Natural Heroes TV

Earth + Air + Fire + Water = Life.

When humpback whales migrating between Alaska and Hawaii become entangled in marine debris, a small network of brave volunteer rescuers risk their lives to save them. Emmy nominated!

Earth Island Institute established the Brower Youth Awards in 2000 to honor founder and legendary environmental activist, David R. Brower and to call forth a new generation of leaders.

Celebrates the power of a child’s curiosity, and a teacher who honored it. Emmy nominated!

In a beautiful, narrative journey, Maro fishes the coral reef in Madagascar every day. As he begins to catch fewer and smaller fish, Maro and his nephew wonder whether the Vézo’s relationship with the ocean has fallen out of balance. Emmy award winner!

“The trees were our first teachers.”

From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view.

Two shorts comprise this episode about individuals and organizations coming to the aid of various sea creatures.

“A Life with Skulls” captures Ray’s obsession for collecting skulls from local beaches, road kill, zoo animals and on field trips to Mexico, Australia and in the US.

Cuba, an isolated island nation, rebuilt its quality of life following the collapse of cheap oil, supplied by the former Soviet Union.

Fernando Manzano was just 16 years old when he found his calling. For the last 31 years, he has dedicated himself to bringing the Lora turtle back from the edge of extinction.

A storyteller, played by Academy Award winner Linda Hunt, speaks to us of a spell that has been cast that has caused everyone to forget about the importance of the ocean.

Oil + Water tells the story of two world-class kayakers and good friends who embark on the longest-ever petroleum-free road trip, traveling over 21,000 miles from Alaska to Argentina in a retro-fitted Japanese fire truck named Baby.