Wild Arabia

The Natural History of the Middle East

With Tessa McGregor.

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Description
01	Three Continents Clash	20070820	From the depths of the Dead Sea to the parched edge of the Empty Quarter, Tessa looks at the ingenious strategies that plants and animals have evolved to survive and thrive in one of the harshest environments in the world.
02	Blood On The Sands	20070827	Tessa asks if the past century of hunting, oil development and endless warfare has pushed the region's wildlife beyond the point of no return.
03 LAST	Faith, Hope And Technology	20070903	The Mesopotamian Marshes, one of the world's biggest wetlands, were drained by Saddam Hussein in 1991. The native wildlife was destroyed and migrating birds lost a crucial fuel stop on their long desert journey. But water and wildlife have now returned.