ANN7’s newest venture Wild Treasures, launches on Saturday 20 February 2016 at 10:30 am on DStv channel 405.
Wild Treasures is a documentary series that highlights some of South Africa’s wildlife and conservation efforts. The show focuses on vulnerable, rare and valued species on our land and seas.
ANN7 News Editor Abhinav Sahay says, “Our aim with Wild Treasures is to help in conservation efforts so that South Africa’s uniquely rich wild heritage can be preserved for the posterity and the world to admire. This programme will have a positive impact as we dig deep into finding solutions for wildlife preservation around the Country.”
According to research, South Africa is one of the countries in the world with an abundant but a fast declining species list. There are around 300 mammalian species in the country alone.
Wild Treasures will focus on profiling these amazing species, from amphibians, insects, reptiles, and bird species.
The first episode of the series will focus on one of South Africa’s endangered species, the Abalone. This sea snail is one of the most sort after species, the show will anchor on conservation efforts and whether Abalone farming could be the answer to preserving this amazing species.
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