KNOW
A LEATHERBACK NESTED HERE
429
00:20:35,401 --> 00:20:38,037
{\an7}EARLIER IN THE SEASON.
430
00:20:38,070 --> 00:20:40,706
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE NESTLINGS
SHOULD HAVE HATCHED.
431
00:20:40,740 --> 00:20:41,975
{\an7}BUT SOMETHING IS WRONG.
432
00:20:42,007 --> 00:20:45,377
{\an7}Emma: OK, WE CAN START
\h\h\hTHE EXCAVATION.
433
00:20:48,814 --> 00:20:50,883
{\an7}Narrator: THE MOTHER HAS BURIED
HER EGGS DEEP,
434
00:20:50,916 --> 00:20:52,418
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hSO THEY’LL BE
AT A STABLE TEMPERATURE
435
00:20:52,451 --> 00:20:55,321
{\an7}AND SAFE FROM PREDATORS.
436
00:20:55,421 --> 00:20:58,524
{\an7}\hEmma: OK, I THINK
THAT’S ALL OF THEM.
437
00:20:58,557 --> 00:20:59,758
{\an7}Narrator: BUT THERE’S
\h\h\h\hANOTHER THREAT
438
00:20:59,925 --> 00:21:02,127
{\an7}\h\h\hAGAINST WHICH
SHE HAS NO DEFENSE.
439
00:21:02,161 --> 00:21:05,598
{\an7}Emma: UNFORTUNATELY, IT DOESN’T
LOOK LIKE ANY OF THESE EGGS
440
00:21:05,631 --> 00:21:07,967
{\an7}HATCHED AT ALL.
441
00:21:11,303 --> 00:21:12,437
{\an7}NO EMBRYO.
442
00:21:12,471 --> 00:21:13,973
{\an7}Narrator: THE DARK COLOR
\h\h\h\h\h\hOF THE SAND
443
00:21:14,006 --> 00:21:16,709
{\an7}\hPROVIDES A CLUE
TO THE EGGS’ FATE.
444
00:21:16,742 --> 00:21:18,744
{\an7}Emma: OBVIOUSLY ALL OF THESE
EGGS, BECAUSE THEY’RE ROUND,
445
00:21:18,778 --> 00:21:21,147
{\an7}THERE’S OBVIOUSLY AIR SPACES
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBETWEEN THEM.
446
00:21:21,180 --> 00:21:23,716
{\an7}AND THIS IS KIND OF LIKE WHERE
\hTHE HIGH TIDE HAS COME UP TO
447
00:21:23,749 --> 00:21:25,417
{\an7}OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS,
448
00:21:25,451 --> 00:21:28,654
{\an7}AND SO IF THERE WAS WATER
\hSAT ON TOP OF THIS NEST,
449
00:21:28,721 --> 00:21:31,190
{\an7}THOSE AIR SPACES WOULD HAVE
\hBECOME FILLED WITH WATER,
450
00:21:31,223 --> 00:21:33,792
{\an7}AND ESSENTIALLY THE DEVELOPING
\h\h\h\h\hEMBRYOS WOULD HAVE,
451
00:21:33,826 --> 00:21:36,429
{\an7}WOULD HAVE DROWNED.
452
00:21:36,462 --> 00:21:40,232
{\an7}\hNarrator: LEATHERBACKS ARE TOO
HEAVY TO CRAWL FAR UP THE BEACH.
453
00:21:40,266 --> 00:21:44,003
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hFEMALES TEND TO LAY
JUST ABOVE THE HIGH TIDE LINE.
454
00:21:44,036 --> 00:21:47,573
{\an7}THIS TIME, IT WASN’T FAR ENOUGH
FROM THE OCEAN.
455
00:21:47,606 --> 00:21:49,975
{\an7}Emma: WITH CLIMATE CHANGE
\h\h\h\hAS SEA LEVEL RISE,
456
00:21:50,009 --> 00:21:53,412
{\an7}THINGS LIKE THIS COULD
\hBECOME MORE COMMON.
457
00:21:53,445 --> 00:21:55,314
{\an7}Narrator: THE COMBINATION
\h\h\hOF RISING SEA LEVELS
458
00:21:55,347 --> 00:21:58,383
{\an7}COUPLED WITH DEVELOPMENT
\hALONG PANAMA’S COAST,
459
00:21:58,417 --> 00:22:01,921
{\an7}WOULD BE A DOUBLE WHAMMY
\h\h\hFOR LEATHERBACKS.
460
00:22:01,954 --> 00:22:04,790
{\an7}THAT MAKES IT ALL THE MORE VITAL
TO PROTECT THE TURTLES
461
00:22:04,824 --> 00:22:07,894
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hALONG THE LENGTH
OF THEIR MIGRATION ROUTES.
462
00:22:07,927 --> 00:22:12,398
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND THAT’S WHERE
THE NIGHTTIME TAGGING COMES IN.
463
00:22:12,431 --> 00:22:15,467
{\an7}TRACKING THE TURTLES IS THE ONLY
WAY FOR RESEARCHERS TO KNOW
464
00:22:15,501 --> 00:22:17,370
{\an7}EXACTLY WHERE THEY GO
465
00:22:17,403 --> 00:22:20,139
{\an7}\hAND IDENTIFY DANGERS
THEY MIGHT ENCOUNTER.
466
00:22:27,446 --> 00:22:30,349
{\an7}\h\h\h\hEmma: I’M GIVING ANYBODY
A BEER IF THEY DO A COMEDY FALL.
467
00:22:32,685 --> 00:22:35,388
{\an7}DAN, DAN, DAN, DAN. COME HERE.
468
00:22:35,421 --> 00:22:37,490
{\an7}YEAH, THIS LOOKS LIKE A TRACK.
469
00:22:37,523 --> 00:22:39,091
{\an7}\hTHIS IS DEFINITELY
A LEATHERBACK TRACK,
470
00:22:39,124 --> 00:22:41,927
{\an7}LOOKING AT THE SIZE OF IT.
471
00:22:41,961 --> 00:22:43,596
{\an7}WHERE IS SHE?
472
00:22:43,629 --> 00:22:45,264
{\an7}Narrator: AT THE END
\h\h\hOF THE TRACK,
473
00:22:45,297 --> 00:22:49,701
{\an7}A FEMALE AT JUST THE RIGHT STAGE
OF THE NESTING PROCESS.
474
00:22:49,735 --> 00:22:51,337
{\an7}Emma: I THINK SHE MIGHT
\h\hHAVE STARTED LAYING.
475
00:22:51,437 --> 00:22:53,539
{\an7}\hNarrator: NOW IT’S
A RACE AGAINST TIME.
476
00:22:53,572 --> 00:22:56,108
{\an7}\h\h\hEmma: OK, LET’S GO,
CH-CH-CH, RAPIDO, RAPIDO.
477
00:22:56,208 --> 00:22:58,410
{\an7}Narrator: THE TEAM SWITCHES
\h\h\h\h\hTO RED HEADLAMPS.
478
00:22:58,444 --> 00:22:59,812
{\an7}Dan: WE USE THE RED LIGHTS
479
00:22:59,845 --> 00:23:02,314
{\an7}\h\hBECAUSE SEA TURTLES
DON’T SEE RED VERY WELL,
480
00:23:02,348 --> 00:23:04,417
{\an7}TENDS NOT TO DISTURB THEM.
481
00:23:04,450 --> 00:23:07,586
{\an7}\hNarrator: WHILE SHE’S LAYING,
SHE GOES INTO A KIND OF TRANCE,
482
00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:09,922
{\an7}\h\h\h\hSO THEY CAN ATTACH
THE SATELLITE TRANSMITTER
483
00:23:09,955 --> 00:23:11,757
{\an7}WITHOUT BOTHERING HER.
484
00:23:11,790 --> 00:23:15,394
{\an7}\hDan: OK, SO, YOU HOLD ON TO
THAT, AND LET ME DO THE PUTTY.
485
00:23:15,527 --> 00:23:17,596
{\an7}Emma: THEN THAT’S GOING TO ACT
\h\h\h\h\h\hAS A CUSHION HERE
486
00:23:17,696 --> 00:23:23,101
{\an7}SO THAT WE DON’T DO ANY DAMAGE
AT ALL TO THIS CENTRAL RIDGE.
487
00:23:23,135 --> 00:23:24,370
{\an7}\h\h\hSO WE HAVE TO WORK
QUITE QUICKLY WITH THIS
488
00:23:24,403 --> 00:23:27,406
{\an7}JUST BECAUSE IT SETS QUITE HARD.
489
00:23:27,439 --> 00:23:31,643
{\an7}Dan: PERFECT.
490
00:23:31,677 --> 00:23:32,912
{\an7}AND WE’RE DOING PRETTY WELL.
491
00:23:32,945 --> 00:23:35,214
{\an7}SHE’S STILL LAYING HER EGGS.
492
00:23:35,347 --> 00:23:36,648
{\an7}CAN YOU GET IN THERE
\h\hTO PULL THAT...
493
00:23:36,782 --> 00:23:37,950
{\an7}YOU CAN EVEN GO OVER THE CRIMP.
494
00:23:37,983 --> 00:23:39,218
{\an7}Emma: YEAH, THAT’S WHAT
\h\h\h\h\hI’M THINKING.
495
00:23:39,251 --> 00:23:40,285
{\an7}Dan: YOU GOT IT?
\h\hEmma: YEAH.
496
00:23:40,319 --> 00:23:41,821
{\an7}Dan: OK.
497
00:23:43,689 --> 00:23:46,358
{\an7}Emma: HERE WE GO.
498
00:23:46,392 --> 00:23:48,995
{\an7}\hDan: THE TRANSMITTER’S SITTING
NICE AND TIGHT, AS IT SHOULD BE,
499
00:23:49,028 --> 00:23:51,097
{\an7}\h\hBUT THERE’S STILL ROOM
FOR HER TO GROW A LITTLE.
