When a devastating fire leaves two young bear cubs stranded and severely burned, the wildlife heroes of PAWS rehabilitation center spring into action to save the injured animals before it’s too late. Join host Peter Gros and special guest Dr. Rae Wynn Grant as they travel to the Pacific Northwest to meet the team and share their inspiring story of rescue, recovery, and release of these magnificent endangered animals back to the wild.

Once declared extinct in the wild, the California condor has made a tremendous recovery in the United States thanks to captive breeding, conservation and rehabilitation programs. However they remain critically endangered, and continue to face new challenges in the modern world. Host 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.

Since the late 1960’s, the Croc Team at Turkey Point Clean Energy facility has provided a haven for the American crocodile. As one of the few reptiles in the world to require both fresh and saltwater to survive, the cooling canals that span hundreds of miles on the South Florida coast are a perfect refuge for these once endangered animals to thrive. Host Peter Gros joins the team for an exploration into their work protecting and restoring the population.

Whether you call them bobcats, cougars, leopards, jaguars or mountain lions, one thing remains the same; big cats live among us. Today, thanks to dangerous highways and interstates dissecting their natural habitats, they are facing a unique challenge to their survival. Join host Peter Gros as he travels coast to coast from Florida to Los Angeles to learn what people are doing to protect these elusive animals, and what you can do to help.

Coral reefs cover less than 1% of the ocean floor, but are home to 25% of all marine life. As climate change, pollution and disease ravage this precious resource, the scientists at the Association of Zoos and Aquarium’s Florida Reef Tract Rescue Project are racing the clock to restore these dying reefs before they are gone forever. Join host Peter Gros as he follows this incredible team defying the odds to reproduce, rebuild and restore Florida’s reefs one single piece at a time.