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Journey to the Forgotten River

In a remote part of southern Africa, the crippling drought of the early 1980s caused a quiet but significant upheaval. In the African country of Botswana, there was once a paradise. But as the continent was seared, rainwater pans dried and quite mysteriously the Savuti Channel itself shrank, drained away, and died. United by a common instinct to survive, scores of animals set out in search of water. This film follows their journey, which proved to be a life-and-death struggle that brought about momentous change to a pristine landscape of forest and river.

English
  • Originally Aired March 7, 1990
  • Runtime 55 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Production Code 2403
  • Network PBS
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Name Type Role
Dereck Joubert Director