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The Restricted Habitat Home to the Rare & Endangered Bog Turtle

High in the southern Appalachian mountains lies a hidden landscape that shouldn't exist. These mountain bogs are living relics of the Ice Age, trapped in time for over 18,000 years. While most people associate the South with humid forests and coastal plains, these wetlands are home to northern species like cranberries, cotton grass, and carnivorous pitcher plants that are more at home in the Alaskan tundra than the Carolinas. This documentary follows the trail of the ancient mega-herbivores—the Mastodons and Giant Bison—that once kept these lands open. Without these massive browsers, the bogs are being swallowed by the surrounding forest, threatening the survival of the elusive Bog Turtle. We join conservationists on the front lines as they fight to protect these tiny reptiles from predators and habitat loss. From the quaking bogs of Maine to the hidden muddy seeps of North Carolina, see how the world of the prehistoric past is making its final stand in the modern day. Subscribe for more videos on all things wildlife and nature: https://bitly.ws/VciZ