Affiliated Programs : Springwatch
Photos: Animal Planet
SPRING WATCH USA specials will air on the following nights at 8 PM (ET/PT) on Animal Planet:
- Saturday, April 21 (Premiere)
- Thursday, April 26
- Saturday, April 28
- Thursday, May 3
- Saturday, May 5
- Sunday, May 13 (special Mother's Day recap)
In his role as Animal Planet's Chief Ocean Correspondent, Philippe returns to television this April in SPRING WATCH USA, a four-week, as-it-happens, multi-media, nationwide event beginning Saturday, April 21, 2007, at 8 PM (ET/PT). Filmed just prior to broadcast, this miniseries is a celebration of the arrival and beauty of spring across the nation. Hosted by Jeff Corwin and Vanessa Garnick, with correspondents Philippe Cousteau and David Mizejewski, viewers learn about the amazing mammals, birds, and insects that herald the arrival of spring.
From their SPRING WATCH USA headquarters on Kiawah Island, located off the coast of South Carolina near Charleston, Jeff and Vanessa give viewers a backstage pass to spring from the animals' point of view. With cameras positioned in nests, caves and other habitats, Jeff and Vanessa track such inhabitants of Kiawah Island as bobcats, red-tailed hawks, alligators, bluebirds and screeching owls. Corwin and Garnick are joined by Animal Planet correspondents Philippe Cousteau and David Mizejewski, who also take cameras along as they report on animal activities from the rest of the country. Philippe covers sea otters, sea lions, and gray whales in California, from Sausalito to Monterey to the Channel Islands. Meanwhile, David checks in on the great horned owl and the beaver in Georgia, flying squirrels in Northern Virginia, and black bears in Upstate New York.
SPRING WATCH USA is a production of Painless Productions. Joe Carolei and Jim Casey are the executive producers for Painless, and Maureen Lemire is the executive producer for Animal Planet. Visit Animal Planet for more information.
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