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<p>By 1967, the American alligator — a reptile whose lineage predates the dinosaurs — had been hunted, skinned and pushed to the edge of extinction. Twenty years later it was thriving again, making a full recovery under the Endangered Species Act.</p>\n
<p>In this episode, Dr. Rae sits down with Coyote Peterson, wildlife educator and creator of Brave Wilderness, whose alligator content alone has racked up over 100 million views. Together they explain why these “ecosystem engineers” are critical to the health of southeastern wetlands. And they dig into the modern threats that still put the species at risk, from invasive Burmese pythons to human habituation. It’s a story about how fast a species can come back, and how easily that progress can be undone.</p>\n
<h3><strong>Explore alligator stories</strong></h3>\n
<p>Learn more about alligators through these Wild Kingdom videos and articles.</p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/article/how-alligators-beat-the-endangered-species-list">How Alligators Beat the Endangered Species List</a></p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/article/american-alligators">American Alligators</a></p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/video/graduation-day-for-a-gator">Graduation Day for a Gator</a></p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/video/reptile-rescue">Reptile Rescue</a></p>\n
<h3><strong>Why Feeding an Alligator Is the Worst Thing You Can Do</strong></h3>\n
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<p>An alligator on a golf course isn’t lurking — it’s living where humans built on top of its habitat. In this episodette, Coyote Peterson and Dr. Rae unpack why feeding or habituating alligators turns them into the most dangerous version of themselves, why a viral golf-course encounter almost went very wrong and how a little “exposure therapy” — visiting alligators at conservation-focused facilities — can replace fear with respect. Watch the full episode for the complete story of the American alligator’s comeback.</p>\n
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<h4><strong>About Coyote Peterson</strong></h4>\n
<p>Coyote Peterson is an Emmy Award-winning host and creator of YouTube’s “Brave Wilderness,” where his videos have drawn over 6 billion views worldwide. A lifelong animal lover, he studied video production, writing and film editing at Ohio State University before combining both passions. For over a decade, he’s worked alongside conservationists to protect the planet’s most misunderstood creatures — including a partnership that reintroduced 25 critically endangered black rhinos in South Africa.</p>\n
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<p>Not long ago, grizzly bears were on the edge of extinction in the lower 48 states. Fewer than 1,000 bears remained after decades of illegal hunting, poisoning and habitat loss. So how did this iconic species make an extraordinary comeback? Surprisingly, the story begins at a garbage dump.</p>\n
<p>In this episode of Back From The Brink from Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom, Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant and bear biologist Wes Larson uncover the unlikely turning points, bold conservation efforts and the passionate people who refused to give up on the grizzly. Discover how science, collaboration and persistence helped restore one of North America’s most powerful predators to the wild landscapes it once ruled.</p>\n
<h3><strong>Explore Bear Stories</strong></h3>\n
<p>Discover more bear facts through Wild Kingdom videos and articles about bear conservation, rescue and rehabilitation.</p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/video/black-bear-fun-facts">Bear Fun Facts</a></p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/interactive/how-well-do-you-know-black-bears">How Well Do You Know Black Bears Quiz</a></p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/video/into-the-bears-den">Into the Bear’s Den Episode</a></p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/article/do-all-bears-hibernate-in-winter">Do All Bears Hibernate in the Winter?</a></p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/article/how-we-can-prepare-for-bear-hibernation">How We Can Prepare for Bear Hibernation</a></p>\n
<h3>Before the Recovery of Grizzly Bears, There was a Reckoning</h3>\n