500
00:23:51,130 --> 00:23:52,698
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hWHEN SHE BREAKS
THE SURFACE OF THE WATER,
501
00:23:52,731 --> 00:23:55,033
{\an7}THE ANTENNA WILL COME
\h\h\h\hSTRAIGHT OUT,
502
00:23:55,067 --> 00:23:58,537
{\an7}\hAND THEN THERE ARE SALT WATER
SWITCHES, ONE RIGHT ON THE TOP,
503
00:23:58,671 --> 00:24:01,140
{\an7}\hTHAT TELL THE TRANSMITTER
THAT IT’S OUT OF THE WATER,
504
00:24:01,173 --> 00:24:03,242
{\an7}AND TO START SENDING SIGNALS.
505
00:24:03,275 --> 00:24:04,710
{\an7}\h\hNarrator: THIS IS
THE LATEST GENERATION
506
00:24:04,843 --> 00:24:07,646
{\an7}SATELLITE TAG FOR LEATHERBACKS.
507
00:24:07,780 --> 00:24:10,916
{\an7}\h\hIT’S CAPABLE OF TRACKING
THE TURTLE’S EXACT MOVEMENTS
508
00:24:10,950 --> 00:24:16,155
{\an7}\hIN ALMOST REAL TIME
FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS,
509
00:24:16,288 --> 00:24:20,726
{\an7}\h\hAND CAN REVEAL SURPRISING
DETAILS ABOUT HER LIFE AT SEA.
510
00:24:20,759 --> 00:24:23,161
{\an7}\hDan: THE SATELLITE TRANSMITTER
CAN TELL US A LOT OF INFORMATION
511
00:24:23,195 --> 00:24:27,166
{\an7}ABOUT NOT ONLY WHERE SHE’S GOING
BUT HOW FAST SHE’S GOING THERE.
512
00:24:27,199 --> 00:24:29,902
{\an7}AND FROM THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY
\h\h\hEVEN DETERMINE BEHAVIOR,
513
00:24:29,935 --> 00:24:31,437
{\an7}\h\h\h\hWHETHER OR NOT
SHE’S JUST MIGRATING,
514
00:24:31,470 --> 00:24:34,273
{\an7}SWIMMING DISTANCES
\h\hBETWEEN AREAS,
515
00:24:34,306 --> 00:24:35,607
{\an7}OR IF SHE’S ACTUALLY
\h\h\h\hSLOWING DOWN
516
00:24:35,641 --> 00:24:38,177
{\an7}TO FEED AND FORAGE IN AN AREA.
517
00:24:38,210 --> 00:24:41,980
{\an7}AND THAT HELPS US TO IDENTIFY
\h\h\h\h\hTHESE FORAGING AREAS
518
00:24:42,014 --> 00:24:45,818
{\an7}\hAND POTENTIALLY AREAS
THAT MAY BE IN CONFLICT
519
00:24:45,851 --> 00:24:51,423
{\an7}\h\h\hWITH HUMAN FISHERIES OR
OTHER THREATS TO HER SURVIVAL.
520
00:24:51,457 --> 00:24:53,859
{\an7}Narrator: THEY COLLECT
\h\h\hSOME FINAL DATA.
521
00:24:53,892 --> 00:24:56,862
{\an7}Emma: 150.4.
522
00:24:56,996 --> 00:25:00,099
{\an7}Narrator: 150 CENTIMETERS
\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR HER SHELL.
523
00:25:00,132 --> 00:25:03,202
{\an7}THAT MAKES HER TOTAL LENGTH
\h\h\h\h\h\hAROUND SIX FEET.
524
00:25:03,235 --> 00:25:06,238
{\an7}\h\hSHE COULD WEIGH
CLOSE TO 800 POUNDS.
525
00:25:06,271 --> 00:25:08,707
{\an7}Dan: RIGHT IN THE NORMAL RANGE.
526
00:25:08,741 --> 00:25:10,209
{\an7}OH, PERFECT TIMING.
527
00:25:10,242 --> 00:25:11,543
{\an7}Emma: YEAH, SO THAT’S GREAT,
528
00:25:11,577 --> 00:25:14,480
{\an7}SO SHE’S NOW GOING
TO START COVERING.
529
00:25:14,513 --> 00:25:17,049
{\an7}SHE USES THESE REAR FLIPPERS
\h\h\hTO COVER THOSE EGGS UP
530
00:25:17,082 --> 00:25:19,384
{\an7}\h\h\hWITH A, YOU KNOW,
A GOOD COVERING OF SAND,
531
00:25:19,418 --> 00:25:21,287
{\an7}\h\h\hPRESSING IT DOWN
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE,
532
00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:23,756
{\an7}\hYOU KNOW, THE EGGS
ARE WELL PROTECTED.
533
00:25:23,789 --> 00:25:26,225
{\an7}AND THEN...OOH, DAN!
534
00:25:26,358 --> 00:25:27,392
{\an7}\hDan: WATCH OUT!
Emma: ARE WE GOOD?
535
00:25:27,426 --> 00:25:28,394
{\an7}Dan: OW!
536
00:25:28,427 --> 00:25:29,728
{\an7}Emma: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
537
00:25:29,828 --> 00:25:32,030
{\an7}AND WE’RE DONE.
538
00:25:32,064 --> 00:25:35,467
{\an7}Dan: LOOKS GOOD. READY TO GO.
539
00:25:35,501 --> 00:25:38,204
{\an7}Narrator: SHE’LL SPEND THE NEXT
TWO OR THREE YEARS AT SEA,
540
00:25:38,237 --> 00:25:39,972
{\an7}UNTIL SHE NESTS AGAIN.
541
00:25:40,005 --> 00:25:41,373
{\an7}AND SHE’LL ALMOST CERTAINLY
542
00:25:41,407 --> 00:25:46,579
{\an7}RETURN TO THIS VERY BEACH
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO DO SO.
543
00:25:46,612 --> 00:25:50,883
{\an7}EXACTLY WHERE SHE’S HEADED NOW
\h\h\h\h\h\hWE DON’T YET KNOW.
544
00:25:50,916 --> 00:25:55,854
{\an7}BUT HER TAG IS ABOUT TO TELL US
IF SHE’S SWIMMING INTO DANGER.
545
00:25:58,123 --> 00:26:00,726
{\an7}\h\h\h\hACROSS PANAMA,
ON THE PACIFIC COAST,
546
00:26:00,826 --> 00:26:03,829
{\an7}RESEARCHERS ARE SEEKING
\h\h\h\hANOTHER MIGRANT.
547
00:26:03,862 --> 00:26:07,999
{\an7}THIS ONE IS NO GIANT.
548
00:26:08,033 --> 00:26:09,935
{\an7}Liz: OOH! IT’S A BIT DEEP HERE.
549
00:26:10,069 --> 00:26:11,837
{\an7}Narrator: LIZ AMES AND HER TEAM
ARE IN SEARCH
550
00:26:11,870 --> 00:26:15,173
{\an7}OF A TINY SONGBIRD.
551
00:26:15,207 --> 00:26:17,976
{\an7}\h\h\h\hIT WEIGHS LESS THAN
A REESE’S PEANUT BUTTER CUP.
552
00:26:18,110 --> 00:26:22,414
{\an7}BUT IT HAS A MOUTHFUL OF A NAME:
THE PROTHONOTARY WARBLER,
553
00:26:22,448 --> 00:26:24,550
{\an7}\h\hNAMED AFTER CLERKS
IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
554
00:26:24,583 --> 00:26:27,052
{\an7}WHOSE ROBES WERE BRIGHT YELLOW.
555
00:26:27,086 --> 00:26:29,889
{\an7}EACH FALL, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
OF THESE WARBLERS
556
00:26:29,922 --> 00:26:33,092
{\an7}LEAVE THEIR BREEDING GROUNDS
\h\h\hIN THE UNITED STATES.
557
00:26:33,125 --> 00:26:36,895
{\an7}\h\h\h\hAND JOURNEY TO PANAMA
AND THE TOP OF SOUTH AMERICA.
558
00:26:36,929 --> 00:26:38,864
{\an7}\h\h\hTHEY HEAD FOR
THE MANGROVE FORESTS
559
00:26:38,964 --> 00:26:42,468
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHAT LINE THE COASTS
OF THESE TROPICAL COUNTRIES.
560
00:26:42,501 --> 00:26:45,004
{\an7}\h\hTHIS STRETCH ALONG
PANAMA’S PACIFIC COAST
561
00:26:45,170 --> 00:26:48,874
{\an7}IS SOME OF THE MOST INTACT
\h\hMANGROVE IN THE WORLD.
562
00:26:48,907 --> 00:26:52,277
{\an7}BIRDS LIKE THE WARBLERS RELY
ON THE RICH FOOD SUPPLY HERE
563
00:26:52,377 --> 00:26:55,580
{\an7}TO GET THEM THROUGH THE WINTER.
564
00:26:55,647 --> 00:26:58,583
{\an7}BUT THE MANGROVES’ FUTURE
\h\h\h\h\hIS UNDER THREAT
565
00:26:58,617 --> 00:27:02,955
{\an7}\h\hFROM DEVELOPMENT,
FARMING AND POLLUTION.
566
00:27:02,988 --> 00:27:06,725
{\an7}IT’S ALMOST CERTAINLY BAD NEWS
\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR THE WARBLERS.
567
00:27:06,758 --> 00:27:10,228
{\an7}BUT AS A SCIENTIST,
LIZ HAS TO PROVE IT.
568
00:27:10,262 --> 00:27:12,397
{\an7}Liz: WE’RE HOPING THAT
\h\h\hWE CAN DETERMINE
569
00:27:12,531 --> 00:27:15,067
{\an7}\hWHAT VALUE DOES
THIS MANGROVE HAVE
570
00:27:15,100 --> 00:27:19,571
{\an7}FOR PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS
\hTHAT ARE WINTERING HERE.
571
00:27:19,605 --> 00:27:22,007
{\an7}Narrator: TO DO THAT,
\hSHE MUST TRACK THEM.
572
00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:23,542
{\an7}AND INCREDIBLY,
573
00:27:23,575 --> 00:27:26,278
{\an7}THERE ARE TAGS SMALL ENOUGH
\h\h\h\hTO FIT THE WARBLERS.
574
00:27:26,311 --> 00:27:27,779
{\an7}Liz: WE’RE SETTING UP
\h\h\h\h\hA MIST NET.
575
00:27:27,813 --> 00:27:30,849
{\an7}THIS IS HOW WE CAPTURE BIRDS.
