A bearded vulture glides through the air with wings fully spread. (National Geographic)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_144.jpg
National Geographic Explorer Dr. Steve Boyes paddles down the Kagera River in Rwanda, collecting baseline data on the health of the river. (National Geographic/Philip Jones)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_096.jpg
National Geographic Explorer Dr. Steve Boyes and his team hike through Nyungwe Forest National Park in Rwanda to reach the source of the Nile. (National Geographic/Philip Jones)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_083.jpg
National Geographic Explorer Dr. Steve Boyes and Emmanuel Niyonkuru paddle down the Kagera River, collecting baseline data on the health of the river. (National Geographic/Philip Jones)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_097.jpg
Bearded vulture expert Shannon Hoffman with a vulture replica, used to feed chicks under the Bearded Vulture Recovery Program. (National Geographic/Martha Mutiso)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_040.jpg
Portrait of a bearded vulture. (National Geographic)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_145.jpg
National Geographic Explorer Resson Kantai Duff is interviewed in the studio. (National Geographic/Martha Mutiso)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_056.jpg
Members of the Bearded Vulture Recovery Program plan an egg rescue mission. In the wild, bearded vulture chicks are vulnerable to predation from their older siblings. (National Geographic/Martha Mutiso)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_043.jpg
Shannon Hoffman and colleagues study maps together around a kitchen table. (National Geographic)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_146.jpg
National Geographic Explorer Maiyai Hocheimy prepares for a studio interview. (National Geographic/Martha Mutiso)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_053.jpg
Sabine Henry, Dr. Steve Boyes, and Emmanuel Niyonkuru collect data on the water quality in Nyungwe Forest National Park, Rwanda. (National Geographic/Philip Jones)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_090.jpg
National Geographic Explorer Dr. Steve Boyes is filmed on the banks of the Kagera River in Rwanda. (National Geographic/Philip Jones)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_091.jpg
Emmanuel Niyonkuru tests the turbidity and oxygen levels of the source water using an Aquatrol. (National Geographic/Philip Jones)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_085.jpg
An team paddles down the Kagera River, collecting data on the health of the river. (National Geographic)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_157.jpg
National Geographic Explorer Resson Kantai Duff sits for an interview. (National Geographic)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_143.jpg
A vulture chick responds to a lifelike model used by the Bearded Vulture Recovery Program to hand rear chicks. (National Geographic/Martha Mutiso)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_046.jpg
An team paddles down the Kagera River, collecting data on the health of the river. (The Wilderness Project Foundation)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_169.jpg
The source of the Nile expedition team preparing to launch their boats on the Kagera River in Rwanda. (National Geographic/Philip Jones)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_093.jpg
National Geographic Explorer Dr. Steve Boyes, Researcher Sabine Henry, Assistant Researcher Emmanuel Niyonkuru and Expedition Leader Johann van der Westhuizen reach the most distant source of the Nile in Nyungwe Forest National Park, Rwanda. (National Geographic/Millie Marsden)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_087.jpg
National Geographic Explorer Dr. Steve Boyes in Nyungwe Forest National Park.(National Geographic/Philip Jones)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_086.jpg
Sabine Henry enjoys a rest on the banks of the Kagera River in Rwanda. (National Geographic/Philip Jones)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_092.jpg
National Geographic Explorer Rachel Ikemeh sits for an interview. (National Geographic)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_140.jpg
Nelson Ole Reiyia laughs during an interview. (National Geographic)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_133.jpg
National Geographic Explorer Maiyai Hocheimy sits for an interview. (National Geographic)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_127.jpg
National Geographic Explorer Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka and her mountain gorilla team on location in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. (National Geographic/Martha Mutiso)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_023.jpg
National Geographic Explorer Koketso Mookodi sits for an interview. (National Geographic)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_126.jpg
Nelson Ole Reiyia carries a long staff among grazing cattle. (National Geographic)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_131.jpg
Nashulai Conservancy Co-founder Nelson Ole Reiya. (National Geographic/Jasper Smith-Scofield)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_008.jpg
National Geographic Explorer Koketso Mookodi sits for an interview. (National Geographic)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_125.jpg
A National Geographic crew and local gorilla conservation team head into Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to film endangered mountain gorillas. (National Geographic/Martha Mutiso)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_024.jpg
Giraffes, zebras, and other wildlife graze together. (National Geographic)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_134.jpg
National Geographic Explorer Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka laughs during a conversation in the community setting. (National Geographic)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_120.jpg
A dark beetle is held in close-up for inspection.(National Geographic)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_108.jpg
Cameraman Stuart Dunn and sound recordist Edna Bonereri film National Geographic Explorer Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. (National Geographic/Martha Mutiso)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_031.jpg
National Geographic Explorer Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka and wildlife health technician Annaclet Ampeire analyze mountain gorilla dung in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. (National Geographic/Martha Mutiso)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_025.jpg
National Geographic Explorer Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka and wildlife health technician Annaclet Ampeire analyze mountain gorilla dung under microscope in the laboratory. (National Geographic/Martha Mutiso)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_032.jpg
A baby gorilla clings to an adult among green plants. (National Geographic)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_112.jpg
National Geographic Explorer Gimo Daniel examines material at a field table using a microscope and gloves. (National Geographic)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_107.jpg
National Geographic Explorer Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka observes a gorilla from behind in dense vegetation. (National Geographic)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_UHD_113.jpg
National Geographic crew films mountain gorilla conservationist Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. (National Geographic/Martha Mutiso)Episode: #106 "Africa’s Wild Future"Air Date 10/03/2026107_AfricasWildFuture_AfricaEarthsWildHome_028.jpg
