Wild Swamplands - National Geographic for everyone in everywhere

Synopsis

Perhaps the most famous swamp in the USA is the Everglades of southern Florida, but there are many more swamps across the continent, all unique and all different in their own way. In this two hour special we visit two other swamps with distinctive landscapes and wildlife to find out what makes them special. The Atchafalaya is on the gulf coast of Louisiana, part of the Mississippi river delta. The Okefenokee is inland, on the Georgia/Florida border.

Episodes

Season 1

Beyond Blackwater

A black, still expanse of water stretches as far as the eye can see, topped with thousands of lily pads and lined by cypress trees laden with long strands of Spanish moss.

Cajun Country

The Atchafalaya swamp: an immense floodplain in the heart of Louisiana. Flooded forests dissected by tranquil bayous provide refuge for an astonishing array of wildlife. Its the largest river swamp in North America, where thousands of juvenile river shrimp make their epic journey North every year, ospreys raise their chicks on the waters edge, alligators lurk beneath the water surface and a deafening chorus of frogs cuts through the night-air.