576
00:27:30,883 --> 00:27:35,321
{\an7}\h\hNarrator: A FINE MESH NET
40 FEET LONG AND 10 FEET HIGH.
577
00:27:35,354 --> 00:27:37,556
{\an7}\h\h\h\hLiz: FOR THE MOST PART
IT’S SUPER SAFE FOR THE BIRD,
578
00:27:37,589 --> 00:27:39,257
{\an7}BECAUSE IT IS SO SOFT.
579
00:27:39,291 --> 00:27:41,226
{\an7}OK, LOOKS GOOD.
580
00:27:43,695 --> 00:27:47,399
{\an7}Narrator: IN THIS RICH HABITAT,
IT DOESN’T TAKE LONG.
581
00:27:50,269 --> 00:27:51,337
{\an7}Liz: ALRIGHT!
582
00:27:51,370 --> 00:27:55,574
{\an7}WE GOT OUR PROTHONOTARY.
583
00:27:55,607 --> 00:27:57,476
{\an7}SO THIS IS A FEMALE.
584
00:27:57,509 --> 00:27:59,878
{\an7}Narrator: WEIGHT GIVES A CLUE
\h\h\h\hTO HOW HEALTHY SHE IS.
585
00:27:59,912 --> 00:28:01,814
{\an7}Liz: 13.65.
586
00:28:01,847 --> 00:28:06,051
{\an7}Narrator: LESS THAN 14 GRAMS;
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHALF AN OUNCE.
587
00:28:06,084 --> 00:28:07,686
{\an7}AND BY PARTING THE FEATHERS,
588
00:28:07,753 --> 00:28:10,556
{\an7}LIZ CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHAT
\hKIND OF SHAPE SHE’S IN.
589
00:28:10,656 --> 00:28:12,324
{\an7}Liz: SO SHE HAS PLENTY OF FAT,
590
00:28:12,357 --> 00:28:15,794
{\an7}AND A DECENT AMOUNT
\hOF BREAST MUSCLE,
591
00:28:15,827 --> 00:28:17,562
{\an7}\hWHICH INDICATES THAT
THIS IS A GOOD HABITAT
592
00:28:17,596 --> 00:28:20,699
{\an7}FOR PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS
\hAND OTHER BIRDS AS WELL.
593
00:28:20,732 --> 00:28:23,702
{\an7}Narrator: A TINY BIRD
\h\hNEEDS A TINY TAG--
594
00:28:23,802 --> 00:28:28,407
{\an7}A RADIO TRANSMITTER ATTACHED TO
A HARNESS MADE OF STRETCH CORD.
595
00:28:28,440 --> 00:28:32,244
{\an7}\h\h\hLiz: FIRST STEP IS
TO PUT IT OVER ONE FOOT.
596
00:28:32,311 --> 00:28:35,848
{\an7}Narrator: IT’S CALLED A NANOTAG;
IT’S UNDER HALF AN INCH LONG
597
00:28:35,881 --> 00:28:38,484
{\an7}\hAND WEIGHS LESS
THAN A PAPERCLIP.
598
00:28:38,617 --> 00:28:40,419
{\an7}INSIDE IS A MINIATURE
\h\h\h\hWATCH BATTERY
599
00:28:40,452 --> 00:28:44,022
{\an7}THAT CAN POWER THE TAG
\hFOR OVER TWO MONTHS.
600
00:28:44,056 --> 00:28:45,925
{\an7}Liz: SO NOW SHE’S READY TO GO.
601
00:28:45,958 --> 00:28:48,327
{\an7}Narrator: A MINISCULE MICROCHIP
EMITS A RADIO SIGNAL
602
00:28:48,360 --> 00:28:52,064
{\an7}THAT UNIQUELY IDENTIFIES
\hTHIS PARTICULAR BIRD.
603
00:28:52,164 --> 00:28:54,767
{\an7}Liz: ALRIGHT, SO IT’S READING
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE TAG NUMBER,
604
00:28:54,800 --> 00:28:58,003
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hAND IT’S GIVING US
A SIGNAL STRENGTH AND A TIME.
605
00:28:58,036 --> 00:29:00,005
{\an7}Narrator: LIZ CAN NOW COMPARE
\h\h\h\hTHIS BIRD’S MOVEMENTS
606
00:29:00,038 --> 00:29:01,606
{\an7}THROUGH THIS HABITAT
607
00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:05,777
{\an7}TO ANOTHER BIRD SHE TAGGED
\h\h\hIN MANGROVES NEARBY,
608
00:29:05,877 --> 00:29:09,781
{\an7}WHERE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
IS DAMAGING THE FOREST.
609
00:29:09,815 --> 00:29:11,250
{\an7}Liz: THERE WE GO.
610
00:29:11,416 --> 00:29:14,753
{\an7}SO HE’S COMING IN STRONGEST
\h\h\h\hOVER THIS DIRECTION.
611
00:29:14,853 --> 00:29:16,822
{\an7}STRONGEST HERE.
612
00:29:16,855 --> 00:29:17,856
{\an7}Jay: HE’S ON THE GROUND.
613
00:29:17,889 --> 00:29:19,324
{\an7}Liz: OH, I SEE HIM, TOO.
614
00:29:19,424 --> 00:29:21,793
{\an7}Narrator: HER RESULTS SHOW
\h\hTHAT THE WARBLERS HERE
615
00:29:21,827 --> 00:29:23,462
{\an7}IN THE DEGRADED MANGROVE
616
00:29:23,562 --> 00:29:27,166
{\an7}ARE RANGING TWICE AS FAR
\h\h\hIN SEARCH OF FOOD.
617
00:29:27,199 --> 00:29:29,201
{\an7}\h\h\hIT’S GOOD EVIDENCE
THAT PRISTINE MANGROVES
618
00:29:29,234 --> 00:29:32,504
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hARE VITAL TO
THE WINTERING WARBLERS.
619
00:29:32,537 --> 00:29:34,906
{\an7}AND NOT JUST THE PROTHONOTARIES.
620
00:29:35,007 --> 00:29:38,344
{\an7}MANY SONGBIRD SPECIES
RELY ON THIS RESOURCE.
621
00:29:38,477 --> 00:29:45,117
{\an7}ALL OF THEM WILL BE HIT HARD IF
THE MANGROVES AREN’T PROTECTED.
622
00:29:45,150 --> 00:29:47,185
{\an7}BUT LIZ’S NANOTAGS
\hCAN DO MUCH MORE
623
00:29:47,219 --> 00:29:49,621
{\an7}THAN JUST LET HER TRACK BIRDS
\h\h\h\hTHROUGH THE MANGROVES.
624
00:29:49,655 --> 00:29:51,157
{\an7}Liz: ALRIGHT, IT LOOKS GOOD.
625
00:29:51,189 --> 00:29:53,258
{\an7}Narrator: THE SIGNAL THEY
\hPUT OUT CAN BE PICKED UP
626
00:29:53,292 --> 00:29:56,695
{\an7}\h\h\hAS THEY MIGRATE
ACROSS THE CONTINENTS.
627
00:29:56,862 --> 00:30:00,499
{\an7}IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, TRACKING
THE MIGRATIONS OF TINY BIRDS
628
00:30:00,599 --> 00:30:02,101
{\an7}LIKE THE PROTHONOTARIES
629
00:30:02,134 --> 00:30:05,804
{\an7}\hHAS BEEN REVOLUTIONIZED
BY A NETWORK OF ANTENNAS.
630
00:30:05,837 --> 00:30:08,239
{\an7}IT STRETCHES ACROSS
\h\h\hNORTH AMERICA
631
00:30:08,273 --> 00:30:10,342
{\an7}AND INTO SOUTH AMERICA.
632
00:30:10,375 --> 00:30:16,014
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND IN 2016
IT WAS EXTENDED INTO PANAMA.
633
00:30:16,048 --> 00:30:17,650
{\an7}THE RECEIVERS WILL PICK UP
634
00:30:17,683 --> 00:30:20,519
{\an7}\h\h\h\hWHEN THE WARBLERS LEAVE
THE WINTER FEEDING GROUNDS HERE,
635
00:30:20,552 --> 00:30:23,822
{\an7}\h\h\hAND WILL TRACK
THEIR JOURNEY NORTH.
636
00:30:23,855 --> 00:30:25,824
{\an7}AS THE MANGROVES DETERIORATE,
637
00:30:25,924 --> 00:30:27,492
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE BIRDS WILL
HAVE TO SPEND LONGER
638
00:30:27,526 --> 00:30:30,662
{\an7}FUELING UP FOR THE MIGRATION.
639
00:30:30,696 --> 00:30:32,798
{\an7}THE ANTENNAS WILL RECORD
\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT DELAY,
640
00:30:32,831 --> 00:30:35,067
{\an7}SHOWING TO WHAT EXTENT
THE LOSS OF MANGROVES
641
00:30:35,233 --> 00:30:39,871
{\an7}IS IMPACTING THE MIGRATION.
642
00:30:39,905 --> 00:30:43,308
{\an7}SMITHSONIAN RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
\h\hMARTIN WIKELSKI HAS PLANS
643
00:30:43,408 --> 00:30:48,046
{\an7}FOR AN EVEN MORE AMBITIOUS
\hGLOBAL TRACKING SYSTEM.
644
00:30:48,080 --> 00:30:50,516
{\an7}HE’S DEVELOPING A NETWORK
\h\h\h\h\h\hCALLED ICARUS
645
00:30:50,549 --> 00:30:56,355
{\an7}\hTHAT WILL TRANSMIT SIGNALS VIA
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
646
00:30:56,388 --> 00:30:59,124
{\an7}IT ORBITS JUST 250 MILES
\h\h\h\h\hABOVE EARTH--
647
00:30:59,157 --> 00:31:00,558
{\an7}AROUND HALF THE DISTANCE
648
00:31:00,592 --> 00:31:03,929
{\an7}OF THE COMMUNICATION SATELLITES
OTHER TAGS USE.
649
00:31:03,962 --> 00:31:06,631
{\an7}THAT MEANS SENDING THE DATA
\h\h\h\h\h\hUSES LESS POWER,
650
00:31:06,732 --> 00:31:09,501
{\an7}SO THE TAGS CAN BE SMALLER.