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<div class="Accordion-panelBody">– Yellowstone was a stronghold for grizzly bears, still is, but in the ’70s, they had all of these, like, garbage piles. Do you wanna talk a little bit about, like, how trash attracted bears and what that meant for tourism, and then how quickly they actually changed that?- In the decades leading up to 1970, they had these big, open-pit garbage dumps scattered throughout Yellowstone. There was four or five of them. And they had literal bleachers set up around these dumps, and people would gather every night and watch the bears come up and eat all this food waste. And it was a reliable way to see grizzly bears. They got huge and fat. They were very happy bears where they didn’t really have to compete and they just kinda sat there, and they weren’t very wild anymore. I mean, these were essentially just, you know, garbage-dump bears. And that continued for a while, and the park kind of started realizing they were having a lot of conflicts every year with bears. They were having about 50 incidents every year of people being bitten or injured by bears, which was a lot, and they thought, “We need to do something about this.” So they slowly were kind of starting to make changes, planning to close dumps. And then in 1967, in Glacier National Park, two women were killed on the same night by two different grizzly bears. It’s often referred to as the Night of the Grizzlies. We did a three-part series on it on “Tooth & Claw.” That incident echoed throughout the national park system. People really realized, “Okay, this is an animal that has some potential danger to it that we need to treat a little bit differently than we’ve been treating.” And they quickly closed the dumps then. The last one closed in 1970. And we were left with these bears that were so used to human food and didn’t really know where to go now that they didn’t have access to these dumps. And in the following years, they had to either euthanize or relocate a lot of those bears. And it was kind of this cleansing period in Yellowstone where, unfortunately, a lot of these bears that were totally food conditioned had to be removed from that population, and that left the wild bears, the ones that weren’t food conditioned or totally habituated to people. And that’s where all of our bears we currently have in Yellowstone stem from, was that population that was left after they changed that policy with the dumps.</p>\n
<p>– We have very few grizzly bears in Montana and in Yellowstone, you know, because of some of the policies that have been in place for decades. Like, there’s some bad news going on, so how do things start to get a little bit better?</p>\n
<p>– So, in ’75 was kind of the first big step forward for grizzly bears, and that’s when they received protections under the Endangered Species Act. And then the next really great thing that happened was in 1983, the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team was formed, and that consisted of people in the National Park Service and USGS, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that essentially decided they were gonna combine this, you know, amazing pool of knowledge to figure out how to properly conserve this animal and give them the kind of things they need to spread across the West in ways that they used to. So they had six kind of recovery zones that they outlied, the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem being one of them. And I was lucky enough to work when I was in Yellowstone under Kerry Gunther, who is, like, the guy when it comes to Yellowstone grizzly bears. He’s done, you know, more for them than anyone that I know of personally. And a lot of those early days was just really hazing bears that were too, you know, habituated or food conditioned, moving bears that were problem bears or getting rid of ones that, you know, had gone too far and kind of, you know, cleaning out that population, making it wilder. And over time, those kind of processes and the ways that they hazed got better and better and better. And now in Yellowstone, where they used to have, like, 50 conflicts a year that were injuries to humans, now they average one per year, which is a huge step in the right direction, you know? We’d love it if there wasn’t any, but they respond quickly to any bears that are food conditioned. They allow for some habituation. That’s why people are able to do what you did last week, go up and see these bears and these meadows and get some incredible photos and experiences. But the whole outlook kind of toward grizzly bears has changed, and that’s allowed these strongholds to really grow. And now in Yellowstone, there’s probably over 1,000 grizzly bears just in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.</p>\n
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<p><span data-contrast="none">Before Yellowstone had over 1,000 grizzly bears, it had bleachers. Every night, people would gather around open pit garbage dumps to watch bears eat food waste — reliable, safe and nothing like the wild. It took a single catastrophic night in 1967 to change everything. Wes Larson breaks down the uncomfortable turning point that forced Yellowstone to close its dumps, remove its food-conditioned bears, and start over — and how that painful reset became the foundation for one of conservation’s greatest comebacks.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>\n
