On a small island off the southern coast of Australia, spend some time with Richard and one of the world’s all-time favorite wild animals.

Join Richard Nelson along a kelp-fringed stretch of the Alaska coast, with a beautiful Sitka black-tailed deer.  Explore the ancient, many-dimensioned relationship between humans and deer.

Join Richard Nelson near Fairbanks, Alaska, tromping through a winter wonderland.  Another “lost” episode rediscovered and coming out to play for the first time since 2004!

Join Richard Nelson in a snow-blanketed muskeg, as he talks about a winter subsistence activity that’s been going on along the southeast coast of Alaska for many thousands of years.

Richard Nelson gliding on a beam of moonlight, out on the lake ice in Southeast Alaska. A rediscovered gem from the very first season of Encounters.

Join host Richard Nelson and 1,200 bald eagles, taking advantage of a late run of salmon in the Chilkat River in Southeast Alaska. 

Hang out on the far north coast with Richard and some hungry polar bears and learn about the meticulous study of these fascinating animals by Inupiat people, who have passed along and added to this vast body of knowledge over many, many generations.

Celebrate Thanksgiving with Richard Nelson on an island off the southeast coast of Alaska, in this very special episode of Encounters.

Tromp through a winter wonderland with Richard Nelson, 60 miles north of the Arctic Circle near Cold Foot, Alaska in the Brooks Range.

Join host Richard Nelson on a glorious October day, keeping company with 154 harbor seals on a tiny island off the coast of Southeast Alaska.