651
00:31:09,534 --> 00:31:13,705
{\an7}\hTHEY USE TECHNOLOGY SIMILAR
TO CELL PHONES TO COMMUNICATE.
652
00:31:13,739 --> 00:31:17,243
{\an7}\h\h\hSO LOTS OF TAGS CAN BE
TRANSMITTING SIMULTANEOUSLY,
653
00:31:17,275 --> 00:31:19,511
{\an7}JUST LIKE LOTS OF PEOPLE
\h\h\hCAN ALL BE TALKING
654
00:31:19,644 --> 00:31:21,446
{\an7}ON ONE CELL PHONE NETWORK.
655
00:31:21,480 --> 00:31:23,549
{\an7}\hMartin: IT IS POSSIBLE
FROM A VERY SMALL DEVICE
656
00:31:23,582 --> 00:31:25,584
{\an7}TO COLLECT INFORMATION
\h\h\h\hON THE ANIMAL
657
00:31:25,684 --> 00:31:28,720
{\an7}AND THEN SEND THAT INFORMATION
\h\hRELIABLY FROM MANY ANIMALS
658
00:31:28,820 --> 00:31:30,989
{\an7}\hAT THE SAME TIME
AROUND THE WORLD.
659
00:31:31,022 --> 00:31:33,291
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
INSTEAD OF TRACKING INDIVIDUALS,
660
00:31:33,325 --> 00:31:35,227
{\an7}THE NEW SYSTEM WILL
\hALLOW RESEARCHERS
661
00:31:35,260 --> 00:31:37,662
{\an7}TO FOLLOW WHOLE GROUPS
\h\h\h\h\hOF ANIMALS--
662
00:31:37,763 --> 00:31:41,867
{\an7}SOMETHING OF REAL VALUE
\hTO MIGRATION STUDIES.
663
00:31:41,900 --> 00:31:44,035
{\an7}MONITORING ANIMALS IN THIS WAY,
664
00:31:44,069 --> 00:31:46,838
{\an7}\h\hICARUS COULD EVEN TAP
INTO ANIMALS’ SIXTH SENSE
665
00:31:46,872 --> 00:31:49,308
{\an7}TO PREDICT NATURAL DISASTERS.
666
00:31:49,374 --> 00:31:50,942
{\an7}\h\hMan: OK?
Martin: OK.
667
00:31:50,976 --> 00:31:52,678
{\an7}Narrator: MARTIN RECENTLY
\h\h\hTAGGED FARM ANIMALS
668
00:31:52,844 --> 00:31:55,947
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAT THE EPICENTER
OF AN EARTHQUAKE IN ITALY.
669
00:31:55,981 --> 00:31:57,516
{\an7}ACCELEROMETERS IN THE TAGS
670
00:31:57,549 --> 00:31:59,885
{\an7}SHOWED THAT THEY BECAME
\h\h\h\h\hMORE AGITATED
671
00:31:59,918 --> 00:32:02,888
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hHOURS BEFORE
AN AFTERSHOCK STRUCK!
672
00:32:02,921 --> 00:32:04,923
{\an7}Martin: THESE TAGS SHOW US
THAT SOME OF THE ANIMALS,
673
00:32:04,956 --> 00:32:06,958
{\an7}THE COWS, THE SHEEP OR OTHERS,
674
00:32:06,992 --> 00:32:09,895
{\an7}HAD SOME WAY OF ANTICIPATING
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAN EARTHQUAKE.
675
00:32:09,928 --> 00:32:12,597
{\an7}\h\hAND IF THAT’S THE CASE,
THEN THAT WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE
676
00:32:12,631 --> 00:32:16,435
{\an7}A MAJOR HELP FOR THE PEOPLE HERE
OR AROUND THE WORLD.
677
00:32:16,468 --> 00:32:18,904
{\an7}Narrator: THROUGH MONITORING
\h\h\h\h\hANIMALS LIKE THIS,
678
00:32:18,937 --> 00:32:21,373
{\an7}\h\hICARUS COULD ALSO BE
AN EARLY WARNING SYSTEM
679
00:32:21,406 --> 00:32:24,743
{\an7}FOR VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
\h\h\h\hAND TSUNAMIS.
680
00:32:24,776 --> 00:32:27,445
{\an7}THE SYSTEM WILL ALLOW BIRDS
\h\h\h\hAS SMALL AS WARBLERS
681
00:32:27,579 --> 00:32:30,015
{\an7}\h\h\hTO BE TRACKED
IN ALMOST REAL TIME
682
00:32:30,048 --> 00:32:31,983
{\an7}ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
683
00:32:32,017 --> 00:32:33,652
{\an7}AND THAT COULD HELP SAVE
684
00:32:33,685 --> 00:32:37,322
{\an7}SOME OF THE MOST THREATENED
\hOF ALL PANAMA’S MIGRANTS.
685
00:32:41,092 --> 00:32:44,228
{\an7}FOR SHOREBIRDS, THE ISTHMUS
\h\hIS A CRITICAL STOP-OVER
686
00:32:44,262 --> 00:32:49,067
{\an7}ON THEIR MULTI-THOUSAND-MILE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hJOURNEYS.
687
00:32:49,100 --> 00:32:53,104
{\an7}\hON THE PACIFIC SIDE,
THE TIDES CAN BE HUGE.
688
00:32:53,138 --> 00:32:57,576
{\an7}WHEN THE TIDE EBBS, IT EXPOSES
\hMILES AND MILES OF MUDFLATS,
689
00:32:57,676 --> 00:33:02,281
{\an7}\hLIKE A GIGANTIC FOOD COURT FOR
SANDPIPERS AND OTHER SHOREBIRDS.
690
00:33:04,316 --> 00:33:08,453
{\an7}\h\h\h\hIT’S A VITAL REST STOP
THE BIRDS RELY ON TO FUEL UP.
691
00:33:08,487 --> 00:33:11,190
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hWITHOUT IT, MILLIONS
OF THE BIRDS WOULDN’T BE ABLE
692
00:33:11,223 --> 00:33:13,659
{\an7}TO CONTINUE THEIR MIGRATIONS.
693
00:33:13,692 --> 00:33:15,928
{\an7}BUT LIKE THE TURTLES’
\h\h\hNESTING BEACHES,
694
00:33:15,961 --> 00:33:20,299
{\an7}THESE MUDFLATS ARE UNDER ATTACK
FROM RISING SEA LEVELS.
695
00:33:22,567 --> 00:33:24,436
{\an7}THE ONLY WAY TO FIND OUT
\h\h\h\hWHAT THIS MEANS
696
00:33:24,469 --> 00:33:26,938
{\an7}FOR SHOREBIRDS MIGRATING
\h\h\h\h\hTHROUGH PANAMA
697
00:33:26,972 --> 00:33:29,741
{\an7}IS TO TRACK THEIR MOVEMENTS.
698
00:33:29,774 --> 00:33:31,709
{\an7}ONCE ICARUS IS UP AND RUNNING,
699
00:33:31,743 --> 00:33:37,349
{\an7}\h\hTHE IMPACT ON THESE BIRDS
WILL BE MONITORED FROM SPACE.
700
00:33:37,449 --> 00:33:39,251
{\an7}BUT FOR RICARDO MORENO,
701
00:33:39,284 --> 00:33:42,554
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE ONLY PLACE TO WAGE
HIS BATTLE TO SAVE THE JAGUAR
702
00:33:42,587 --> 00:33:45,323
{\an7}AND ITS FOREST CORRIDOR
\h\h\hIS ON THE GROUND.
703
00:33:45,357 --> 00:33:47,326
{\an7}[MOO]
704
00:33:47,359 --> 00:33:49,361
{\an7}IT’S MORNING.
[GOAT BLEATS]
705
00:33:49,394 --> 00:33:55,500
{\an7}NO LIVESTOCK IS MISSING FROM THE
RANCH IN THE DARIEN RAIN FOREST.
706
00:33:55,534 --> 00:34:00,706
{\an7}THE SNARES RICARDO’S TEAM SET
OVERNIGHT REMAIN UNTRIGGERED.
707
00:34:00,805 --> 00:34:03,541
{\an7}BUT THERE’S A SURE SIGN
\h\hTHE JAGUAR WAS HERE.
708
00:34:03,575 --> 00:34:04,910
{\an7}Roland: THERE’S A JAGUAR TRACK
\h\h\h\hRIGHT HERE IN THE MUD,
709
00:34:04,943 --> 00:34:07,245
{\an7}\h\hSO IT WAS DEFINITELY
VERY CLOSE IN THIS AREA.
710
00:34:07,279 --> 00:34:08,380
{\an7}\h\h\h\hSO HOPEFULLY
WE’LL GET A PICTURE.
711
00:34:08,446 --> 00:34:10,048
{\an7}Ricardo: YEAH.
712
00:34:10,081 --> 00:34:12,383
{\an7}Narrator: TIME TO CHECK
\h\h\hTHE CAMERA TRAPS.
713
00:34:12,417 --> 00:34:14,719
{\an7}Roland: THIS IS US SETTING UP.
714
00:34:14,753 --> 00:34:18,523
{\an7}\h\h\hAND THIS IS...
IS THIS US? NO. 7...
715
00:34:18,557 --> 00:34:19,525
{\an7}HUH, IT DOESN’T LOOK VERY--OH!
716
00:34:19,558 --> 00:34:20,926
{\an7}Ricardo: OOH!
717
00:34:20,959 --> 00:34:22,461
{\an7}Narrator: THEIR EFFORTS
\h\h\h\h\h\hARE REWARDED
718
00:34:22,494 --> 00:34:26,098
{\an7}WITH AN INCREDIBLY RARE GLIMPSE
OF A WILD JAGUAR.
719
00:34:26,197 --> 00:34:27,732
{\an7}Ricardo: WOO!
720
00:34:29,901 --> 00:34:32,036
{\an7}OH, MY GOD! IT’S A MALE.
721
00:34:32,070 --> 00:34:33,738
{\an7}Roland: MACHO.
722
00:34:33,772 --> 00:34:36,408
{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: HE FIRST APPEARS
JUST BEFORE 8:00 IN THE EVENING.
723
00:34:36,441 --> 00:34:38,576
{\an7}Roland: THERE HE IS. ¿CONOCES?
