Nature - Season 9 - Eps 12: The Gulf: Portrait of the War Zone
In light of the Persian Gulf War and the recent oil spills, PBS airs an update of the 1984 episode of Nature, Treasures of the Gulf, that focused on the effects of the Iran-Iraq war on the fragile ecology of the Persian Gulf.
About Nature
Title: Nature
First Air Date: 1982-10-10
Last Air Date: 2025-04-16
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 8.1/10 (from 35 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 44
Total Episodes: 678
Network: PBS
Genres: Documentary, Family
Production Companies: Thirteen, Coneflower Films Studios, Trebitsch Produktion International GmbH, Rubin Tarrant Productions
Synopsis
Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.
