Equator from the Air

Gordon Buchanan flies over Southeast Asia where booming economies put increasing pressure on the natural world. He discovers drones managing the dangerous conflicts between elephants and farmers in Sumatra and searches for orangutans at night in Borneo.

Gordon Buchanan crosses the Pacific where life is under pressure from rising temperatures, pollution and overfishing. On his journey, he sees how drones are helping protect baby sharks and joins the search for clues about the future of our coral reefs.

Gordon Buchanan continues his journey around the equator, witnessing the fight to preserve the Amazon rain forest. In Brazil, he joins an aerial patrol hunting for illegal loggers, and in Ecuador, he visits a reserve keeping tabs on endangered condors.

Gordon Buchanan journeys to Africa where equatorial wildlife competes for space with a fast-growing human population. Along the way he encounters the plight of Kenya's wildlife, refugee camps becoming thriving communities and illegal gold mining.