\h\h\h\h\h\hYOU KNOW THIS ONE?
724
00:34:38,610 --> 00:34:39,811
{\an7}Ricardo: NO, NO, NO!
725
00:34:39,844 --> 00:34:42,046
{\an7}\h\h\h\hRoland: AT 8:55
HE’S COMING BACK AGAIN.
726
00:34:42,080 --> 00:34:44,950
{\an7}Ricardo: NICE!
727
00:34:44,983 --> 00:34:46,651
{\an7}Roland: SAME GUY.
\h\hRicardo: YEAH.
728
00:34:46,751 --> 00:34:48,419
{\an7}Roland: LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
729
00:34:48,453 --> 00:34:50,422
{\an7}Narrator: RICARDO AND ROLAND
\h\h\hCHECK A SECOND CAMERA,
730
00:34:50,522 --> 00:34:54,659
{\an7}\h\hWHICH WAS SET UP FAR FROM
THE FIRST, NEAR THE FARMHOUSE.
731
00:34:54,693 --> 00:34:57,563
{\an7}Roland: OOH! RIGHT NEXT TO US!
732
00:34:57,596 --> 00:35:00,466
{\an7}CRUISING RIGHT BY.
733
00:35:00,498 --> 00:35:02,033
{\an7}Ricardo: A BIG MALE.
734
00:35:02,067 --> 00:35:04,469
{\an7}Roland: HE IS WELL FED.
\h\h\h\h\hRicardo: YEAH.
735
00:35:04,502 --> 00:35:05,703
{\an7}Roland: COMING BY AGAIN,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWALKING,
736
00:35:05,971 --> 00:35:07,339
{\an7}\h\h\hSO HE’S WALKING
ALONG THE FENCE HERE.
737
00:35:07,372 --> 00:35:10,041
{\an7}Ricardo: YES, I THINK HE COME
\h\h\hHERE, AND HE WAS LIKE...
738
00:35:10,075 --> 00:35:12,811
{\an7}Roland: HE’S CRUISING AROUND.
739
00:35:12,911 --> 00:35:15,547
{\an7}Narrator: THE VIDEOS REVEAL
\h\h\h\h\hA LONE MALE JAGUAR
740
00:35:15,580 --> 00:35:19,150
{\an7}\h\hCIRCLING THE FARM
FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR.
741
00:35:19,184 --> 00:35:22,688
{\an7}\h\h\h\hFOR THE SCIENTISTS,
IT’S AN EXCITING DISCOVERY.
742
00:35:22,721 --> 00:35:27,659
{\an7}BUT WHAT ABOUT THE FARMER WHOSE
LIVESTOCK COULD BE JAGUAR PREY?
743
00:35:27,826 --> 00:35:28,727
{\an7}Enrique: OH!
744
00:35:33,198 --> 00:35:34,433
{\an7}Ricardo: SI.
745
00:35:34,466 --> 00:35:36,068
{\an7}Roland: YEAH. 7 O’CLOCK.
746
00:35:38,570 --> 00:35:40,405
{\an7}Roland: UH-HUH. AND HERE, 7:48.
747
00:35:40,438 --> 00:35:42,140
{\an7}Enrique: AY...
748
00:35:46,711 --> 00:35:48,880
{\an7}Ricardo: SI.
749
00:35:48,913 --> 00:35:51,315
{\an7}Narrator: ENRIQUE’S REACTION
\h\hIS ONE RICARDO HAS SEEN
750
00:35:51,349 --> 00:35:53,751
{\an7}FROM OTHER FARMERS.
751
00:35:53,785 --> 00:35:56,921
{\an7}\hRicardo: THEY HAVE FEAR, THEY
DON’T LIKE TOO MUCH THE ANIMAL,
752
00:35:56,955 --> 00:35:58,690
{\an7}\h\h\hBUT IN THE MOMENT
OF THEY SEE THE ANIMAL,
753
00:35:58,723 --> 00:36:02,293
{\an7}\h\hTHEY ALWAYS SAY
THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL.
754
00:36:02,327 --> 00:36:04,763
{\an7}Narrator: RICARDO HOPES TO USE
\h\hTHE BEAUTY OF THE JAGUARS
755
00:36:04,796 --> 00:36:06,931
{\an7}TO CHANGE THE RANCHERS’ MINDS,
756
00:36:06,965 --> 00:36:10,669
{\an7}SO THEY’LL PROTECT RATHER THAN
\h\h\h\h\h\hHUNT THE BIG CATS.
757
00:36:13,138 --> 00:36:18,010
{\an7}BUT AFTER A WEEK THEY’VE STILL
NOT MANAGED TO TAG THE JAGUAR.
758
00:36:18,043 --> 00:36:22,114
{\an7}THEY CAN’T TRACK ITS MOVEMENTS
\h\h\h\h\h\hAROUND THE FARMS.
759
00:36:22,147 --> 00:36:26,852
{\an7}FOR NOW, RICARDO AND ROLAND’S
\h\h\h\h\h\hTIME HAS RUN OUT.
760
00:36:26,885 --> 00:36:28,387
{\an7}IT’S A DISAPPOINTMENT.
761
00:36:28,420 --> 00:36:31,590
{\an7}BUT EVIDENCE OF JUST HOW ELUSIVE
THE JAGUARS ARE
762
00:36:31,623 --> 00:36:35,360
{\an7}AND HOW RARE THEY HAVE BECOME
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN PANAMA.
763
00:36:35,393 --> 00:36:37,996
{\an7}\h\hYET RICARDO KNOWS
HIS CAMERA TRAP IMAGES
764
00:36:38,029 --> 00:36:40,732
{\an7}\hARE A POWERFUL WEAPON
HE CAN USE IN HIS BATTLE
765
00:36:40,765 --> 00:36:44,802
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTO SAVE THE BIG CATS
AND THE FORESTS THEY RELY ON.
766
00:36:44,836 --> 00:36:46,905
{\an7}Ricardo: WHEN I START WORKING
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWITH WILDCATS,
767
00:36:46,938 --> 00:36:48,640
{\an7}AND ESPECIALLY JAGUARS,
768
00:36:48,673 --> 00:36:52,844
{\an7}\hI SEE LIKE THE BASIC THING
WE NEED TO DO IS DO SCIENCE.
769
00:36:52,877 --> 00:36:56,514
{\an7}BUT I REALIZE, LIKE, SCIENCE,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hONLY SCIENCE
770
00:36:56,548 --> 00:36:58,483
{\an7}IS NOT GOING TO SAVE
\h\h\hTHOSE ANIMALS.
771
00:36:58,583 --> 00:37:00,852
{\an7}WE NEED TO WORK WITH THE PEOPLE.
772
00:37:00,885 --> 00:37:03,354
{\an7}Narrator: HERE, RICARDO
\h\h\hSCORES A VICTORY.
773
00:37:03,455 --> 00:37:07,259
{\an7}ENRIQUE MAKES A COMMITMENT
\hNOT TO KILL THE BIG CAT.
774
00:37:07,292 --> 00:37:09,928
{\an7}BUT THERE ARE MANY OTHER FARMERS
TO WIN OVER.
775
00:37:10,028 --> 00:37:13,965
{\an7}Ricardo: THIS IS REALLY
\hHARD WORK, SUPER HARD.
776
00:37:13,998 --> 00:37:17,235
{\an7}YOU KNOW, CONVINCE PEOPLE
\h\h\h\hIS NOT VERY EASY.
777
00:37:17,302 --> 00:37:19,171
{\an7}BUT I AM GOING TO CONTINUE.
778
00:37:19,204 --> 00:37:24,609
{\an7}\hTHIS IS MY LIFE,
AND I’M A WARRIOR.
779
00:37:34,919 --> 00:37:36,687
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
AFTER SHE LAID HER EGGS,
780
00:37:36,788 --> 00:37:39,057
{\an7}THE LEATHERBACK THAT
EMMA AND DAN TAGGED
781
00:37:39,090 --> 00:37:41,859
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hHEADED AWAY
FROM THE NESTING BEACH.
782
00:37:41,893 --> 00:37:44,596
{\an7}SHE’S NO LONGER JUST
ANOTHER LEATHERBACK.
783
00:37:44,629 --> 00:37:49,801
{\an7}\hSHE’S AN INDIVIDUAL WITH
A NAME, CALYPSO BLUE FIVE.
784
00:37:49,834 --> 00:37:53,504
{\an7}DURING THE NESTING SEASON
\hLEATHERBACKS DON’T EAT.
785
00:37:53,638 --> 00:37:56,541
{\an7}NOW SHE MUST FIND FOOD.
786
00:37:56,574 --> 00:38:01,179
{\an7}HER DATA TRAIL SHOWS
HER SWIMMING NORTH.
787
00:38:01,212 --> 00:38:03,915
{\an7}LEATHERBACKS ARE KNOWN TO FORAGE
IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC
788
00:38:04,015 --> 00:38:07,051
{\an7}THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY.
789
00:38:09,921 --> 00:38:12,090
{\an7}BUT A MONTH AFTER
LEAVING HER EGGS,
790
00:38:12,123 --> 00:38:17,362
{\an7}CALYPSO MAKES A SURPRISING TURN
TO THE NORTHWEST,
791
00:38:17,395 --> 00:38:21,466
{\an7}AND SWIMS DIRECTLY TOWARDS
\h\h\hTHE GULF OF MEXICO.
792
00:38:21,499 --> 00:38:23,601
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHE GULF IS FULL
OF THE LONGLINE FISHERIES
793
00:38:23,635 --> 00:38:27,506
{\an7}THAT CAN BE DEADLY
FOR LEATHERBACKS.
794
00:38:27,539 --> 00:38:30,008
{\an7}FIVE MONTHS AFTER LEAVING
\h\h\h\hTHE NESTING BEACH,
795
00:38:30,041 --> 00:38:33,177
{\an7}SHE IS STILL FEEDING
\hHERE IN THE GULF.
796
00:38:33,211 --> 00:38:37,215
{\an7}SO FAR, APPARENTLY SAFE
\h\h\hFROM FISHING NETS.
797
00:38:40,018 --> 00:38:42,354
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hIT’S LATE FALL WHEN
THE MIGRATING TURKEY VULTURES
798
00:38:42,487 --> 00:38:46,458
{\an7}DESCEND ON PANAMA.
