Episode list

Peter Gros and special guest Wildlife Ecologist Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant travel to the Pacific Northwest to share this inspiring story of two black bear cubs' rescue, recovery, and release back to the wild.

Peter Gros hits the road to visit top experts in the field for a first-hand look at trials and tribulations of restoring North America's largest bird, the California condor.

Peter Gros travels to South Florida for an exploration into work being done to protect and restore the American crocodile population, with the Croc Team at Turkey Point Clean Energy facility.

Peter Gros and Naturalist David Mizejewski travel from Florida to Los Angeles to learn what experts are doing to protect big cats and what we can do to help.

Peter Gros follows the incredible team of scientists at the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' Florida Reef Tract Rescue Project defying the odds to reproduce, rebuild and restore Florida's reefs one single piece at a time.

Peter and Rae travel to the Mojave Desert, the driest region of North America, to help conservationists save the Mojave Desert Tortoise. With special access to Edwards Air Force Base, they explore a groundbreaking program that head-starts baby tortoises and ensures the survival of the entire species. Along the way, they'll discover the Desert Tortoise's most dangerous and most intelligent natural predator: ravens. Peter and Rae work alongside biologists and engineers who are fighting to contain the raven problem and bring balance back to the Mojave ecosystem.

Peter and Rae travel to the stunning coastline of Maine to explore the playful world of Puffins and witness the conservation program that's fighting to save them. Along the way, they'll follow in the footsteps of the great Marlin Perkins who first featured Puffins on Wild Kingdom back in 1979. While Peter travels to see Puffin habitats on remote coastal islands, Rae visits the original conservationist who brought this species back to Maine and learns about the ongoing legacy of their success.

Peter ventures to Florida with guest host and naturalist David Mizejewski, where they meet the experts who are battling to protect endangered sea turtles and at-risk manatees. On the beaches, they collect valuable data from sea turtle nests, before visiting a marine laboratory in Sarasota where baby sea turtles are rescued and rehabilitated. They also meet the biologists battling to save manatees from starvation and collisions from boat traffic. Peter helps track down two vulnerable manatees that were saved by these conservationists and released back into the wild. The show also witnesses the triumphant release of one sea turtle who is released back into the Atlantic Ocean after being rescued and nursed back to good health.

Peter and Rae are on an awe-inspiring trip to the bat capital of the world, where they'll witness the nightly mass emergence of 20 million Mexican Freetail bats. Peter joins bat rescue experts who are helping to get these little creatures back on their wings. Rae heads deep underground to help vaccinate bats against a disease that is wreaking havoc on the species. Finally, Peter and Rae help release rehabilitated bats back to their own kind on Congress Bridge in Austin, Texas.

Peter and Dr. Rae head to St. Louis to join forces with conservationists trying to help save a local indicator species that is in dire need: the Ozark hellbender. Once thought to be venomous predators, these solitary salamanders can be near impossible to find in the wild, despite growing up to two feet long. Peter paddles through the Ozarks searching for hellbenders with a local expert, then Rae visits the Saint Louis Zoo to meet the scientists who are breeding hellbenders with the hopes of saving the species. They all team up in the end to release more than 100 captive bred hellbenders into the Ozarks.

Peter and Dr. Rae sail to California's Channel Islands to unravel the secrets of one of the smallest foxes on Earth. They explore the archipelago's stunning beauty and discover the ancient connection between foxes and the Native American tribes that brought them to the islands. They learn about the modern-day challenges to fox survival and the critical role that America's national bird, the bald eagle, plays in their evolution. Finally, they work with biologists to find foxes in the wild and come face to face with these amazing creatures for themselves.

Peter and Dr. Rae experience the wonderful wilds of Washington state where conservationists are working with beavers to restore critical spawning grounds for endangered salmon. Rae learns how native tribes are relocating beavers from potentially dangerous situations on private land, and she helps to trap and release them to wild spaces where they can freely create dams and wetland habitat. Meanwhile, Peter puts in a hard day's work building artificial beaver dams that will jumpstart habitat restoration and allow beavers to take over. Then, he snorkels in a dammed side channel and spots dozens of juvenile endangered salmon thriving - a great sign that the efforts are working.

Peter and Dr. Rae discover that North American birds and bats are flying in the face of danger. They meet conservationists fighting to save the North Atlantic Puffin in Maine where Peter releases one back to the wild. Then off the coast of California, Dr. Rae spots a bald eagle nest - a great sign that they are recovering on the islands after being devastated. In Texas, millions of wild bats put on a show like they've never seen before. Plus, in the Mojave desert, Peter and Dr. Rae team up with scientists using technology to outsmart a very intelligent bird that's putting the endangered desert tortoise at risk.

