Lisa Bailey
The Wild Life
The Wild Life - Episode 1 The Fossil Record
Episode 1 of 6 part documentary series The Wild Life – The Fossil Record
In this episode, she explores the history of Australia’s continent including the earliest of life forms to Aboriginal ancestors and the extraordinary species diversity in our country.
The Wild Life - Episode 2 Platypus
The Wild Life Episode 2 – Platypus
Over 5 months, Christina Choate drove over 30,000 km all around Australia to visit some of the most spectacular places in the world.
In this 6-part documentary series, she shares her adventures with Australian wildlife and how they evolved. She also shares stories of conservation and the future.
In this episode, she focuses on the platypus, a unique Australian marsupial, and explores mammalian evolution.
The Wild Life - Episode 3 Invaders
Over 5 months, Christina Choate drove over 30,000 km all around Australia to visit some of the most spectacular places in the world.
In this 6-part documentary series, she shares her adventures with Australian wildlife and how they evolved. She also shares stories of conservation and the future.
In this episode, she talks to conservation biologist Prof John Woinarski from Charles Darwin University about feral cats and current conversation efforts to protect threatened native species.
The Wild Life - Episode 4 Sea Snakes
Over 5 months, Christina Choate drove over 30,000 km all around Australia to visit some of the most spectacular places in the world.
In this 6-part documentary series, she shares her adventures with Australian wildlife and how they evolved. She also shares stories of conservation and the future.
In this episode, she dives into the deep end to look at sea snakes, which evolved from Australian land snakes. They are found in the Indo-Pacific, where Australia is right in the middle of this region!
The Wild Life - Episode 5 Roadkill
Over 5 months, Christina Choate drove over 30,000 km all around Australia to visit some of the most spectacular places in the world.
In this 6-part documentary series, she shares her adventures with Australian wildlife and how they evolved. She also shares stories of conservation and the future.
In this episode, she takes a serious look at roadkill in Tasmania where they have the highest statistics for roadkill in the country. She talks to Peter McGlore from Tasmanian Conservation Trust about the threat to Tasmanian devils and steps that people can take to minimise roadkill.
The Wild Life - Episode 6 Jellyfish
Over 5 months, Christina Choate drove over 30,000 km all around Australia to visit some of the most spectacular places in the world.
In this 6-part documentary series, she shares her adventures with Australian wildlife and how they evolved. She also shares stories of conservation and the future.
In this final episode, she chats to Dr Lisa-Ann Gershwin, a world-renowned jellyfish biologist, about dangerous jellyfish species found in Australia. They also discuss the future of jellyfish as a result of climate change, overfishing and pollution.
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