Documentaries on TV - PBS' 'Nature' Series Encores, Summer 2008

'The Dolphin Defender' (2005) - Airs August 10

This is the story of John Hardy Jones, a man who is working tirelessly to understand and protect dolphins, and who has entered into their world in unprecedented ways in order to do so.

Wisdom of the Wild (1999) - Airs August 17, 2008

Documents many of things we learn from wildlife and plants about health care, communication and other factors that transform our lives.

'Mystery In Alaska' (2003) - Airs August 24, 2008

A investigation about the diminishing population of Steller sea lions in the Alaskan ecosystem, perhaps because fishermen have depleted their food supply by catching too many pollock, a fish that's an essential food for Steller sea lions.

'Animals Behaving Worse' (2006) - Airs August 31, 2008

This sequel to Animals Behaving Badly (2000) shows how there are conflicts between humans and animals when they live in close proximity, occupying the same geographical urban environments.