Peter and Dr. Rae explore the west coast of North America and join conservationists in a desperate race to save kelp forests. Home to countless species, kelp forests form the biological backbone of the ocean food chain, but climate change has unbalanced this ecosystem. They discover how the loss of kelp is the result of an explosion of purple sea urchins and the devastating loss of sunflower sea stars. They work alongside the dedicated men and women at the forefront of kelp conservation and help to remove purple sea urchins and restore sunflower sea stars.

Peter and Dr. Rae explore triumphant stories of wildlife conservation with some of the newest, tiniest baby animals on Earth. Peter helps save sea turtle hatchlings in Florida, then he discovers an adorable puffin that's just a few days old off the coast of Maine. Next, Dr. Rae and Peter see how the desert tortoise is combating serious threats in the Mojave Desert. Finally, in Missouri they participate in a groundbreaking conservation program by returning the largest amphibian in the U.S. back to its home in the Ozarks.

Peter and Dr. Rae visit a remarkable animal rehabilitation center in the Pacific Northwest. They meet with veterinarians, animal rescuers, and local residents all dedicated to protecting and saving the many amazing creatures living in the greater Seattle area. Along the way, they explore the stories of two orphaned bear cubs injured from a fire, and a mighty bald eagle injured from a gunshot wound. Peter and Dr. Rae meet the local heroes who rescued the bears and eagle from harm, and they even help release the animals back to the wild.

Dr. Rae and Peter demystify a misunderstood canine, the wolf. First, Peter visits the Endangered Wolf Center, founded by Wild Kingdom's original host Marlin Perkins, where he participates in a health checkup for a new litter of red wolf pups - the most endangered wolves in the world. Then Dr. Rae visits the Wildlife Science Center in Minnesota and enters an enclosure with a pack of captive gray wolves. Inside, she learns their language and is amazed by the wild instincts of these incredible animals, and their close relationship with their human caretakers.

Peter and Dr. Rae adventure through Florida to discover the results of a new "wildlife corridor" protecting animal migration and endangered species recover. Florida is home to one of the most diverse ecosystems in the United States with over 4,300 known species. Now, 18 million acres of wilderness allows some of Florida's most precious species to live and travel across the state without the need to cross roads or areas of human habitation. Peter and Dr. Rae learn just how vital the corridor is to species like the Florida panther, black bear, alligator and even the tiny, but hearty, scrub jay. They meet the incredible people fighting to protect the Sunshine State's ecosystem.

Peter and Dr. Rae explore the many challenges facing the endangered sea otters off California's coast. Peter cruises Monterey Bay to survey white sharks invading otter territory, then he scuba dives through remnant patches of kelp forest and precious otter habitat. Dr. Rae helps feed sea otter super moms at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach that fosters orphaned pups so they can be returned to the wild. Finally, Peter explores the marine estuary where fostered sea otters are released and marvels at the thriving marine ecosystem.

Peter and Dr. Rae explore an issue that hits close to home - protecting urban wildlife whose natural habitat puts them in conflict with humans -- often in harm's way. In Los Angeles, Peter learns the story of P-22, a local mountain lion who sparked a multi-million-dollar wildlife crossing over the city's dangerous freeways. Next, Peter and Dr. Rae visit an animal rescue organization in Seattle and are mightily impressed by its expert staff who treat the flurry of injured wildlife brought in by local citizens. Finally, in Austin, Texas, they witness the planet's largest colony of urban bats take flight to forage for food as onlookers ogle at the airborne spectacle. At the pinnacle moment, they release rehabilitated bats to rejoin their colony.

Peter and Dr. Rae meet real-life superheroes of science who are developing cutting edge tools for protecting the wild. Rae visits a marine laboratory in California that's growing an army of giant sea stars in a last gasp attempt to save the giant kelp forests. Then they hit Channel Islands National Park to learn how scientists stepped in to save one of the world's rarest foxes from extinction. Finally, Dr. Rae goes behind the scenes at the Saint Louis Zoo to see the robust system they developed to raise thousands of hellbenders for release into the wild.

Peter and Dr. Rae see first-hand how forward-thinkers are using innovation for wildlife restoration. In Washington state, Peter helps install artificial beaver dams designed to kickstart a ravaged ecosystem through a natural partnership with wild beavers. Then Rae visits a laboratory in the California desert that's developing new tech to help save the desert tortoise. Finally, Peter and Dr. Rae trek the Florida Corridor with a wildlife photographer who is capturing stunning images in order to help threatened wildlife have a safer, more suitable habitat.