799
00:38:46,558 --> 00:38:50,328
{\an7}AMONG THEM, BIRDS HEADING HERE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFROM ARIZONA.
800
00:38:50,428 --> 00:38:53,464
{\an7}AROUND TWO THIRDS OF THE WORLD’S
ENTIRE POPULATION
801
00:38:53,498 --> 00:38:56,601
{\an7}\hIS ABOUT TO FUNNEL
THROUGH THE ISTHMUS.
802
00:38:56,634 --> 00:38:59,003
{\an7}HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF HAWKS
\h\h\h\h\h\hAND OTHER RAPTORS
803
00:38:59,103 --> 00:39:01,772
{\an7}WILL TAKE THE SAME ROUTE.
804
00:39:01,873 --> 00:39:08,046
{\an7}EACH YEAR, A GROUP OF BIRDERS
\hASSEMBLES TO TAKE A CENSUS.
805
00:39:08,146 --> 00:39:10,548
{\an7}SMITHSONIAN RESEARCHER
\h\h\h\hGEORGE ANGEHR
806
00:39:10,582 --> 00:39:12,050
{\an7}HAS BEEN MONITORING
\h\h\hTHE MIGRATION
807
00:39:12,083 --> 00:39:15,553
{\an7}FOR MORE THAN A DECADE.
808
00:39:15,653 --> 00:39:19,257
{\an7}TOGETHER WITH A TEAM OF COUNTERS
FROM PANAMA’S AUDUBON SOCIETY,
809
00:39:19,290 --> 00:39:26,264
{\an7}HE SETS UP ON THE HIGHEST PEAK
\hIN PANAMA CITY, ANCON HILL.
810
00:39:26,331 --> 00:39:28,767
{\an7}George: IT’S JUST
\hAFTER 8:00 A.M.
811
00:39:28,800 --> 00:39:32,570
{\an7}THE BIRDS GENERALLY START
\hTO FLY AROUND 8 O’CLOCK.
812
00:39:32,604 --> 00:39:35,407
{\an7}THEY HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL
THE SUN WARMS THE EARTH
813
00:39:35,440 --> 00:39:38,043
{\an7}IN ORDER TO PRODUCE THERMALS
\h\h\h\hSO THEY CAN GET UP.
814
00:39:40,678 --> 00:39:43,047
{\an7}Narrator: THERMALS FORM
\h\hOVER ELEVATED AREAS,
815
00:39:43,081 --> 00:39:46,651
{\an7}LIKE THE HILLS ON THE WEST SIDE
OF THE CANAL.
816
00:39:46,751 --> 00:39:49,754
{\an7}George: THEY LEAPFROG THEIR WAY
THROUGH THEIR MIGRATION ROUTE,
817
00:39:49,787 --> 00:39:53,357
{\an7}GOING FROM THERMAL TO THERMAL,
\hGENERALLY OVER HIGH POINTS,
818
00:39:53,391 --> 00:39:59,063
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSO THEY’RE JUMPING
FROM ONE HIGH POINT TO ANOTHER.
819
00:39:59,097 --> 00:40:01,333
{\an7}Narrator: THE RAPTORS START
\hTO WHEEL ON THE HEATED AIR
820
00:40:01,366 --> 00:40:05,537
{\an7}TO GAIN ALTITUDE, LIKE CLIMBING
A SPIRAL STAIRCASE.
821
00:40:05,570 --> 00:40:18,450
{\an7}♪
822
00:40:18,483 --> 00:40:21,753
{\an7}AT LAST, THEY HAVE ENOUGH HEIGHT
TO SOAR TO ANCON HILL,
823
00:40:21,786 --> 00:40:26,190
{\an7}TO CATCH THE NEXT THERMAL.
824
00:40:26,224 --> 00:40:28,126
{\an7}Man: BASTANTE TURKEY VULTURES.
825
00:40:28,159 --> 00:40:31,362
{\an7}\h\hWOW! THE GROUP IS
JUST GETTING IN, MAN.
826
00:40:31,396 --> 00:40:35,467
{\an7}\hNarrator: AT FIRST THERE ARE
JUST A COUPLE OF DOZEN BIRDS.
827
00:40:35,533 --> 00:40:38,569
{\an7}THEN, THE NUMBERS
\hSTART TO MOUNT.
828
00:40:38,603 --> 00:40:42,173
{\an7}\hTHE BIRDS MUST FLY OVER LAND
SO THEY CAN PUT DOWN AT NIGHT.
829
00:40:42,206 --> 00:40:45,509
{\an7}THEY MUST TRAVEL THROUGH PANAMA.
830
00:40:45,610 --> 00:40:47,145
{\an7}THAT MAKES IT THE IDEAL PLACE
831
00:40:47,278 --> 00:40:50,114
{\an7}TO MONITOR THE HEALTH
\h\h\h\hOF THE FLOCKS.
832
00:41:10,134 --> 00:41:12,670
{\an7}[THUNDER]
833
00:41:12,770 --> 00:41:15,273
{\an7}Narrator: THEN THE DAY CHANGES.
834
00:41:15,306 --> 00:41:26,818
{\an7}♪
835
00:41:26,851 --> 00:41:29,821
{\an7}THE BIRDS DISAPPEAR
\h\h\h\hFROM THE SKY
836
00:41:29,854 --> 00:41:33,224
{\an7}AND FIND A PLACE TO SETTLE.
837
00:41:35,393 --> 00:41:37,295
{\an7}George: THE THERMALS DON’T FORM
WHEN IT’S RAINING
838
00:41:37,328 --> 00:41:38,863
{\an7}OR HEAVILY OVERCAST.
839
00:41:38,896 --> 00:41:43,234
{\an7}SO THEY’VE GOT TO PUT DOWN
\h\h\h\h\hAND WAIT IT OUT.
840
00:41:43,401 --> 00:41:46,537
{\an7}Narrator: THE BIRDS ARE GROUNDED
UNTIL THE WEATHER IMPROVES.
841
00:41:46,571 --> 00:41:48,173
{\an7}IF THE RAIN PERSISTS,
842
00:41:48,272 --> 00:41:50,508
{\an7}\h\h\hTHEY MIGHT NOT MAKE IT
TO THEIR FINAL DESTINATIONS
843
00:41:50,541 --> 00:41:53,844
{\an7}ACROSS SOUTH AMERICA.
844
00:41:53,878 --> 00:41:56,447
{\an7}George: THE BIRDS DON’T FEED
EN ROUTE FOR THE MOST PART.
845
00:41:56,481 --> 00:41:58,917
{\an7}THEY RELY ON STORED FAT.
846
00:41:58,950 --> 00:42:00,285
{\an7}SO THE DISTANCE THEY CAN GO
847
00:42:00,351 --> 00:42:02,987
{\an7}DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH FUEL
THEY HAVE IN THEIR TANK.
848
00:42:03,021 --> 00:42:06,258
{\an7}AND IF IT GOES ON FOR TOO LONG,
THEY RUN OUT OF STORED FAT,
849
00:42:06,290 --> 00:42:08,025
{\an7}AND THEY’VE GOT TO STAY
\h\h\h\hWHERE THEY ARE,
850
00:42:08,059 --> 00:42:12,931
{\an7}\hWHICH MAY NOT BE THE OPTIMAL
PLACE FOR THEM TO OVERWINTER.
851
00:42:12,964 --> 00:42:14,799
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
IF THEY GET STUCK HERE,
852
00:42:14,966 --> 00:42:19,537
{\an7}\hTHERE SIMPLY WON’T BE ROOM
OR ENOUGH FOOD FOR THEM ALL.
853
00:42:19,570 --> 00:42:20,805
{\an7}SOME BELIEVE CLIMATE CHANGE
854
00:42:20,838 --> 00:42:22,973
{\an7}WILL LEAD TO MORE STORMS
\h\h\h\h\hAND HURRICANES
855
00:42:23,007 --> 00:42:25,510
{\an7}HAMMERING CENTRAL AMERICA.
856
00:42:25,543 --> 00:42:27,779
{\an7}\h\h\h\hFOR THE RAPTORS,
THAT COULD PREVENT THEM
857
00:42:27,812 --> 00:42:30,581
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hFROM CROSSING
THE PANAMA LAND BRIDGE.
858
00:42:30,615 --> 00:42:32,150
{\an7}WILL THE RAINS STOP IN TIME
859
00:42:32,183 --> 00:42:37,055
{\an7}FOR THESE BIRDS TO CONTINUE
\h\h\h\hTHEIR JOURNEY SOUTH?
860
00:42:37,088 --> 00:42:39,357
{\an7}THE LATEST GENERATION
\h\hOF SATELLITE TAGS,
861
00:42:39,457 --> 00:42:42,493
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hLIKE THOSE TRACKING
TURKEY VULTURES THROUGH PANAMA,
862
00:42:42,527 --> 00:42:45,296
{\an7}IS PROVIDING ASTONISHING
\h\h\h\hREAL-TIME DETAIL
863
00:42:45,329 --> 00:42:49,567
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hON HOW USE OF THIS
MIGRATION CORRIDOR IS CHANGING.
864
00:42:49,600 --> 00:42:52,136
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBUT SOMETIMES
IT’S THE OLD-FASHIONED METHODS
865
00:42:52,236 --> 00:42:55,806
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHAT TURN UP
THE BIGGEST SURPRISES.
866
00:42:55,840 --> 00:42:57,275
{\an7}Roland: CAMERA TRAPPING
\h\hAND ANIMAL TRACKING
867
00:42:57,308 --> 00:42:59,210
{\an7}ARE KIND OF LIKE TWO SIDES
\h\h\h\hOF THE SAME COIN.
868
00:42:59,243 --> 00:43:00,611
{\an7}THEY EACH HAVE THEIR ADVANTAGES,
869
00:43:00,645 --> 00:43:02,413
{\an7}\hAND THEY EACH HAVE
THEIR DISADVANTAGES.
