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mights ancient sequoias as wildfires close in. >> im standing right in front of the grizzly giant and weve got a sprinkler system set up in front of it. >> im pamela brown in washington. youre live in the cnn "newsroom." we want to take you right now to mariposa, california as evacuations are under way as fires threaten the ancient sequoias. our nick watt has just arrived on the scene. nick, how serious is the season there, and what are they doing to protect these incredibly special tr...

now. >> you need to stand your grown. you stay still. you dont run. >> at the ends of the earth is a land of extremes. home to spectacular wildlife. for centuries people and animals have battled for supremacy. but now enemies are becoming allies. together they face new challenges in our rapidly changing world. >> you are at the mercy of the elements. this is the story of what it takes to survive on the edge of the world. for 12 months, our film crews journeyed from the southern tip of ...

>> this is where you need to stand your ground. stay still. you dont run. >> at the ends of the earth is a land of extremes. home to spectacular wildlife. for centuries people and animals have battled for supremacy. but now enemies are becoming allies. together they face new challenges in our rapidly changing world. >> you are at the mercy of the elements. >> this is the story of what it takes to survive. on the edge of the world. for 12 months our film crews journeyed from the souther...

To find and film patagonias wildlife, the team relied on local experts, guides, and trackers. one scientist in particular took the crews to the most remote locations in search of creatures theyd never have found on their own. they call him the bug detective, entomologist extraordinaire esai madriz. >> i specialize in going to areas of the world where no one has ever been, and i look for rare and new species of insects. >> the challenge for director kit laurie is keeping up with him. >> esai is n...

Own. they call him the bug detective. entomologist extraordinaire esai madriz. >> i specialize in going to areas of the world where no one has ever been, and i look for rare and new species of insects. >> the challenge for director kit laurie is keeping up with him. >> esai is not your average scientist. hes out in the field as much as he possibly can be. hell climb to the top of tree canopies, raft down rivers, hike glaciers. because he wants to immerse himself in the bugs environment. hes dedi...

They never have found on their own. they call him the bug detective. entomologist extraordinaire. >> i specialize in going to areas of the world where no one has ever been, and i look for rare and new species of insects. >> the challenge for director kate lury is keeping up with him. >> hes not your average scientist. hes on the field as much as he possibly can. hell climb to the top of tree canopies, cat walk down rivers, like glaciers because we want to immerse himself into the bugs environmen...

Entomologist who we called the bug detective, he worked with the carouse on a few stories, but theres one where he actually took the crew on to a glacier. they scaled down a crevass all in search of a tiny insect called the patagonian ice dragon, so he spent months at a time in the field so theres no one more qualified to help us on our missions. >> absolutely. the crews also captured some unusual wildlife behavior in patagonia as well as including among a special pod of dolphins. tell us about ...