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Premieres Wednesdays, April 2–16, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encore Sundays, April 6 - 20 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. Katavi National Park is a remote wilderness, spanning 3,000 square miles of western Tanzania. Here lions, hippos, and crocodiles live more or less in harmony, until an unusual climatic cycle transforms the natural dry season into the toughest drought in almost a century, followed by heavy rains. Desperation pushes all these animals to the edge of their endurance, testing their survival skills.

Stream now with the PBS app and on YouTube. PBS NATURE's new digital series IN HER NATURE is here! In the premiere, hear the story of Nepal's first female nature guide and her fight to save the country's wildlife from extinction.

Stream now with YouTube. Sloths are notoriously hard to see, so they can be hard to help. But one furry creature is at the heart of sloth conservation in Costa Rica. An award-winning zoologist, her spirited right-hand woman, and their sloth-sniffing rescue dog team up in Costa Rica’s lush jungles for the first-ever sloth census. Mixing science, adventure, and plenty of laughs to protect these lovable creatures. The team studies at-risk sloth populations by tracking their poop and stress levels, combining forces with an all-female film crew to capture fascinating and rarely observed sloth behaviors on camera.

Monday, March 17, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Experience the powerful journey of medical students at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, where a historic $1 billion donation has made tuition free. This intimate film captures their stories and the changing landscape of medicine.

Premieres Monday, April 21, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Discover the career of cartoonist Art Spiegelman and the ground-breaking impact of his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel "Maus," about the story of his parents' survival of the Holocaust.

Stream now with KPBS Passport / Watch Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2. In Antarctica, killer whales hunt using their intelligence and teamwork. Swimming together to create powerful waves, they can wash seals off pieces of floating ice. Follow a team of scientists and filmmakers as they explore the icy waters to advance our understanding of these sophisticated animals.

Premieres Wednesdays, Feb. 19 and 26, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Sundays, Feb. 23 and Sunday, March 2 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2. An investigation into the secret networks of curators and dealers who profited off Nazi-looted art. The decades-long war crime of stealing Jewish masterpieces has never been fully exposed or resolved.

Thursdays, June 12 and 19, 2025 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! On the shores of Botswana’s Gomoti River, three big cats have made themselves a home. An aging lion has his hands full with new cubs; a cheetah mother races to get her five cubs to independence, and a male leopard embarks on a bumpy journey to fatherhood. To succeed, these cats must use their unique skills to avoid lethal encounters, outsmart rivals, and thrive in a crowded neighborhood.

A House subcommittee led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and named after Elon Musk's government-efficiency team has set its sights on the public broadcasters.

Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS app. An intimate portrait of Sir David Attenborough’s life, from his boyhood days as a fossil hunter, through his early days as a BBC host, to his revered status as the foremost natural history presenter.