Sun, Mar 18, 2001
National Geographic Explorer follows Wildlife Conservation Society ecologist J. Michael Fay as he surveys a forest ecosystem. Fay and photographer Michael Nick Nichols take a 15-month journey across 1,200 miles of dense jungle from northern Congo to the coast of Gabon. They meet armed poachers, wild animals, raging rapids, stinging caterpillars.
Sun, Jul 8, 2001
Explorer examines the experience of people fortunate enough to survive life-threatening encounters with poisons of the natural world. Many animal and plant species use poison as their weapon of choice when dealing with both prey and predators. Although it is often harmful, poison can also be used by modern medicine to heal.
Sun, Nov 18, 2001
National Geographic Explorer follows journalist Peter Bergen as he takes a look at influential terrorist leader Osama bin Laden and the inner workings of his far-reaching terrorist network Al-Qaeda. It examines the motivations and aspirations of the terrorist network and looks at Western counter-terrorism efforts against him.
Sun, Nov 25, 2001
National Geographic Explorer goes to the Mzima Springs in Kenya to examine the intricate web of life that revolves around hippopotamuses. It looks at the role of these bulky, yet graceful, animals in the food chain and examines how these herbivores help maintain an ecological balance in the spa-like environment of the Mzima.