870
00:43:02,447 --> 00:43:04,149
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE GREAT THING
ABOUT CAMERA TRAPPING
871
00:43:04,182 --> 00:43:05,550
{\an7}IS YOU GET EVERY ANIMAL
872
00:43:05,583 --> 00:43:06,918
{\an7}\hTHAT GOES IN FRONT
OF YOUR CAMERA TRAP,
873
00:43:06,951 --> 00:43:09,821
{\an7}NOT JUST THE ONE ANIMAL
\h\h\hTHAT YOU TRACKED,
874
00:43:09,921 --> 00:43:12,123
{\an7}\h\hAND SO YOU CAN LEARN
ABOUT WHOLE POPULATIONS,
875
00:43:12,156 --> 00:43:14,125
{\an7}WHOLE ANIMAL COMMUNITIES.
876
00:43:14,158 --> 00:43:16,727
{\an7}\h\hTRY TO GET THEM RUNNING BACK
WITH THE CHICKEN IN THEIR MOUTH.
877
00:43:16,761 --> 00:43:20,365
{\an7}Narrator: ROLAND KAYS HAS
\hDISCOVERED A NEW MIGRANT
878
00:43:20,398 --> 00:43:25,870
{\an7}ENTERING THE PANAMA CORRIDOR
\h\h\h\hFOR THE FIRST TIME.
879
00:43:25,903 --> 00:43:27,938
{\an7}\h\h\h\hRoland: COYOTES ARE ONE
OF THE MOST REMARKABLE PREDATORS
880
00:43:27,972 --> 00:43:31,409
{\an7}\h\h\h\hIN THE WORLD BECAUSE
THEY HAVE EXPANDED SO MUCH.
881
00:43:31,442 --> 00:43:33,010
{\an7}WHILE OTHER SPECIES
\h\hARE IN DECLINE,
882
00:43:33,111 --> 00:43:37,782
{\an7}THE COYOTE IS GROWING ITS RANGE
IN EVERY DIRECTION.
883
00:43:37,815 --> 00:43:40,451
{\an7}Narrator: TODAY, PANAMA IS
THE LEADING SOUTHERN EDGE
884
00:43:40,485 --> 00:43:42,187
{\an7}OF THE COYOTE’S RANGE.
885
00:43:42,220 --> 00:43:44,489
{\an7}\hAND ROLAND BELIEVES
THE SPREAD OF FARMLAND
886
00:43:44,522 --> 00:43:47,525
{\an7}\h\hTHAT’S DECIMATING
THE JAGUAR POPULATION
887
00:43:47,558 --> 00:43:50,261
{\an7}\h\h\h\hCOULD BE HELPING
THE COYOTES’ EXPANSION.
888
00:43:50,294 --> 00:43:52,630
{\an7}[SPEAKING SPANISH]
889
00:43:52,663 --> 00:43:55,900
{\an7}\h\hHE AND LOCAL RESEARCHER
JOSUE ORTEGA HEAD TO A FARM
890
00:43:56,067 --> 00:44:01,172
{\an7}\h\hCARVED OUT OF FOREST,
NOT FAR FROM PANAMA CITY.
891
00:44:01,205 --> 00:44:03,140
{\an7}\hRoland: SO THIS IS
VERY TYPICAL PANAMA.
892
00:44:03,174 --> 00:44:04,876
{\an7}THIS AREA USED TO ALL BE FOREST,
893
00:44:04,909 --> 00:44:07,979
{\an7}\h\h\hAND NOW IT’S A LOT
OF FARMLAND, RANCHLAND.
894
00:44:08,012 --> 00:44:09,881
{\an7}\hSO WHAT USED TO BE
GOOD JAGUAR HABITAT
895
00:44:09,981 --> 00:44:12,684
{\an7}IS NOW IDEAL COYOTE HABITAT.
896
00:44:12,717 --> 00:44:14,986
{\an7}\h\hAND WE’RE STANDING HERE
RIGHT UNDERNEATH THESE TREES
897
00:44:15,019 --> 00:44:16,387
{\an7}WHERE THE CHICKENS SLEEP,
898
00:44:16,420 --> 00:44:18,289
{\an7}AND THEY ROAM AROUND
ALL DURING THE DAY.
899
00:44:18,322 --> 00:44:21,125
{\an7}THEY’RE VERY AT RISK TO COYOTES.
900
00:44:21,225 --> 00:44:22,927
{\an7}RIGHT OVER HERE WE’VE GOT
\h\hSOME CROPLAND PLANTED,
901
00:44:22,960 --> 00:44:25,963
{\an7}WHICH IS GOOD OPEN COUNTRY
\h\h\h\h\hFOR THE COYOTES,
902
00:44:26,130 --> 00:44:27,465
{\an7}AND DOWN ON THIS SIDE
\hTHERE’S SOME FOREST
903
00:44:27,498 --> 00:44:28,799
{\an7}WHERE WE’VE SEEN COYOTES
904
00:44:28,900 --> 00:44:30,168
{\an7}AND WE’VE ACTUALLY SEEN
\h\h\h\h\hCHICKEN BONES.
905
00:44:30,201 --> 00:44:32,070
{\an7}SO THEY SEEM TO GRAB
\hTHE CHICKENS HERE
906
00:44:32,103 --> 00:44:34,606
{\an7}AND RUN INTO THE FOREST
\h\h\h\h\h\hAS A REFUGE.
907
00:44:37,208 --> 00:44:38,843
{\an7}Narrator: UNTIL THE 1980s,
908
00:44:38,876 --> 00:44:41,312
{\an7}\hCOYOTES HAD NEVER
BEEN SEEN IN PANAMA.
909
00:44:41,412 --> 00:44:42,847
{\an7}[CAMERA SNAPPING]
910
00:44:42,880 --> 00:44:47,084
{\an7}AROUND 2010, THEY MADE IT
\h\h\h\hACROSS THE CANAL.
911
00:44:47,118 --> 00:44:49,754
{\an7}ROLAND IS LOOKING FOR EVIDENCE
\h\hTHAT THE CHANGING HABITAT
912
00:44:49,854 --> 00:44:54,926
{\an7}\h\h\hFROM FORESTS TO FARMS IS
HELPING COYOTES EXPAND SOUTH.
913
00:44:57,795 --> 00:44:59,497
{\an7}Roland: SO WHAT WE’VE GOT HERE
\hBASICALLY IS A CRIME SCENE.
914
00:44:59,530 --> 00:45:01,065
{\an7}WE HAVE DISAPPEARING CHICKENS,
915
00:45:01,098 --> 00:45:03,434
{\an7}AND WE HAVE A SUSPECT,
\h\h\h\h\hTHE COYOTE,
916
00:45:03,467 --> 00:45:05,169
{\an7}AND WE’RE HOPING TO CATCH HIM
917
00:45:05,203 --> 00:45:06,938
{\an7}\h\hCOMING BACK TO THE SCENE OF
THE CRIME WITH THIS CAMERA TRAP.
918
00:45:06,971 --> 00:45:09,073
{\an7}AND SO THIS IS BASICALLY
\hA SURVEILLANCE CAMERA
919
00:45:09,106 --> 00:45:11,875
{\an7}THAT HOPEFULLY IS GOING TO HELP
US SOLVE THIS LITTLE MYSTERY.
920
00:45:11,909 --> 00:45:14,044
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
THEY SET SEVERAL TRAPS.
921
00:45:14,078 --> 00:45:16,581
{\an7}AND THEN, THEY HAVE TO WAIT.
922
00:45:16,714 --> 00:45:22,820
{\an7}LIKE JAGUARS, COYOTES ARE
MOSTLY NOCTURNAL HUNTERS.
923
00:45:22,853 --> 00:45:25,289
{\an7}[ROOSTER CROWS]
924
00:45:27,992 --> 00:45:31,562
{\an7}Roland: 159 NEW VIDEOS.
925
00:45:31,596 --> 00:45:34,632
{\an7}THIS IS GREAT, WE GOT A LITTLE
\h\h\h\h\hOFFICE SET UP HERE.
926
00:45:34,665 --> 00:45:37,668
{\an7}ALRIGHT, LET’S CHECK OUT
\h\h\h\h\hTHE FIRST ONE.
927
00:45:43,374 --> 00:45:45,009
{\an7}THAT’S A LOT OF CHICKENS.
928
00:45:45,042 --> 00:45:48,746
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: SO FAR,
THERE’S NO SIGN OF COYOTES.
929
00:45:51,182 --> 00:45:53,084
{\an7}THEN THEY CHECK A SECOND CAMERA,
930
00:45:53,184 --> 00:45:56,254
{\an7}\hON THE BORDER BETWEEN
THE FARM AND THE FOREST.
931
00:46:10,668 --> 00:46:12,603
{\an7}Roland: OH!
932
00:46:12,637 --> 00:46:15,039
{\an7}Narrator: THERE’S NO DOUBT
\h\hTHE COYOTES ARE HERE.
933
00:46:15,306 --> 00:46:17,141
{\an7}[SNIFFING]
934
00:46:17,174 --> 00:46:18,909
{\an7}Roland: WAIT, WHAT?
935
00:46:18,943 --> 00:46:22,380
{\an7}Narrator: BUT SOMETHING ABOUT
\h\hTHEM CATCHES ROLAND’S EYE.
936
00:46:22,413 --> 00:46:25,316
{\an7}THIS COYOTE HAS A BOBBED TAIL.
937
00:46:29,420 --> 00:46:31,989
{\an7}IT COULD BE THE RESULT
\h\h\h\h\h\hOF INJURY.
938
00:46:32,189 --> 00:46:35,526
{\an7}\h\h\hBUT THERE ARE SEVERAL WITH
THE SAME DISTINCTIVE SHORT TAIL.
939
00:46:35,559 --> 00:46:39,630
{\an7}IT’S A TRAIT ROLAND’S
SEEN BEFORE...ON DOGS.
940
00:46:39,664 --> 00:46:41,199
{\an7}THERE’S A GENETIC MUTATION
941
00:46:41,232 --> 00:46:45,002
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHAT GIVES DOGS LIKE
JACK RUSSELLS THEIR BOBTAILS.
942
00:46:45,036 --> 00:46:48,172
{\an7}COULD THE COYOTES SOMEHOW HAVE
\hINHERITED THE SAME MUTATION?