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<h4><strong>About Wes Larson</strong></h4>\n
<p>Wes Larson is a bear biologist whose work centers on human-bear conflict. He hosts “Tooth & Claw,” a podcast that unpacks true accounts of the most dramatic wildlife encounters on record. Much of his work focuses on helping people understand wild animals and coexist with them safely.</p>\n
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<p>Each spring, North America comes alive with a familiar and magical sound — the dawn chorus of songbirds returning home after journeys spanning thousands of miles. But behind that beauty lies a stark reality: nearly 3 billion birds have vanished since 1970. In this episode of Back From The Brink from Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom, Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant is joined by Kirstin Hill of Smithsonian Bird Friendly to explore a hopeful solution taking root in an unexpected place — coffee farms. Discover how shade-grown coffee is creating vital habitat, helping bird populations rebound and restoring one of nature’s most iconic soundtracks.</p>\n
<h2><strong>Explore Bird Stories</strong></h2>\n
<p>Discover more bird facts through Wild Kingdom videos and articles about North American songbirds, birds of prey and more.</p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/article/your-guide-to-north-american-songbirds">Your Guide to North American Songbirds</a></p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/article/how-organizations-protect-north-american-songbirds">How Organizations Protect North American Songbirds</a></p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/article/10-tips-for-backyard-birding">10 Tips For Backyard Birding</a></p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/video/birds-of-a-feather">Birds of a Feather Episode</a></p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/article/birds-the-word-discover-birds-of-prey">Discover Birds of Prey</a></p>\n
<h2><strong>The Bird-Friendly Checklist Everyone Can Follow</strong></h2>\n
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– Our Migratory Bird Center was founded in the 1990s,<br />\n
but the work for migratory bird conservation<br />\n
kind of started long before that.<br />\n
And in the 1980s, the person who then went on<br />\n
to kind of be the founder of the Migratory Bird Center,<br />\n
Dr. Russell Greenberg, he was noticing a decline<br />\n
in migratory songbird populations in North America.<br />\n
So if you think about, you know, 40 years ago,<br />\n
we’re in the ’80s and he’s noticing<br />\n
and trying to figure out sort of like,<br />\n
“Where are these birds going?<br />\n
I know they’re here in North America during part of the year<br />\n
and then they disappear and then sometimes they come back<br />\n
and sometimes they don’t.”<br />\n
And we’re starting to see fewer and fewer of these birds.<br />\n
So he kind of said, “All right, I’m going to try<br />\n
to figure out where it is that these birds are going.”<br />\n
He went down to Mexico to conduct a bit of research there<br />\n
and to try to see if he could find those same birds<br />\n
and figure out where it was that they were going<br />\n
when they left our areas in North America here.<br />\n
What he kind of found while he was down there<br />\n
was that there were lots and lots of birds<br />\n
in undisturbed forest.<br />\n
And he’s looking around, he’s trying to figure out,<br />\n
okay, what are the types of habitat that they’re utilizing?<br />\n
He was on one area of a valley and heard a lot of bird calls<br />\n
and things like that happening.<br />\n
And he looked over and it looked like an area<br />\n
that appeared to be sort of like an undisturbed forest.<br />\n
Went over to check it out,<br />\n
and what he realized is that it was a coffee farm.<br />\n
So there was coffee growing in the understory<br />\n
and then lots of native trees providing high shade<br />\n
for birds, really high-quality habitats<br />\n
and lots of this, you know, this area<br />\n
that effectively looked like a forest<br />\n
but was actually a coffee farm.<br />\n
And he said, “Hmm, this seems like this could be<br />\n
a really important habitat measure for migratory birds<br />\n
and providing a healthy over wintering habitat for them.”<br />\n
And so that kind of led to just this concept<br />\n
that coffee could be grown in a way that was friendly<br />\n
to birds and biodiversity.<br />\n
And that sort of went on to become<br />\n
the Smithsonian Bird Friendly certification program.<br />\n
