The Green Squad

Gaumont Alphanim

Industry	Animation, Television production
Headquarters	France
Products	Animated television series (The Green Squad)

The Green Squad is a French animated television series created by Gaumont Alphanim, inspired by the comic Les Sauvenature authored by Jean-Marie Defossez and Fabien Mense, and published by Flammarion. In the United States, it was broadcast on Starz Kids & Family from 2013 through 2016 under the title Savage Family Wild. The English-language version was recorded in Canada.

Synopsis

Comprising siblings Claire, Julian, and Thomas Savage along with their pet ferret Wifi, The Green Squad is devoted to safeguarding endangered animals, habitats, and heritage sites across the globe. Their worldwide conservation missions are coordinated through a blogging platform that facilitates their communication and teamwork.

Characters

• Claire Savage – Acts as the natural leader of the team. FR voice: Geneviève Doang / EN voice: Dawn-Marie Hildebrand
• Julian Savage – Serves as the group’s photographer. FR voice: Hélène Bizot / EN voice: Nolan Balzer
• Thomas Savage – Manages the Green Squad’s blog. FR voice: Coco Noël / EN voice: Jakob Sanderson
• Wifi – The ferret companion traveling with the team.
• Mr. and Mrs. Savage – The parents who occasionally take part in their children’s missions. EN voices: Caitlyn Cassel, Ian Mikita
• Mark – The uncle who sometimes supports the squad. FR voice: Philippe Valmont
• Jowandi – A ranger stationed at the Koala Reserve.
• Bruce Lecter – A poacher targeting koalas.
• Mike – An Australian hunter focused on marsupials.
• Betaring – Indigenous inhabitant of the Indonesian rainforest knowledgeable in medicinal plants.
• Sampa – Betaring’s spouse.
• Max Riley – An engineer planning construction in the rainforest, who changes his mind after his son Jess benefits from forest remedies.
• Jess Riley – Max’s son who suffers from asthma.
• George – A guide dedicated to protecting caribou in Alaska.
• Raul Betonas – A Cuban ranger whose hotel project threatens hummingbird habitats and faces repercussions from local wildlife.
• Jorge and Joseffa – Proprietors of the Hummingbird Hotel welcoming the Green Squad.
• Charlie Rainbow – A Grand Canyon guide committed to condor conservation.
• Professor Ron Phillips – Researcher at Wyoming University who entrusted Wifi to the team.
• Jimmy Snake – Member of the Shoshone tribe collaborating with Professor Phillips to protect ferrets.
• Doug and Tony – Guides responsible for wolf protection; Tony documents key moments through photography.
• Janiki – Researcher specializing in crocodiles in India.
• Admiral Lumet and Steve – Naval contacts assisting with giant squid research.
• Joao – Snorkeler involved in dolphin conservation efforts.

International titles

• Savage Family Wild, used in American English
• Les Sauvenature, original French title
• Das Green Team, German title
• Zielony Patrol, Polish title
• Green Power הכוח הירוק, Hebrew title

