The Best Conservation & Poaching Documentaries

Nature & Wildlife - 118 free documentaries about conservation & poaching.

Start with Saving Animals From The Worst Zoo In The World (43 min, Real Wild), then The Illegal Big Cats of Instagram (27 min, VICE). All 118 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on conservation & poaching is The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert.

• Saving Animals From The Worst Zoo In The World (43 min, Real Wild)
• The Illegal Big Cats of Instagram (27 min, VICE)
• Treating Injured Tigers and Elephants | Jungle Animal Rescue (44 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• Earth - Our Precious & Endangered Home (90 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Back from the Dead | Extreme Rescues (44 min, National Geographic)
• Hoisted from Hell | Extreme Rescues (44 min, National Geographic)
• Baby Monkey Rescued from Highway | Jungle Animal Rescue (44 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• Bleeding Out | Extreme Rescues (44 min, National Geographic)
• The Cretaceous–Paleogene Extinction Event: As It Happened (52 min, Spark)
• Mission Impossible: WWII Catalina Rescue from Loch Ness (44 min, Wonder)
• Orphaned Lion Cubs Rescued From An Active Warzone | Wild Animal Rescue (43 min, Real Wild)
• Tiger Transportation Takes Dramatic Turn When Tranquiliser Fails | Wild Animal Rescue (43 min, Real Wild)
• Car Crash Leaves Young Boys Submerged In Icy Lake | Critical Rescue S1 EP7 (50 min, Wonder)
• Factory Explosion Leaves Workers Fighting For Their Lives | Critical Rescue S1 EP6 (49 min, Wonder)
• Fly Like an Eagle | Alaska Animal Rescue (44 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• Digging A 12th Century Sanctuary: The Cambridge Lost Chapel (48 min, Odyssey)
• The Deadly Hunting Of The Sperm Whales | 1000 Days For The Planet (40 min, Real Wild)
• The Argument for De-Extinction: EXPLAINED (28 min, Be Smart)
• Are We Living In the Sixth Extinction? (9 min, Be Smart)
• The Incredible Truth Behind Why These Deadly Creatures Went Extinct | Extinct Animal (71 min, Real Wild)
• Deadly Hurricane Causes Unimaginable Damage | Critical Rescue S1 EP12 (49 min, Wonder)
• Building World’s Most Advanced Rescue Helicopters | Ultimate Processes (48 min, Free Documentary)
• Vets in Australia | Operation Pet Rescue (42 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• Caturday | Operation Pet Rescue (43 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• Saving a Husky Struck by a Car | Operation Pet Rescue (43 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• How to Bring an Extinct Animal Back to Life (18 min, Real Science)
• The Incredible Protection Of The Manatees Of Belize | 1000 Days for the Planet (43 min, Real Wild)
• The Most Endangered Animal In The World | Prairie Bandit (49 min, Real Wild)
• How Social Media Fuels The Exotic Animal Trade (46 min, Spark)
• The Science Of Art Conservation | The Art of Preserving Art (151 min, Spark)
• Border Collie Conundrum | Operation Pet Rescue (44 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• Compelling Models for Conservation | Explorers Fest (91 min, National Geographic)
• Eating Our Way To Extinction (Narrated By Kate Winslet) (80 min, Spark)
• Inspiring Animal Rescue & Rehab Stories with Robert Irwin | Crikey! It's the Irwins (34 min, Animal Planet)
• Veterinarians Most Unique Patients and Rescues | Pets and Pickers (24 min, Animal Planet)
• Kenyan Ranger Bonds With Newly Orphaned Rhino | Ol Pejeta Diaries 109+110 (48 min, Love Nature)
• How The Iberian Lynx Came Back From The Brink Of Extinction (48 min, Real Wild)
• Meerkats As Pets: Can They Be Domesticated? | Animal Rescue School (46 min, Real Wild)
• Saving Endangered Orangutans In The Heart Of The Rainforest | 1000 Days For The Planet (40 min, Real Wild)
