Down to Earth With Dagmar

NBC 7’s Dagmar Midcap installs her new bat box, and explains its benefits.

NBC 7’s Dagmar Midcap shares the success story of a rhino who was left for dead by poachers.

There’s a long history of bats passing diseases to humans. Add to that the often scary connotations associated with bats, and the result is a lot of fear. But researchers who study them don’t always see it that way. NBC 7’s Dagmar has more.

Because the world’s smallest possum had not been seen on Australia’s Kangaroo Island since the fires just over a year ago, many ecologists feared the pygmy possum had been wiped out.

The institute in California is spear heading an innovative program using crop plants to try to mitigate climate change and the effort recently received a large donation. NBC 7’s Dagmar Midcap has more.

NBC 7’s Dagmar Midcap reports from wolf sanctuaries across the country where some of the most endangered wolf species are being revived.

Nestled in the foothills of Samburu County in northern Kenya is Africa’s first community-owned elephant orphanage. This magical place of healing and hope is named Reteti Elephant Sanctuary. Reteti rescues and releases orphaned and abandoned elephant calves, while at the same time creating much-needed benefits to the local people that live alongside...

NBC 7’s Dagmar Midcap traveled to Kenya to document efforts to save and protect African elephants. In Samburu county in northern Kenya, Dagmar visited Reteti Elephant Sanctuary.

NBC 7’s Dagmar Midcap traveled to Kenya to document efforts to save and protect African elephants. In Samburu county in northern Kenya, Dagmar visited Reteti Elephant Sanctuary.

NBC 7’s Dagmar Midcap traveled to Kenya to document efforts to save and protect African elephants. In Samburu county in northern Kenya, Dagmar visited Reteti Elephant Sanctuary.

NBC 7’s Dagmar Midcap traveled to Kenya to document efforts to save and protect African elephants. In Samburu county in northern Kenya, Dagmar visited Reteti Elephant Sanctuary.

NBC 7’s Dagmar Midcap gives us a sneak peak of next week’s Down to Earth: Extinction Crisis special.

NBC 7’s Dagmar Midcap explains heroes banded together to save helpless animals during the Valley Fire.