Saving a Species is the latest line of educational offerings from ShamuTV, the Emmy award-winning environmental education series from SeaWorld and Busch Gardens.  Each episode brings you face to face with the wonders of wildlife and highlights the connections and responsibilities we all share. Online viewers have the opportunity of watching an entire 30-minute episode or shorter 5- to 10-minute segments featuring unforgettable stories about amazing animals and the remarkable efforts of people working together to save some of the world's most endangered and threatened species.

Saving a Species is accessible in school classrooms via dvd and computer, and on-the-go with tablet and hand-held devices through shamutv.com and YouTube. Each episode features a Teacher Toolbox full of activities, reference materials, and resources to enhance lesson planning.

SeaWorld’s Saving a Species series is produced by the SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Education Departments.

Awards and Recognitions

2013 Telly Award
Silver Telly Award for "Saving a Species: Cheetah"
Bronze Telly Award for "Saving a Species: Cheetah-Cheetahs Under the Hood"

2007 Daytime Emmy Award
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Outstanding Children/Youth/Family Special "Saving A Species: The Great Penguin Rescue"

2004 Teacher's Choice Award
Finalist for "Saving a Species: The Rhino Story"
Finalist for "Wild Careers" with book Wild Careers: Working with Animals

2002 Telly Award
"Shamu's Top Ten Countdown" and "Amazing Animal Rescues"

2000 Emmy Award
Pacific Southwest Area chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Outstanding Achievement/Children's Programming "On the Brink of Extinct"

1999 Emmy Award
Southwestern chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Outstanding Achievement/Children's Programming "Predator Alert"

1999 Telly Award
"Myth, Monster or Misunderstood?"

1998 Emmy Award
Southwestern chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Outstanding Achievement/Children's Programming "Whale Tales"

1998 Bronze Reel Award
International Television Association "In Search of Great Apes"

1997 Emmy Award
Southwestern chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Outstanding Achievement/Children's Programming "Awesome Animal Companions"

1996 Emmy Award
Southwestern chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Outstanding Achievement/Children's Programming "Habitat is Home"

1996 Emmy Award
Southwestern chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Outstanding Achievement/Feature Segment Humpback Whales in Maui from "Nature's Olympians"

1995 Emmy Award
Southwestern chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Outstanding Achievement/Informational/Educational Programming "Discovering Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation"

1995 Florida Governor's Environmental Education Award
1995 Special Award for Outstanding Support of Educational Programming
ITV-San Diego's Learning Channel/San Diego County Office of Education

1994 Emmy Award
Southwestern chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Outstanding Achievement/Informational/Educational Programming ("Discovering Ocean Olympians")

1993 Special Recognition Award
United States Distance Learning Association

Copyright Information

Permission must be sought from SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment for the ShamuTV program to be broadcast for noncommercial use. This permission requirement extends to copying for promotional purposes, creating new collective works, or resale. This program is free for classroom use and may not be used in programs where a fee is charged. Permission is granted to add captioning for the hearing impaired. Permission does not extend to the addition or deletion of any part of the program. All other rights reserved.

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