Glacier Bay National Park: Life after ice - the birth of a river

<p dir="ltr">Melting ice is usually bad news, but this place in Alaska has turned from frozen to flourishing in just 200 years.<strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Nestled in southeast Alaska, the stunning and famous Glacier Bay National Park is often called a &ldquo;living laboratory.&rdquo; Scientists from all over the world come here to study ecological succession: the step-by-step return of plants, insects, forests and animals. It&rsquo;s a unique place to do that because just a couple hundred years ago, this whole landscape was covered in ice. But then, the ice started melting, uncovering a clean slate for nature to show us how she creates a flourishing ecosystem.&nbsp;</p> <p dir="ltr">On this episode of THE WILD, Chris time travels through Glacier Bay National Park to discover how fast biodiversity can build when nature is left alone, in the surprising spectacle of life after ice.</p> <p><em>You can help us continue to create this special immersive storytelling by joining TH...