– I mean, this is just such a serendipitous story, right?<br />\n
And I think probably the biggest shock to Dr. Greenberg<br />\n
was thinking he’s looking at what we’re saying,<br />\n
like pristine, untouched, you know, old growth forest,<br />\n
going in and actually seeing like, “Oh, this is a farm.”<br />\n
(chuckles) Who knew a farm could look like this?<br />\n
Because certainly in North America, we,<br />\n
at that time, didn’t have those examples.<br />\n
Many of us in the West are quite detached<br />\n
from the things we consume.<br />\n
Can you help me understand what does coffee look like?<br />\n
Like it’s apparently not a tree. (chuckles)<br />\n
How does coffee grow<br />\n
and how can that fit into a forest ecosystem?<br />\n
– So coffee is kind of like a shrub.<br />\n
When it’s ripe, it’s these nice, beautiful<br />\n
bright red cherries that kind of grow out<br />\n
on the coffee shrub itself.<br />\n
And the shrubs, they can get to be quite tall.<br />\n
And so they can grow in the understory.<br />\n
So coffee is a unique crop in that it is perfectly happy<br />\n
to grow under the shade of trees.<br />\n
And that’s actually how it was originally grown.<br />\n
And it was only actually up until the 1970s that coffee,<br />\n
most coffee was grown that way.<br />\n
And then around the ’70s, that’s when we saw the conversion<br />\n
of a lot of coffee farm from this agroforestry<br />\n
where there’s the agriculture kind of in the understory<br />\n
of the forest above to the removal of a lot of the trees<br />\n
and a lot of the, kind of the native plants<br />\n
and things like that that are in there<br />\n
to grow coffee in the sun instead.<br />\n
And there are a number of different reasons<br />\n
why that change kind of happened.<br />\n
There’s rising number of people who were drinking coffee<br />\n
and the governments are kind of saying,<br />\n
“Hey, we want to make sure that we can keep up<br />\n
with this demand.”<br />\n
And there was this idea that if you eliminated<br />\n
some of the shade trees, that you could, in theory,<br />\n
grow more coffee in that way,<br />\n
that the cherries would ripen faster<br />\n
and that that would be a higher yield<br />\n
for the producers there.<br />\n
There ended up being a big conversion of the way<br />\n
that coffee was grown from the agroforests,<br />\n
how it originally grew, into just this<br />\n
kind of clear cut monoculture where the coffee<br />\n
is just kind of baking in the sun<br />\n
and you’re just seeing rows and rows of crops<br />\n
and very little space for birds and biodiversity<br />\n
to coexist in that way.<br />\n
– So we have a scientist who traveled down with the team<br />\n
and discovered, okay, there is habitat fragmentation<br />\n
and habitat loss, but it looks like there’s also solutions<br />\n
at the same time.<br />\n
And then what stemmed from there?<br />\n
– What we ended up kind of seeing was, you know,<br />\n
when Dr. Greenberg came back and was trying to figure out,<br />\n
you know, what do we do with this information<br />\n
that we now have.<br />\n
So I now, you know, we have made this association<br />\n
that the agroforests can provide really high-quality habitat<br />\n
for birds and biodiversity.<br />\n
The question then became, how do we incentivize producers<br />\n
to grow their coffee in this way?<br />\n
So for those remaining folks that have kept<br />\n
this high-quality habitat on their land,<br />\n
how can we make it so that they feel<br />\n
there’s a reason for them to continue growing coffee<br />\n
in this way, how do we incentivize that?<br />\n
– And let me interrupt you here just for me to get a sense.<br />\n
Like tell me a little bit about the economics of this.<br />\n
Is it somehow like cheaper<br />\n
to do the monoculture where it’s just coffee?<br />\n
Is it somehow more expensive for landowners<br />\n
to continue with the polyculture?<br />\n
Like why would someone choose one over the other?<br />\n
– So for each individual farmer that can be a,<br />\n
or a landowner or producer,<br />\n
there’s different motivating factors,<br />\n
and it kind of boils down to how you want<br />\n
to sell your coffee.<br />\n
So there’s coffee that can be sold as specialty grade<br />\n
and that’s when we think about,<br />\n
you know, high quality, high-end specialty coffees<br />\n
versus your commodity coffee, which I kind of refer to<br />\n
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of a bunch of beans and we’re not really sure<br />\n
where it’s coming from and maybe the qualities<br />\n
is a bit lower.<br />\n
So there’s a lot of different factors that can go into<br />\n
how a producer can sell their coffee<br />\n
and how much money they can get for it.<br />\n
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of the Bird Friendly program was trying to find a way<br />\n
