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12 Episodes 2025 - 2026
Episode 1
Sat, Oct 4, 2025
Giant pandas are back in the United States and Peter and Dr. Rae get an up-close look at the adorable pair that make their home at one of the country's busiest zoos.. While there, they explore the bears' natural history, cultural significance, conservation status, and how zookeepers keep these charismatic creatures well-fed. Next, they learn about the "other" panda: the red pandas, which ironically aren't bears at all. Dr. Rae travels to a zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska, to learn about ongoing efforts to safeguard the species through captive breeding programs.
Episode 2
Sat, Oct 11, 2025
Peter and Dr. Rae join the extraordinary effort to rescue critically imperiled Mexican wolves from the brink of extinction. The adventure begins with a census of the wild population in New Mexico and capturing an alpha male by helicopter. Then, the team performs a medical assessment of the wolf and gives him a new radio collar to continue monitoring his behavior. The action culminates in an ambitious plan: to bolster the numbers of Mexican wolves in the wild by integrating captive bred wolf puppies into a wild den.
Episode 3
Sat, Oct 18, 2025
Dr. Rae and Peter venture to a dramatic coastal Mexican desert lagoon where gray whales, once nearly extinct from whaling, have made a remarkable recovery. They explore a wild whale nursery where mother whales and their curious calves welcome human interaction. Rae also meets a team of researchers who have implemented cutting-edge technology to track the behavior of individual whales. Then, Peter treks north to the rugged California coast, where the epic 14,000-mile migration of gray whales unfolds. The journey is a testament to their endurance against fierce storms, predators like orcas, and threats to their food supply because of changes in climate. Witness an unprecedented gathering of three friendly humpbacks and a curious gray whale.
Episode 4
Sat, Oct 25, 2025
The Canada lynx once flourished in the Pacific Northwest. These solitary hunters have adapted to wintry terrain, using their large feet to move efficiently through deep snow. But in the lower 48 states, habitat destruction, hunting and climate change have decimated their numbers. Peter and Rae assist a native tribe and a dedicated team of wildlife biologists with an innovative program to reintroduce the magnificent cat back to American forests. First, Rae gets up close and personal with a lynx in human care at a zoo in Montana. Then, Peter helps the biologists capture a wild lynx in British Columbia and transport it across the US border to the Colville Indian Reservation in the Cascade mountains. Their journey culminates with a sacred ceremony honoring the lynx's role in the tribe's culture. And when the lynx is set free in its new home, the natural balance is restored in the wild kingdom.
Episode 5
Sat, Nov 15, 2025
Peter and Rae witness a crisis unfolding in the Pacific Northwest. One of Earth's most magnificent predators, the resident orca, faces a dire threat to its survival. These orcas are endangered due to the rapid decline of their primary food source: the chinook salmon, whose populations have plummeted to as little as 10 percent of their historic numbers. First, Peter sees the problem first hand while tracking orcas by boat in the Puget Sound. Then, he joins conservationists at an Oregon salmon hatchery for a very hands-on push to save this vital keystone species. Finally, Rae and Peter take part in a unique initiative along the Oregon coast where plastic pollution is turned into artistic sculptures to inspire change in human behavior. Experience both creative and scientific efforts to and bring the population of salmon and the creatures that depend on them back to the wild kingdom.
Episode 7
Sat, Nov 29, 2025
Peter and Dr. Rae are on the trail of North America's most mysterious animal: the wolverine. Threatened by habitat loss, wolverines are solitary creatures and are rarely seen in the wild, even by the people who study them. Teaming up with conservationists, Peter and Dr. Rae trek deep into the snow-capped peaks of the Cascade Mountains to gather critical data on these elusive survivalists. Next, Peter finds himself literally up a tree to test new ways of luring wolverines out of the forest shadows and into the view of remote cameras. Meanwhile, Rae travels to ZooMontana to have a friendly encounter with their resident wolverines.
Episode 8
Sat, Dec 6, 2025
An epic saga of courage and compassion, where science meets adventure. Peter and Dr. Rae head to California's rugged Sierra Nevada to join conservationists who risk life and limb to protect one of North America's most endangered species - the Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep. From dizzying altitudes and perilous cliffs, a fearless team captures, collects vital health data and fits GPS collars on these elusive animals. The journey then shifts to the deserts of Anza-Borrego, where another herd of bighorns faces searing heat and relentless drought. Through ingenuity, teamwork, and sheer determination - from airlifts of 2,000-gallon water.
Episode 9
Sat, Dec 13, 2025
Dr. Rae and Peter travel to southeastern Mexico to encounter endangered spider monkeys and the brave conservationists fighting to save them from the threats of vanishing old growth forests and the illegal pet trade. First, they observe spider monkeys in the wild at a refuge in the Yucatan Peninsula where Mayan people have protected them and other native wildlife for generations. Next, Peter gets up close and personal with monkeys who were abandoned but have found a second chance at life at The Jungle Place sanctuary. And further north at the U.S. border, Dr. Rae finds healing hands at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, TX, where she assists in the rehabilitation of rescued baby spider monkeys.
Episode 10
Wed, Dec 10, 2025
Is the American flamingo making a comeback? Join Dr. Rae and Peter on an incredible journey to Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula where they work with conservationists to corral a flourishing flamboyance of birds and fit them with advanced technology to track their health and migration patterns. Then, Peter returns stateside in search of a rare wild flock blown in by a surprising source, and learns how local organizations are passionately preserving this fabulous species in Florida.
Episode 11
Sat, Jan 17, 2026
Episode 12
Thu, Jan 1, 2026
Episode 13
Sat, Jan 31, 2026