Episode 1
Aired Oct 5, 2024
Into the Bear's Den
Dr. Rae and Peter embark on an extraordinary journey into the world of the American black bear; Dr. Rae travels to New Hampshire to participate in a crucial black bear den inspection, while Peter experiences a day in the life of a bear cub caretaker.
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Episode 2
Aired Oct 12, 2024
Safe Passage for Whales
Peter and Dr. Rae embark on a mission to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale; Peter joins the aerial patrol team tracking whales on their migration, while Dr. Rae visits the New England Aquarium to learn about the threats whales face.
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Episode 3
Aired Oct 19, 2024
Rescuing the Sloths of Panama
Dr. Rae travels to tropical Panama to experience the extremely slow but extraordinary world of sloths; she tours a one-of-a-kind facility dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of sloths and meets the dedicated people fighting to save them.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 26, 2024
The Hidden World of Ocelots
Peter and Dr. Rae travel to the remote border between Mexico and the U.S. to uncover the hidden world of ocelots; they team up with researchers to document ocelots' hidden lives and learn how biologists are working to increase the species' numbers.
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Episode 5
Aired Nov 2, 2024
The Most Powerful Predator in the Sky
Peter and Dr. Rae connect with the most powerful predator in Central and South America: the harpy eagle; Peter visits raptor sanctuaries in Florida; Dr. Rae travels to Panama, the ancestral home of harpy eagles, to learn their cultural significance.
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Episode 6
Aired Nov 16, 2024
Reptile Rescue
Peter and Dr. Rae connect with some amazing reptiles found in very unlikely places; Dr. Rae visits a unique turtle sanctuary in Atlanta, Ga.; Peter visits a Florida nuclear power plant that's become a breeding ground for the American crocodile.
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Episode 7
Aired Nov 23, 2024
Coati Comeback
Dr. Rae and Peter connect with one of North America's cutest and most unknown mammal species: coatis; Peter visits Florida's Brevard Zoo, where biologists are working to increase coatis' numbers; Dr. Rae finds evidence of coatis in unlikely places.
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Episode 8
Aired Nov 30, 2024
Gentle Giants
Manatees are massive water-bound herbivores whose wild numbers have dwindled to a breaking point; Peter learns about a program pairing orphaned manatee babies with surrogate moms; Dr. Rae helps release rescued manatees back to the wild in Florida.
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Episode 9
Aired Jan 18, 2025
Wild Beginnings
Dr. Rae and Peter connect with a few of the continent's most wild and incredible babies, including orphaned black bear cubs at New Hampshire's Kilham Bear Center, elusive baby ocelots in Texas and baby sloths rescued by conservationists in Panama.
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Episode 10
Aired Jan 25, 2025
Secrets of the Great Lakes
Peter and Dr. Rae unlock the wild secrets of North America's Great Lakes, as they participate in a survey to monitor sturgeon populations, help biologists fight against a wave of invasive species and discover the tiny but mighty piping plovers.
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Episode 11
Aired Feb 1, 2025
The Mysterious World of Sawfish
Peter and Dr. Rae travel to Cape Canaveral, Fla., to help save critically endangered sawfish; Peter joins researchers monitoring wild sawfish and tracking their migration; Peter and Dr. Rae have a close-up encounter with sawfish in the Bahamas.
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Episode 12
Aired Feb 8, 2025
Injured But Not Out
Dr. Rae and Peter connect with three animal species suffering from life-threatening injuries; Dr. Rae meets a team in Central America working to save sloths; Peter and Dr. Rae uncover threats to North Atlantic right whales and Florida manatees.
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Episode 13
Aired Feb 15, 2025
The Biggest Fish on Earth
Peter and Dr. Rae are on their biggest adventure yet with the largest fish in the ocean: whale sharks; Peter helps researchers gather data about whale shark health; Dr. Rae helps scientists monitor whale sharks at the U.S.'s largest aquarium.