943
00:46:48,205 --> 00:46:49,406
{\an7}Roland: IF YOU’RE A COYOTE
944
00:46:49,440 --> 00:46:51,075
{\an7}AT THE LEADING EDGE
\h\hOF COLONIZATION,
945
00:46:51,108 --> 00:46:54,044
{\an7}BY DEFINITION, YOU’RE JUST ABOUT
THE ONLY COYOTE OUT THERE.
946
00:46:54,078 --> 00:46:55,746
{\an7}AND SO, IF YOU WANT
\h\h\hTO REPRODUCE,
947
00:46:55,780 --> 00:46:58,716
{\an7}\h\h\hYOU HAVE TO TAKE THE BEST
YOU CAN GET, WHICH IN THIS CASE,
948
00:46:58,749 --> 00:47:02,253
{\an7}IS DOGS THAT ARE RUNNING AROUND
ALL OVER THE PLACE IN PANAMA.
949
00:47:02,320 --> 00:47:04,622
{\an7}Narrator: THE CAMERA TRAP
\hPICTURES MAY BE EVIDENCE
950
00:47:04,655 --> 00:47:07,625
{\an7}THAT THE NEWLY ARRIVED COYOTES
\h\h\hARE BREEDING WITH DOGS,
951
00:47:07,725 --> 00:47:12,496
{\an7}RESULTING IN COYDOGS
\hWITH BOBBED TAILS.
952
00:47:12,530 --> 00:47:15,266
{\an7}IF THESE ARE IN FACT
\h\hHYBRID COYDOGS,
953
00:47:15,299 --> 00:47:18,769
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHEY MAY BE ESPECIALLY
WELL SUITED TO LIFE IN PANAMA,
954
00:47:18,803 --> 00:47:22,040
{\an7}AS SHOWN BY A DISCOVERY
\h\hROLAND MAKES NEARBY.
955
00:47:22,073 --> 00:47:24,676
{\an7}Roland: WE JUST FOUND A COYOTE
SCAT THAT’S LOADED WITH MANGO.
956
00:47:24,709 --> 00:47:27,745
{\an7}HERE’S A BIT OF MANGO SKIN THAT
WE JUST PULLED OUT OF THE SCAT.
957
00:47:27,778 --> 00:47:29,213
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
DOGS HAVE EVOLVED ENZYMES
958
00:47:29,380 --> 00:47:31,515
{\an7}THAT MAKE THEM BETTER
\hABLE TO DIGEST FRUIT
959
00:47:31,549 --> 00:47:33,818
{\an7}THAN NORMAL COYOTES.
960
00:47:33,851 --> 00:47:37,955
{\an7}PERHAPS THE PANAMANIAN COYDOGS
\hHAVE INHERITED THAT ABILITY,
961
00:47:37,988 --> 00:47:41,525
{\an7}\h\hWHICH COULD BE USEFUL
IN THE FRUIT-RICH TROPICS.
962
00:47:41,559 --> 00:47:43,027
{\an7}Roland: SO IT MIGHT BE THAT
\h\h\hHYBRIDIZING WITH DOGS
963
00:47:43,060 --> 00:47:46,330
{\an7}ACTUALLY HELPS THEM COLONIZE
\h\h\h\h\hTHIS NEW HABITAT.
964
00:47:53,537 --> 00:47:55,205
{\an7}Narrator: IN PANAMA CITY,
965
00:47:55,239 --> 00:47:58,809
{\an7}\h\hTHE RAIN THAT STALLED THE
TURKEY VULTURES FINALLY LIFTS.
966
00:48:01,979 --> 00:48:06,717
{\an7}\h\hTHEY CAN CONTINUE
THEIR MIGRATION SOUTH.
967
00:48:06,751 --> 00:48:10,188
{\an7}\h\hTHE BAD WEATHER
HAS CAUSED A LOGJAM.
968
00:48:10,221 --> 00:48:13,291
{\an7}THE BIRDS ARE BUNCHED UP.
969
00:48:13,324 --> 00:48:17,862
{\an7}\h\hON THE FAR SIDE OF THE CANAL
THEY BEGIN TO RISE INTO THE AIR.
970
00:48:23,501 --> 00:48:24,969
{\an7}\hMan: RIGHT NOW IS
A REALLY LARGE GROUP
971
00:48:25,002 --> 00:48:26,403
{\an7}THAT IS IN THE DISTANCE,
972
00:48:26,437 --> 00:48:28,673
{\an7}EASILY MORE THAN 500 BIRDS
973
00:48:28,706 --> 00:48:31,175
{\an7}WILL BE CROSSING OVER HERE
\h\h\h\hAT THE CANAL AREA.
974
00:48:31,208 --> 00:48:38,315
{\an7}♪
975
00:48:38,349 --> 00:48:41,219
{\an7}WHOA, MAN!
976
00:48:44,422 --> 00:48:47,292
{\an7}Man: THIS IS A HUGE,
\h\hHUGE GROUP, MAN.
977
00:48:47,324 --> 00:48:49,793
{\an7}HUGE GROUP.
978
00:48:49,827 --> 00:48:55,666
{\an7}♪
979
00:48:55,699 --> 00:48:58,402
{\an7}Narrator: THE NUMBERS
\h\hJUST KEEP GROWING.
980
00:48:58,436 --> 00:49:00,038
{\an7}BY THE END OF THE DAY,
981
00:49:00,070 --> 00:49:04,474
{\an7}ALMOST A QUARTER OF A MILLION
\h\h\hRAPTORS PASS ANCON HILL.
982
00:49:04,508 --> 00:49:07,711
{\an7}MOST OF THEM, TURKEY VULTURES.
983
00:49:10,714 --> 00:49:13,150
{\an7}BY THE TIME THE FALL MIGRATION
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIS OVER,
984
00:49:13,184 --> 00:49:17,155
{\an7}THE COUNTERS WILL HAVE CHALKED
UP NEARLY A MILLION VULTURES.
985
00:49:17,188 --> 00:49:20,958
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hPROOF THAT, FOR NOW,
THE POPULATION REMAINS HEALTHY,
986
00:49:20,991 --> 00:49:24,328
{\an7}AND THEIR MIGRATION CORRIDOR
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIS INTACT.
987
00:49:26,630 --> 00:49:28,632
{\an7}FOR ALL THE RESEARCHERS
\h\hTRACKING THE ANIMALS
988
00:49:28,766 --> 00:49:31,168
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT TRAVEL
THIS CONTINENTAL HIGHWAY,
989
00:49:31,302 --> 00:49:33,337
{\an7}WORK GOES ON.
990
00:49:33,370 --> 00:49:36,006
{\an7}SIX MONTHS AFTER LEAVING
\h\h\hPANAMA’S BEACHES,
991
00:49:36,040 --> 00:49:39,043
{\an7}LEATHERBACK CALYPSO BLUE FIVE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIS STILL FEEDING
992
00:49:39,076 --> 00:49:41,445
{\an7}IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.
993
00:49:41,545 --> 00:49:45,449
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE SATELLITE TRACKING HAS
REVEALED SOMETHING NO ONE KNEW--
994
00:49:45,549 --> 00:49:47,785
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHAT THE GULF IS
A VITAL FORAGING GROUND
995
00:49:47,885 --> 00:49:49,420
{\an7}FOR LEATHERBACKS.
996
00:49:49,453 --> 00:49:51,121
{\an7}CONSERVING THE TURTLES MEANS
997
00:49:51,155 --> 00:49:54,158
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hNOT JUST PROTECTING
THE NESTING BEACHES IN PANAMA,
998
00:49:54,191 --> 00:49:57,661
{\an7}BUT ALSO TACKLING DANGERS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHERE, TOO.
999
00:49:57,695 --> 00:50:01,165
{\an7}\h\hIN SPRING, THE PROTHONOTARY
WARBLERS EQUIPPED WITH NANOTAGS
1000
00:50:01,198 --> 00:50:03,767
{\an7}\hWILL LEAVE PANAMA’S
THREATENED MANGROVES,
1001
00:50:03,801 --> 00:50:05,736
{\an7}\hAND BEGIN THEIR
LONG FLIGHT NORTH,
1002
00:50:05,769 --> 00:50:10,807
{\an7}\h\h\hTRIGGERING THE NETWORK
OF ANTENNAS AS THEY PASS BY.
1003
00:50:10,841 --> 00:50:13,677
{\an7}\h\h\hRICARDO WILL CONTINUE
HIS EFFORTS TO TAG A JAGUAR
1004
00:50:13,777 --> 00:50:16,446
{\an7}AND ACCURATELY TRACK,
\hFOR THE FIRST TIME,
1005
00:50:16,480 --> 00:50:20,284
{\an7}\h\hTHEIR MOVEMENTS THROUGH THE
INCREASINGLY FRAGMENTED FORESTS.
1006
00:50:23,053 --> 00:50:25,956
{\an7}AS THE CONTINENTAL HIGHWAY
\h\h\hCONTINUES TO CHANGE,
1007
00:50:25,990 --> 00:50:28,059
{\an7}THE COYOTES WILL LIKELY
\h\h\h\hFURTHER BENEFIT
1008
00:50:28,092 --> 00:50:30,361
{\an7}FROM THE SPREAD OF FARMLAND,
1009
00:50:30,394 --> 00:50:31,929
{\an7}MARCHING THROUGH PANAMA,
1010
00:50:31,962 --> 00:50:36,500
{\an7}AND EVENTUALLY MAKING IT
\h\h\hTO SOUTH AMERICA.
1011
00:50:36,534 --> 00:50:39,537
{\an7}PANAMA CANNOT BE ISOLATED
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFROM CHANGE.
1012
00:50:39,570 --> 00:50:42,006
{\an7}BUT AS TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIMPROVE,
1013
00:50:42,039 --> 00:50:44,241
{\an7}SCIENTISTS WILL BE ARMED
\h\h\hWITH BETTER TOOLS
1014
00:50:44,275 --> 00:50:46,878
{\an7}TO MONITOR THAT CHANGE,
1015
00:50:46,911 --> 00:50:49,247
{\an7}\h\h\hSO THEY CAN PROTECT
THE MILLIONS OF CREATURES
1016
00:50:49,280 --> 00:50:52,750
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHAT JOURNEY ALONG
PANAMA’S ANIMAL HIGHWAY...
1017
00:50:52,783 --> 00:50:55,953
{\an7}A BRIDGE BETWEEN TWO WORLDS.
117802
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