Peter and Dr. Rae travel to the heart of California's Death Valley to discover one of the most remarkable and most endangered fish species on Earth. Only a few hundred of these 'pupfish' exist in a deep-water cavern named Devil's Hole and their population is carefully guarded by conservationists. Peter and Rae witness this special species in its pristine ecosystem and help biologists carefully count their exact numbers. As divers descend into the deep caves, Peter and Rae help transport pupfish eggs to an exact replica of Devil's Hole that was constructed to ensure that captive pupfish can live and breed in ideal conditions.

Dr. Rae and Peter head to the California coast to get up close and personal with one of the wild's most prolific predators, the great white shark. In Santa Barbara, they'll paddle out for a face-to-face meeting with a young great white thanks to some help from a high-flying drone. Next, Peter heads north to Point Reyes to learn more about the diet and favorite foods of the great white from a local marine ecologist. Finally, Dr. Rae helps a research team from CSU Long Beach tag juvenile sharks in the hopes of unraveling some of the mysteries around these incredible creatures and their early years of life.

Peter and Dr. Rae explore the gulf coast to discover more about one of North America's rarest birds, Attwater's prairie chicken. Prairies are one of the most endangered ecosystems on the planet, making survival for their truly unique species more challenging than ever before. Peter heads to Texas to meet with local wildlife refuge specialists who will help him get his first glimpse of this critically endangered avian. Then, Dr. Rae visits a wildlife center that's hard at work rejuvenating the prairie chicken population using cutting-edge technology. With the newest generation of these remarkable birds growing fast, Peter helps them get released into their prairie refuge, taking their first steps toward life in the wild.

Dr. Rae and Peter track the unlikely footsteps of the black-footed ferret which was once thought to be extinct. Peter begins the adventure in Wyoming, exploring the rolling prairies where ferrets were rediscovered in 1981. Then at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center in Colorado, he helps care for ferrets in the captive breeding program, including a very notable cloned animal. Meanwhile, Dr. Rae explores the San Diego Zoo and feeds endangered rhinos that could someday benefit from the same cloning technology. Behind the scenes at the Frozen Zoo, Dr. Rae sees where they store the skin cells of thousands of species that could someday be cloned for conservation purposes. Finally, Peter returns to the Wyoming prairie to release healthy black-footed ferrets from the captive breeding program back to the wild.

Peter and Dr. Rae explore how modern tagging technology aids the fight to protect the wild kingdom. Dr. Rae joins a team of researchers from California State University to locate and tag sharks in the ocean so they can monitor them and collect data. Then at a national wildlife refuge in Texas, Peter tracks a prairie chicken that's been tagged with a transmitter. Meanwhile, Dr. Rae helps corral tagged birds by hand, and learns how to ID them by the unique bands they've been fitted with. Finally, Peter visits the Florida Aquarium where a young sea turtle is rehabilitated and then released back to the ocean with a satellite tag that will allow researchers to track its movements over thousands of miles.

Peter helps for endangered red wolf pups before spotting one wild. In Texas, they discover a rare prairie chicken species. Peter and Dr. Rae then search Death Valley for the Devil's Hole pupfish potentially Earth's most endangered species.

Peter and Dr. Rae explore groundbreaking efforts to bring new generations of endangered wildlife into the future. Peter meets the first cloned North American endangered species at the National Black-footed Conservation Center in Colorado. Then at the frozen zoo in San Diego, Dr. Rae visits the high-tech lab where cells of endangered species are stored for future cloning. She also encounters rhinos that could soon play a special role in the program. Finally, at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California, Dr. Rae meets sea otter surrogate moms raising orphaned pups before Peter caps off the adventure by seeing living proof of the program's amazing success - sea otters thriving in the wild.

Dr. Rae and Peter embark on a mission of marine discovery to unravel the mysteries of the ocean. First, a great white shark is spotted by a drone and gets their adrenaline pumping when it approaches their kayaks. Then, they discover California's kelp emergency and Peter scubas to see the problem firsthand. The adventure comes to a close as Peter kayaks near the endangered sea otters who have been affected by the loss of kelp and a multitude of ocean issues.

Peter and Dr. Rae celebrate the ultimate payoff for wildlife conservation by returning animals to the wild. The adventure kicks off outside Seattle where two black bear cubs make a triumphant comeback from near disaster. Then in rural Washington, Dr. Rae tags along as beavers are relocated from a human conflict situation to U.S. Forest Service land where they can live freely. The fun continues in Wyoming where Peter participates in the release of 18 black-footed ferrets to the wild.