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Episode 14
Aired Feb 22, 2025
On Thin Ice
Peter and Dr. Rae travel to the polar bear capital of the world -- Churchill, Manitoba -- to connect with the largest carnivores in North America; they join conservation experts studying the impact of thinning ice on polar bear hunting and migration.
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Episode 15
Aired Apr 5, 2025
Women in Conservation
Dr. Rae and Peter celebrate women leading wildlife conservation efforts; Peter helps Lauren Hinson with baby coatis and joins Orla O'Brien surveying whales; Dr. Rae learns about saving whales with Rachel Rhodes and ocelots with Dr. Ashley Reeves.
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Episode 16
Aired Apr 12, 2025
A World Without Sharks
Dr. Rae and Peter dive into the world of shark conservation, meeting the passionate scientists fighting for sharks' survival; Peter joins a team tagging a bull shark in Florida; Dr. Rae and Peter travel to the Bahamas to visit a shark sanctuary.
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Episode 17
Aired Apr 19, 2025
Catch and Release
Peter and Dr. Rae travel from Central America to the Canadian border to catch and release wildlife in hopes of saving their species from decline, including baby crocodiles in Florida, wild sloths in Panama and giant lake sturgeons in Michigan.
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Episode 18
Aired Apr 26, 2025
Canaries of the Sea
Dr. Rae and Peter go on a mission of discovery to save beluga whales and their habitat; they meet the five belugas in human care at the Georgia Aquarium; then they travel to Churchill, Manitoba, to experience the magic of a curious beluga pod.
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Episode 19
Aired May 3, 2025
Guardians of the Wild
Peter and Dr. Rae spotlight icons of conservation working tirelessly to protect wildlife; Dr. Rae explores sea turtles in the Bahamas and the harpy eagle in Panama, while Peter explores polar bears at the Columbus Zoo and whale sharks in Mexico.
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Episode 20
Aired May 10, 2025
Wild Encounters
Dr. Rae and Peter experience up-close, epic encounters with wildlife; in Texas, Peter faces a rattlesnake and a protected tortoise; Dr. Rae heads into a bear's den in New Hampshire; Dr. Rae and Peter meet curious beluga whales in the Arctic Circle.
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Episode 21
Aired May 17, 2025
Surveys for Survival
Dr. Rae and Peter join field surveys to help monitor recovering and at-risk wildlife; Dr. Rae counts manatees in Florida; Peter helps survey endangered black-footed ferrets near Denver; Peter and Dr. Rae team up with shark experts in the Bahamas.
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Episode 22
Aired May 24, 2025
Extinct in the Wild
Peter and Dr. Rae journey across the United States to uncover two of history's greatest conservation success stories; Dr. Rae visits the facility where California condor conservation began; Peter helps relocate an endangered antelope in Texas.
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Episode 23
Aired Aug 9, 2025
Rewilding the American Prairie
Peter and Dr. Rae journey across America's endangered prairies to highlight vital conservation efforts; Peter witnesses the return of American bison in Wyoming; Dr. Rae explores the roles of prairie dogs in Montana and burrowing owls in California.
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Episode 24
Aired Aug 16, 2025
Birds of a Feather
Peter and Dr. Rae explore conservation success stories of extremely rare birds; Peter learns about the Guam kingfisher at the San Antonio Zoo; Dr. Rae observes endangered piping plovers at Lake Michigan and learns about California condor eggs.
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Episode 25
Aired Aug 23, 2025
Aquatic Animals
Dr. Rae and Peter explore some of the planet's most amazing aquatic wildlife and the heroic efforts to protect them, including North America's largest freshwater turtle species, sharks in Florida, charismatic beluga whales and massive whale sharks.
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Episode 26
Aired Aug 30, 2025
Caught on Camera
Dr. Rae and Peter reveal the hidden world of wildlife by capturing animals in action on camera, including polar bears near the Arctic Circle, wild coatis in Southern Arizona, an 8-foot shark off the coast of California and more wild sharks.
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