Rare: Creatures of the Photo Ark — Season 1
About this season
Travel with renowned photographer Joel Sartore as he photographs at-risk and rare species in the wild, in zoos, in nature preserves and explores his Photo Ark initiative, revealing why ensuring species' future matters to us all.
Episodes (3)
1. Episode 1
Aired 18 July 2017
Join National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore as he travels 10,000 miles from his home in Nebraska to Madagascar to photograph a lemur, the rare and acrobatic Decken’s sifaka. He journeys three days – one-way – just to get to the world’s only captive individuals.
2. Episode 2
Aired 25 July 2017
Journey with Joel Sartore in Spain where he photographs the alluring Iberian lynx and to China to film the Yangtze giant softshell turtle. In Cameroon, Joel hopes to glimpse the amazing Cross River gorilla, the rarest in the world.
3. Episode 3
Aired 1 August 2017
Travel with photographer Joel Sartore as he adds vibrant insects to his Photo Ark collection and searches for larger animals in Budapest and Prague. Joel also tags along on a Rowi kiwi egg rescue in New Zealand.