to provide this incentive for producers<br />\n
that they could get more money for their coffee.<br />\n
And Smithsonian will prove, we will vouch for them that,<br />\n
yes, this coffee is grown in a way<br />\n
that’s really good for birds.<br />\n
(uplifting music)</div>\n
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<h6></h6>\n
<p><span data-contrast="none">From window decals to your morning coffee order, there are more ways to help migratory songbirds than you might think. In this episodette, Kirstin Hill walks through seven simple actions anyone can take — safer windows, keeping cats indoors, native plants, pesticide-free yards, less plastic, bird-friendly coffee and simply paying attention. Plus, she gives an update on how far the movement has come: over 110 coffee roasters and more than 4,000 producers now protect habitat worldwide. Watch the full episode for the complete story behind the movement.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>\n
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<p> </p>\n
<h3><strong>About Kirstin Hill</strong></h3>\n
<p>Kirstin Hill has spent more than 15 years in wildlife conservation, teaching people why wild animals and their habitats are worth protecting. Today she’s the Smithsonian Institution’s Bird Friendly Program Manager, leading an innovative effort to preserve habitat and protect songbirds. Through forest-friendly farming practices, Bird Friendly farms grow coffee and cocoa in ways that keep their surrounding ecosystems healthy.</p>\n
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<p><span data-contrast="none">In the 1970s, the green sea turtle was vanishing. Poaching, egg harvesting and habitat loss had crashed global numbers by 67%, landing one of the ocean’s most treasured wild animals on the endangered species list. Extinction had become a genuine possibility.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>\n
<p><span data-contrast="none">In the first episode of Back From the Brink, Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant sits down with wildlife biologist and TV host Jeff Corwin to unpack green sea turtle’s incredible comeback. After over 30 years of working with sea turtles around the world, Jeff has watched a critically endangered species he once feared we’d lose become, against all odds, an environmental conservation success. It’s a surprising story — told by one of television’s most passionate conservationists.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>\n
<h3><b><span data-contrast="none">Explore Sea Turtle Stories</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></h3>\n
<p><span data-contrast="none">Discover more sea turtle facts through Wild Kingdom videos and articles about turtle conservation, rescue and rehabilitation. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/article/sea-turtle-stranding-brings-organizations-together-for-rescue"><span data-contrast="none">Sea Turtle Stranding Brings Organizations Together for Rescue</span></a><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/article/manatee-and-sea-turtle-conservation"><span data-contrast="none">Manatee and Sea Turtle Conservation</span></a><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/video/reef-revival"><span data-contrast="none">Reef Revival Episode</span></a><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/video/celebrating-world-sea-turtle-day"><span data-contrast="none">Celebrating World Sea Turtle Day</span></a><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/article/why-do-some-species-migrate"><span data-contrast="none">Why Do Some Species Migrate?</span></a><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>\n
<h3>The Green Sea Turtle’s Hidden Life Cycle</h3>\n
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<p>[Rae] Walk me through that life cycle from where it’s born.</p>\n
<p>[Jeff] Yeah, so when the sea turtle, when the mom, she comes out and she excavates that nest out to deposit her eggs and she may during that season, she’ll do multiple nests. She’ll do like a decoy nest to do kind of sloppy that kind of fool the animals.</p>\n
<p>Oh, clever.</p>\n
<p>The idea is you do multiple nests so your entire clutch isn’t lost. And then, you know, she’s laying between 30 and 70 eggs.</p>\n
<p>[Rae] Okay.</p>\n
<p>Little bigger than a ping pong ball. And then she goes back to sea. When she comes out to nest, she is nesting on the very beach where she was born.</p>\n
<p>Amazing.</p>\n
<p>Where her life began. And she is the only time a sea turtle, for the most part, with few places like Hawaii will have this phenomenon of sea turtles that actually will sleep in the beach, most sea turtles become plagic. A sea turtle born that hatches out on Florida may find its way, we’ve tracked them to the coast of Africa.</p>\n
