Keeping
it Wild with Jason Raize
Jason
Raize and Professor Nick Klomp on Montague
Island off the coast of New
South Wales, Australia
(Source:
Charles Sturt University newsletter)
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Keeping
it Wild with Jason Raize was
a
weekly
syndicated
television
series
about
wildlife
produced
by
Blue
Heron
Films.
Jason
had
been
appointed
a
Goodwilld
Ambassador
for
the
United Nations Environment Programme in 1999,
and Keeping
it Wild grew out of his
desire to build partnerships between the
entertainment and
environmental
communities.
In each episode, Jason traveled to a new
exotic location to learn about
endangered species and other
animals in their natural habitats. According
to the Blue
Heron Films website, Keeping it
Wild aired weekly in 192 domestic
syndicated markets and 38
countries. Blue Heron also says that the show
was Emmy-nominated and
received
several Telly Awards.
In a 2004
article in the Cherokee Tribune of
Canton,
Georgia, Blue Heron's
President/Executive Producer Sue Ann Taylor
explained that the company
lost
funding after September 11. Though Taylor
loved their wildlife
programs, Blue
Heron needed to branch out beyond wildlife
programming in order to stay
in operation.
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The Masai
Mara
Lions
and
elephants
in
Masai
Mara
Aired
October 1,
2001
Hippos
Hippos
in
the
Mara
River
in
Kenya
Aired
October 8,
2001
Crocs
Crocodiles
in
hot
pursuit
in
the
Mara
River
Aired
October 15,
2001
Bats
Bats
swarm
out
of
a
cave
to
dine
on
moths
Aired
October 22,
2001
The Great Migration:
Africa at Its Finest
Wildebeest gather in the Serengeti to give
birth and then travel in
herds into Kenya
Aired
October 29, 2001
Primates
An island in the Panama Canal is a
sanctuary for monkeys
Aired
November 5, 2001
Cheetah
The fast-moving cheetah is in danger of
extinction
Aired
November 12, 2001
Cheetah
The fast-moving cheetah is in danger of
extinction
Aired
November 19, 2001
(Webmaster's note: Unclear if this was a
two-part episode or a
rerun)
Rain
Forest
A unique view shows the rain forest of
Costa Rica
Aired
January 21, 2002
Tasmanian
Devil
Tasmanian devils on the islands
off the shores of Australia
Aired
January 28, 2002
Dolphins
Costa Rica's Gandoca-Manzzio National
Wildlife refuge is home
to bottle-nosed and Atlantic spotted dolphins
Aired
February 4, 2002
Marsupials
Kangaroos, koalas, and wombats
Aired
February 18, 2002
Camels
In the Australian Outback, Camelot is the
name of a
camel-research base
Aired
February 25, 2002
Penguins
The world's smallest penguins are on an
island off the coast of
Australia
Aired April
22, 2002 |
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