Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild
Renowned wildlife experts explore how human activity impacts animal behavior and share how modern science, technology and other conservation techniques can help save North America's imperiled wildlife, one species at a time.
The Mysterious World of Sawfish
S2 E11
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.
On Thin Ice
S2 E14
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.
Desert-Dwelling Tortoises
S1 E1
Peter and Rae travel to the Mojave desert, North America's driest region, to help conservationists save the Mojave desert tortoise; they explore a groundbreaking program that helps baby tortoises and ensures the survival of the entire species.
Urban Wildlife
S1 E15
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; Peter learns the story of P-22, a Los Angeles mountain lion.
Science Superheroes
S1 E16
Peter and Dr. Rae meet real-life superheroes of science who are developing cutting-edge tools for protecting the wild. Dr. Rae visits a California marine laboratory growing an army of giant sea stars to try to save the giant kelp forests.
Innovation for Restoration
S1 E17
Peter and Dr. Rae see firsthand how forward-thinkers are using innovation for wildlife restoration; in Washington, Peter helps install artificial beaver dams designed to kick-start a ravaged ecosystem through a natural partnership with wild beavers.
The Pupfish of Death Valley
S1 E18
Peter and Dr. Rae travel to California's Death Valley to see one of the most endangered fish species on Earth; only a few hundred of these pupfish exist in Devils Hole, a deep-water cavern where conservationists carefully guard their population.
Mysteries of the Great White
S1 E19
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 paddle out for a face-to-face meeting with a young great white.
Conservation Comeback
S1 E21
Dr. Rae and Peter track the black-footed ferret, which was once thought to be extinct, first heading to Wyoming where the ferrets were rediscovered in 1981 and then visiting a captive breeding program in Colorado with a notable cloned animal.
Tag You're It!
S1 E22
Peter and Dr. Rae explore how modern tagging technology is helping aid the fight to protect the wild kingdom, including with ocean sharks off the coast of California, prairie chickens in Texas and a rehabilitated sea turtle in Florida.
America's Rarest
S1 E23
Dr. Rae and Peter are hot on the trail of some of America's rarest species; Peter helps care for a new litter of red wolf pups, the most endangered wolves in the world; Peter and Dr. Rae discover an extremely rare species of prairie-chicken in Texas.
Next Generation
S1 E24
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; Dr. Rae meets sea otter surrogate moms that are raising orphaned pups.
Marine Mysteries
S1 E25
Dr. Rae and Peter embark on a mission of marine discovery to unravel the mysteries of the ocean; a great white shark is spotted by a drone; Peter scubas to see California's kelp emergency firsthand; Peter kayaks near endangered sea otters.
Return to the Wild
S1 E26
Peter and Dr. Rae celebrate the ultimate payoff for wildlife conservation by returning animals to the wild; Dr. Rae sees beavers relocated in rural Washington; Peter participates in the release of 18 black-footed ferrets to the wild in Wyoming.