Introduction

《Orphans of the Earth》 is a documentary television series that serve the purpose for humanity and ecology. It is solely produced by local TV crews in Taiwan to trace global endangered species with a Taiwan perspective. The production team has traveled to all seven continents around the world, from ice-covered arctic region in -30°C to tropical rainforest in 40°C. From penguins in Antarctica, polar bears in Arctic tundra , rhinoceros in South Africa, sloths in Costa Rica, brown bears in Russia, lions in Africa, to Formosan black bears and leopard cats in Taiwan,《Orphans of the Earth》sets out to capture the animals in original landscapes, integrating scientific knowledge, professional data, civilization, culture and humanitarian care. Audience thus can closely see the survival challenges of endemic species, taking an in-depth view of how extreme weathers, shrinking habitats, illegal hunting, as well as over consumption and development of human beings, have led to the disappearance, now or forever, of millions of creatures on earth.