A combination of factors led to an extensive decline in their population size – human encroachment, conflict, and disease outbreaks all played a role in the decline and by 1992, the wild dog population within the Serengeti National Park had vanished and the species were thought to have been wiped out entirely from the region. The African wild dog, also known commonly as “painted dogs” or “painted wolves”, used to roam the Serengeti in large numbers. The first episode is titled “One Planet” and includes a sequence which was shot in Tanzania‘s Serengeti National Park, it features one of the very first times African wild dogs have been captured on film in the region after the species almost entirely vanished from the protected area in 1991. The series took over four years to film and covered 50 countries across all continents. The first of eight hour-long episodes aired on April the 5th 2019. The documentary asks its viewers to take a step back and critically evaluate theindividual impact they have and what should be done to protect these vital wildlife areas and ecosystems. Narrated by the brilliant Sir David Attenborough, Our Planet takes a close look at how humans are negatively impacting our fragile ecosystems. Our Planet,a brand-new wildlife documentary from Netflix, highlights the many astonishing wonders of our majestic natural world. By Britta Foulis – Content Marketing Manager
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