<p>[Rae] Oh my gosh.</p>\n
<p>[Jeff] Sea turtles from Africa have shown up beating in the horn of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.</p>\n
<p>[Interviewer] Incredible.</p>\n
<p>So they are incredibly adaptive of using the ocean’s currents to go from A to B or go from the new world to the old world.</p>\n
<p>And we can find them in all of the oceans essentially, right?</p>\n
<p>We even have some sea turtles that go into the Arctic.</p>\n
<p>What?</p>\n
<p>Think of sea turtles as being cold blooded and not being warm blooded, being endothermic, but they are the only turtle that is megathermic because they are so big they are like their own, they’re a closed loop energy system. So the nest is laid there and she will go back to sea and only the females will come out. Males will spend their whole lives in the ocean.</p>\n
<p>At sea, isn’t that something?</p>\n
<p>And when they hatch out, you know, if they’re lucky enough, if they’re that one in 10,000 that survive the flood, that survive that high tide, that survive the coyotes of the raccoons, that survive the ghost crabs and all the fish that will eat them, then they’ll come back 20 years later. It will take two decades for that mom to come to the beach, excavate that nest out and bring that next generation in. So that’s kind of how the cycle works.</p>\n
<p>The recovery of the green sea turtle didn’t happen by accident, it happened because people decided it would. But the threats that nearly wiped them out haven’t disappeared and some new ones have arrived.</p>\n
<p>So green sea turtles were listed on the endangered species list. And that made a big difference at least in the US and in North America in their protection. And you know, and I think it also made a difference worldwide.</p>\n
<p>It did because they were protected internationally. The IUCN and other groups and there was a tremendous-. There’s still places where people eat green turtles and other sea turtles. The green turtle is the one that’s actually eaten the most. People don’t eat leatherbacks.</p>\n
<p>And they’re eating this green meat.</p>\n
<p>Yeah.</p>\n
<p>I can’t get over that.</p>\n
<p>That’s what they say is, I’ve been to places where I’ve seen it being cooked in the streets of Indonesia and other places. But that was the most hunted sea turtle. They would hunt them for their eggs. And sometimes they would just literally get them all on board, cut them open, remove the eggs. And you look at those old National Geographic photos and you don’t really see that anymore. But they still face future challenges. One is a warming world.</p>\n
<p>Yeah.</p>\n
<p>And how do we combat that? And the other are plastics.</p>\n
<p>Okay, talk to me about plastics in the ocean.</p>\n
<p>Yeah, we dump 10 billion pounds of plastics every year into our oceans. And you can see that as blue as a beautiful bluebird morning in New England. I’ve been to the Trash Pacific Gyre and I’ve seen that and where you see something that looks like an island that is hundreds of miles in size of this gyro of trash that has all come together. And there are places where beautiful, Bali for example, you go there and they have to every day, because people have spent all this money to be a tourist in beautiful Bali, they have to come in with excavators and front end loaders every morning just to clean the trash off the beach. And that is a preventable thing. It is something we could mitigate. So that’s the good news. If we decided, we could eliminate almost all of the plastic trash that goes into our oceans, there’s a way we could manage that. But it’s been documented that one like big landscape plastic bag, you know, those plastic bags that’s really tough, can kill five individual sea turtles</p>\n
<p>[Rae] Just one.</p>\n
<p>Before it’s broken up enough into little pieces that it could pass through. And I have been to so many sea turtle hospitals where that is it. So you have them eating plastics, and then off Florida boat strikes, big problem. And then they have diseases that may be the result of climate change, may be the result of pollution. It’s a papilloma type virus where they get these tumors and they’ll often get them in and they’ll remove the tumors and stuff. So they have challenges. But overall, I don’t like to look at things as good news or success, I would say it’s a promising story.</p>\n
<p>Okay.</p>\n
<p>It’s a hopeful story. We are at a place of uncertainty and hope with green sea turtles and all the other sea turtles that we have out there. But I would argue we are there where we have this out of sight, out of mind, oh, we fixed it.</p>\n
<p>Sure.</p>\n
<p>We live in a world now where, whether you like it or not, in the last century, humankind has consumed 70 to 80% of all our planet’s nature. We, whether we like it or not, have been given this responsibility to be our planet stewards. And that is something that will always require vigilancy. (soft music)</p>\n
