''Wild America'' is a

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that focuses on the

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and wild lands of

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. By the mid-1970s, Marty Stouffer had put together several full-length documentaries that were licensed as prime time network television specials. At that time, he approached the programming managers at

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(PBS) about a half-hour-long wildlife series, the first to focus exclusively upon the flora and fauna of

. PBS signed for the rights to broadcast Marty Stouffer's series ''Wild America'' in 1981. The series went on to become one of the most popular aired by PBS, renowned for its unflinching portrayal of nature, as well as its extensive use of film techniques such as

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and

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s. Stouffer earned as much as $250,000 per show from PBS. The show's production ran from 1982 to 1994. The series is no longer on PBS; reruns still air in syndication on commercial television through much of the United States. In 1997,

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released a full-length feature film of the same name, which was based on the biographical story of Marty Stouffer and his brothers, Mark and Marshall. The show is now distributed by Storrs Media and Telco Productions for Syndication.

Episodes

The "Wild America" series contained a total of 120 half-hour episodes. ;Special episodes

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* * {{IMDb title, 0321020, Wild America Television series by CBS Studios English-language television shows 1982 American television series debuts 1994 American television series endings 1980s American documentary television series 1990s American documentary television series Documentary films about nature Television series about mammals Television series about birds Television series about reptiles and amphibians PBS original programming

Episodes

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