Episode list

< Most English episode titles are transliterations from the French originals >

	French Title	English Title	Initial Broadcast Date
1	En radeau sur les cimes	The Treetop Raft	April 2, 2011
2	Pangolins en contrebande	The Pangolin Smugglers	April 6, 2011
3	Mission en mer Caspienne	Caspian Sea Mission	April 9, 2011
4	Le trésor des Rimbas	The Orang Rimbas' Treasure	April 16, 2011
5	Iguana Parc	Iguana Park	April 23, 2011
6	S.O.S. Bonobos	SOS Bonobos	April 30, 2011
7	Des koalas dans la fournaise	Fire in the Australian Bush	May 7, 2011
8	De l'eau pour tous	Water for Everyone!	May 14, 2011
9	Que vivent les papillons !	Long Live the Butterflies!	May 21, 2011
10	Pandas en danger	Pandas in Danger	May 28, 2011
11	La forêt des Sengis	The Sengi Forest	June 18, 2011
12	Gare aux loups	Beware of Wolves	June 25, 2011
13	Un amour de furet	Ferret Fancy	June 26, 2011
14	Hôtel Colibris	Hummingbird Hotel	July 2, 2011
15	La muraille verte	The Great Green Wall	July 3, 2011
16	Le vol du condor	The Flight of the Condor	July 9, 2011
17	Une Starlette à Phuket	Seahorse Aid	July 10, 2011
18	La revanche des renards volants	Revenge of the Flying Foxes	July 16, 2011
19	Alerte sur le récif	Reef Rash	July 17, 2011
20	Le roi du cirque	King of the Circus	July 23, 2011
21	Escale à Bornéo	Stopover in Borneo	July 24, 2011
22	Le vol du pélican	The Flight of the Pelican	July 30, 2011
23	Razzia sur les caméléons	Chameleon Raid	July 31, 2011
24	Les dernières sirènes	The Last of the Sirens	August 6, 2011
25	Pétrole en Alaska	Oil in Alaska	August 7, 2011
26	L'œuf ou la tortue	The Turtle or the Egg	August 13, 2011
27	Dauphin prisonnier	The Caged Dolphins	August 14, 2011
28	La fiancée du rhinocéros	The Rhinoceros Bride	August 20, 2011
29	Les larmes du gavial	Gharial Tears	August 21, 2011
30	De l'air pour la planète	Wind Power!	August 27, 2011
31	C'est dans la poche	Spring Into Action!	August 28, 2011
32	Incendie à Madagascar	Fire in Madagascar	September 3, 2011
33	Urgence sur la banquise	Polar Bear Emergency	September 10, 2011
34	Le chant des baleines	The Whales' Song	September 17, 2011
35	Le courage des manchots	The Courage of Penguins	September 24, 2011
36	La nuit du chat pêcheur	The Night of the Fishing Cat	October 1, 2011
\37\	\Les têtes d'or\	\Heads of Gold\	\October\8,\2011\
\38\	\Le monstre des profondeurs\	\Deep Sea Monster\	\October\15,\2011\
\39\	\Les dauphins pêcheurs\	\The Fishing Dolphins\	\October\22,\2011\
\40\	\Requins en péril !\	\Sharks in Danger!\	\October\29,\2011\
\41\	\Menace sur les loutres\	\A Threat to Otters\	\November\5,\2011\
\42\	\Sauvons les éléphants\	\Saving the Elephants\	\November\12,\2011\
\43\	\La fureur du tigre\	\Fury of the Tiger\	\November\19,\2011\
\44\	\Panique en mer d'Aral\	\Panic on the Aral Sea\	\November\26,\2011\
\45\	\À la poursuite de l'anaconda\	\Hunt for the Anaconda\	\June\18,\2012\
\Trafic sur le net \|\Trafficking on the Net \|\June \18,\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \
\Grenouilles dans la brume \|\Jungle Toads \|\June19,\ \
\48\	\La grande tortue d'or\	\The Great Golden Turtle\	\June19,\
\49\	\Le héros de l'Altiplano\	\Hero of the Altiplano\	\June20,\
\50\	\Alerte aux cachalots !\	\Sperm Whale Rescue\	\June20,\
\51\	\Gare aux hélices\	\Blades of Danger\	\June21,\
\52\	\Trafic en Asie\	\Park Poachers\	\June21,\

International broadcasts

Nation	Network	Broadcast Period
Template:Flagcountry	Starz Kids & Family	2013–2016
Template:Flagcountry	France 5	2011–Present
Template:Flagcountry	Logi	2012–Present
Template:Flagcountry	RTBF	2011–Present
Template:Flagcountry	KiKa	2013–Present
Template:Flagcountry	Canal Plus	2011–Present
Template:Flagcountry	TVO	2014

External links

• Series overview at Gaumont