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<p><span data-contrast="none">A sea turtle hatchling has a one-in-10,000 shot at survival. And if it beats those odds, it won’t return to nest for another two decades. In this episodette, Jeff Corwin walks Dr. Rae through the green sea turtle’s remarkable life cycle, from decoy nests to transoceanic migration. Then he turns to the threats still facing the species today: 10 billion pounds of plastic dumped into the ocean every year, boat strikes, disease and a planet where humankind has consumed 70%–80% of nature in the last century. It’s not a fixed problem — it’s an ongoing one.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>\n
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<h4><b><span data-contrast="auto">About Jeff Corwin</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></h4>\n
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Jeff Corwin is a wildlife biologist, conservationist and an Emmy Award–winning producer and host of more than a dozen television series that have been broadcast in more than 100 countries. His shows are featured on networks including Discovery, Animal Planet, Disney, the Food Network, NBC, CNN and Travel Channel. Corwin holds Bachelor of Science degrees in biology and anthropology from Bridgewater State College and a Master of Science degree in wildlife and fisheries conservation from the University of Massachusetts. He’s the founder of the EcoZone, an interactive museum in Norwell, Massachusetts. When not in the field, Corwin resides with his wife and two daughters on a small island off the southeastern coast of Massachusetts.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>\n
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<p>By 1967, the American alligator — a reptile whose lineage predates the dinosaurs — had been hunted, skinned and pushed to the edge of extinction. Twenty years later it was thriving again, making a full recovery under the Endangered Species Act.</p>\n
<p>In this episode, Dr. Rae sits down with Coyote Peterson, wildlife educator and creator of Brave Wilderness, whose alligator content alone has racked up over 100 million views. Together they explain why these “ecosystem engineers” are critical to the health of southeastern wetlands. And they dig into the modern threats that still put the species at risk, from invasive Burmese pythons to human habituation. It’s a story about how fast a species can come back, and how easily that progress can be undone.</p>\n
<h3><strong>Explore alligator stories</strong></h3>\n
<p>Learn more about alligators through these Wild Kingdom videos and articles.</p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/article/how-alligators-beat-the-endangered-species-list">How Alligators Beat the Endangered Species List</a></p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/article/american-alligators">American Alligators</a></p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/video/graduation-day-for-a-gator">Graduation Day for a Gator</a></p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/video/reptile-rescue">Reptile Rescue</a></p>\n
<h3><strong>Why Feeding an Alligator Is the Worst Thing You Can Do</strong></h3>\n
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<p>An alligator on a golf course isn’t lurking — it’s living where humans built on top of its habitat. In this episodette, Coyote Peterson and Dr. Rae unpack why feeding or habituating alligators turns them into the most dangerous version of themselves, why a viral golf-course encounter almost went very wrong and how a little “exposure therapy” — visiting alligators at conservation-focused facilities — can replace fear with respect. Watch the full episode for the complete story of the American alligator’s comeback.</p>\n
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<p>Coyote Peterson is an Emmy Award-winning host and creator of YouTube’s “Brave Wilderness,” where his videos have drawn over 6 billion views worldwide. A lifelong animal lover, he studied video production, writing and film editing at Ohio State University before combining both passions. For over a decade, he’s worked alongside conservationists to protect the planet’s most misunderstood creatures — including a partnership that reintroduced 25 critically endangered black rhinos in South Africa.</p>\n
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<p>Not long ago, grizzly bears were on the edge of extinction in the lower 48 states. Fewer than 1,000 bears remained after decades of illegal hunting, poisoning and habitat loss. So how did this iconic species make an extraordinary comeback? Surprisingly, the story begins at a garbage dump.</p>\n