• Guardians: Saving Earth's Most Endangered Animals - FULL DOC (56 min, BBC Earth)
• Rewilding Six Orphaned African Wild Dogs | Wild Dog Island (46 min, Love Nature)
• We Are Doomed If Flies Go Extinct | Webs & Wings 102 (52 min, Love Nature)
• Inside The Remote Sanctuary For The World’s Rarest Parrot: Kakapo (52 min, Real Wild)
• The Rarest Bird: Saving Hawaii’s Endangered Nene (21 min, Real Wild)
• Meet The Sanctuaries Changing Animal Conservation Forever (86 min, Real Wild)
• Protecting The Rare Gibbons Of Indonesia | 1000 Days For The Planet (40 min, Real Wild)
• Behind the Scenes of Shark Tourism: Conservation Challenges and Close Encounters (44 min, Real Wild)
• From Extinction to Evolution: How Dinosaurs Shaped Today's Wildlife! (24 min, Real Wild)
• Rescue Helicopter Looks For Snowmobiler That Drove Off Of A Cliff | Callout: Search And Rescue (42 min, Wonder)
• Abandoned Mink Found on Store Shelf | City Wildlife Rescue 103+104 (50 min, Love Nature)
• Wild Baby Animal Rescues That Will Melt Your Heart | City Wildlife Rescue Ep101 (25 min, Love Nature)
• Rescue Dogs Rule | Unlikely Animal Friends (44 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• Inside The Most Remote Conservation Island in Norway (52 min, Real Wild)
• The Disturbing Reality Of Animal Poaching | Carter's WAR S1E1 | 4K (38 min, Real Wild)
• Rescuing Animals In Extreme Places | Animal Rescue School (46 min, Real Wild)
• How To Become An RSPCA Worker | Animal Rescue School (46 min, Real Wild)
• The Accidental Extinction Of The Tasmanian Tiger | Extinct Animals (24 min, Real Wild)
• The Last Jaguars | 1000 Days for the Planet (43 min, Real Wild)
• The Rarest Mammal On Earth | 1000 Days For The Planet (43 min, Real Wild)
• Why Did The Stronger Human Species Go Extinct? (59 min, Spark)
• Great Danes Rescue Drowning Baby From Freezing Pool (22 min, Wonder)
• Rescuing Mother And Son Capsized In A Freezing River | Callout: Search And Rescue (41 min, Wonder)
• Wildlife Moments: Fighting for Endangered Species (44 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Freezing Animal Cells To Repopulate Endangered Species | The Frozen Zoo (43 min, Real Wild)
• Is Humanity Prepared For Another Extinction-Level Event? (52 min, Spark)
• Coast Guard vs. Drunk Boater: Explosive Night Rescue Mission Caught on Camera (43 min, Wonder)
• Forgotten Heroes: The WWII Rescue Pilots (90 min, Free Documentary - History)
• The World's Most Impossible Rescues | Survival Against All Odds (48 min, Free Documentary)
• African Wild Dogs Raised In Captivity Must Learn To Hunt On Their Own | Wild Dog Island (46 min, Love Nature)
• The Most Endangered Marine Mammal On Earth Is Running Out Of Time (53 min, Real Wild)
• Hunters vs Conservationists: The Vicious War for Africa’s Species (48 min, Real Wild)
• Meet The Animals That Refused To Go Extinct (30 min, Real Wild)
• The Horrific Destruction Of Orangutans In Indonesia | 1000 Days For The Planet (40 min, Real Wild)
• On the Brink of Extinction - Saving the Last Cat Ba Langurs (55 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Survivors of Extinction | Animal Empires 102 (52 min, Love Nature)
• Abandoned Baby Mink Given Second Chance In Life | City Wildlife Rescue 104 (25 min, Love Nature)
• Extinction by Gamma-Ray Burst (13 min, PBS Space Time)
• Dinosaur Extinction: What Caused It? (103 min, Real Wild)
• Saving Endangered Wildlife: The Fight Against Corruption and Greed | Wild Daze (104 min, Real Wild)
• The Reason Why Extinction Rate Is So High | 1000 Days For The Planet (86 min, Real Wild)

Top-Rated Books About Conservation & Poaching

1. The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
2. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson (4/5) - View on Amazon
3. A Life on Our Planet by David Attenborough (3.8/5) - View on Amazon