: ▁in ▁Id aho ▁the ▁crew ▁arriv es ▁with ▁only ▁days ▁to ▁count down ▁before ▁the ▁w olf ' s ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁protected ▁species ▁is ▁lifted , ▁and ▁local ▁far mers ▁indicate ▁their ▁intention ▁to ▁begin ▁hunting ▁them ; ▁in ▁British ▁Columbia ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁global ▁war ming ▁on ▁the ▁sal mon ▁population ▁is ▁felt ▁by ▁the ▁bear ; ▁and ▁in ▁Nam ib ia ▁the ▁une asy ▁co - ex istence ▁between ▁le op ards ▁and ▁local ▁far mers ▁is ▁highlight ed . ▁ ▁E pisode ▁ 1 : ▁Leop ards ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁episode ▁of ▁Sur v ival , ▁Ray ▁M ears ▁arriv es ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 7 0 ▁square - mile ▁Er indi ▁Game ▁Reserve ▁in ▁Nam ib ia , ▁a ▁territory ▁he ▁describes ▁as ▁‘ one ▁of ▁nature ’ s ▁rich est ▁environments ’ . ▁The ▁reserve ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by ▁far ml and , ▁and ▁le op ards ▁that ▁st ray ▁onto ▁them ▁risk ▁being ▁shot ▁by ▁far mers ▁anxious ▁to ▁protect ▁their ▁liv est ock . ▁ ▁He ▁a ims ▁to ▁track ▁his ▁favorite ▁pred ator : ▁the ▁le op ard , ▁an ▁el us ive ▁big ▁cat ▁which ▁M ears ▁bel ieves ▁is ▁‘ hard ly ▁understood .’ ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁joined ▁by ▁his ▁du o ▁of ▁wild life ▁camera ▁men ▁– ▁Isaac ▁Bab cock ▁and ▁Sh ane ▁Moore , ▁and ▁Nat asha ▁De ▁Wor on in , ▁who ▁runs ▁the ▁Global ▁Leop ard ▁Project . ▁De ▁Wor on in ▁needs ▁M ear ' s ▁tracking