Original Description:
Around the globe, animals and their habitats are threatened. Many species are faced with extinction and often this is a result of human behaviour. Global warming, deforestation, unsustainable fishing practices and pollution all play a part in endangering the world’s wildlife.
In a mission to show viewers how they can help the conservation cause the global television network, Animal Planet, and WWF present PLANET ACTION, an all-new eco-reality series which takes on these crises in a new way.
The Enthusiasts
1. Ryan Rogers 2. Dawn Wilson 3. Gregory Norminton 4. Quynh Nguyen 5. Victor Holder 6. Sofie Norrman 7. Rachel Romano
The PLANET ACTION series follows an international team of seven enthusiastic amateur environmentalists as they are immersed in six different WWF conservation projects. Working under the pressure of strict deadlines, and tight budgets, in remote locations the team works together to accomplish each mission. We see conservation in action as the team tackles projects to make a real difference.
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The Mentors
1. Carlos Drews 2. Melanie McField 3. Dionysius Sharma 4. Surin Suksuwan 5. Ahmad Zafir Abdul Wahab 6. Mark Rayan Darmaraj 7. Rob Shore
WWF experts are on hand as ‘mentors’ during each challenge, as the team learns firsthand about the realities of conservation while at the same time coping with extreme conditions, unfamiliar cultures and the pressures of field work.
The difficult journeys range from helping to save endangered Leatherback Turtles in Panama to planting 100 trees in the Borneo rainforest as part of a forest restoration project that’s helping to regenerate the Orang-utan’s habitat.
The Planet Action team came together from around the globe with a common cause – a passion for conservation and a desire to help. Team members hail from Venezuela, Vietnam, Sweden, Australia, Brazil, the UK and the US.