<p>In this episode of Back From The Brink from Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom, Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant and bear biologist Wes Larson uncover the unlikely turning points, bold conservation efforts and the passionate people who refused to give up on the grizzly. Discover how science, collaboration and persistence helped restore one of North America’s most powerful predators to the wild landscapes it once ruled.</p>\n
<h3><strong>Explore Bear Stories</strong></h3>\n
<p>Discover more bear facts through Wild Kingdom videos and articles about bear conservation, rescue and rehabilitation.</p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/video/black-bear-fun-facts">Bear Fun Facts</a></p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/interactive/how-well-do-you-know-black-bears">How Well Do You Know Black Bears Quiz</a></p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/video/into-the-bears-den">Into the Bear’s Den Episode</a></p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/article/do-all-bears-hibernate-in-winter">Do All Bears Hibernate in the Winter?</a></p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/article/how-we-can-prepare-for-bear-hibernation">How We Can Prepare for Bear Hibernation</a></p>\n
<h3>Before the Recovery of Grizzly Bears, There was a Reckoning</h3>\n
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<div class="Accordion-panelBody">– Yellowstone was a stronghold for grizzly bears, still is, but in the ’70s, they had all of these, like, garbage piles. Do you wanna talk a little bit about, like, how trash attracted bears and what that meant for tourism, and then how quickly they actually changed that?- In the decades leading up to 1970, they had these big, open-pit garbage dumps scattered throughout Yellowstone. There was four or five of them. And they had literal bleachers set up around these dumps, and people would gather every night and watch the bears come up and eat all this food waste. And it was a reliable way to see grizzly bears. They got huge and fat. They were very happy bears where they didn’t really have to compete and they just kinda sat there, and they weren’t very wild anymore. I mean, these were essentially just, you know, garbage-dump bears. And that continued for a while, and the park kind of started realizing they were having a lot of conflicts every year with bears. They were having about 50 incidents every year of people being bitten or injured by bears, which was a lot, and they thought, “We need to do something about this.” So they slowly were kind of starting to make changes, planning to close dumps. And then in 1967, in Glacier National Park, two women were killed on the same night by two different grizzly bears. It’s often referred to as the Night of the Grizzlies. We did a three-part series on it on “Tooth & Claw.” That incident echoed throughout the national park system. People really realized, “Okay, this is an animal that has some potential danger to it that we need to treat a little bit differently than we’ve been treating.” And they quickly closed the dumps then. The last one closed in 1970. And we were left with these bears that were so used to human food and didn’t really know where to go now that they didn’t have access to these dumps. And in the following years, they had to either euthanize or relocate a lot of those bears. And it was kind of this cleansing period in Yellowstone where, unfortunately, a lot of these bears that were totally food conditioned had to be removed from that population, and that left the wild bears, the ones that weren’t food conditioned or totally habituated to people. And that’s where all of our bears we currently have in Yellowstone stem from, was that population that was left after they changed that policy with the dumps.</p>\n
<p>– We have very few grizzly bears in Montana and in Yellowstone, you know, because of some of the policies that have been in place for decades. Like, there’s some bad news going on, so how do things start to get a little bit better?</p>\n
<p>– So, in ’75 was kind of the first big step forward for grizzly bears, and that’s when they received protections under the Endangered Species Act. And then the next really great thing that happened was in 1983, the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team was formed, and that consisted of people in the National Park Service and USGS, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that essentially decided they were gonna combine this, you know, amazing pool of knowledge to figure out how to properly conserve this animal and give them the kind of things they need to spread across the West in ways that they used to. So they had six kind of recovery zones that they outlied, the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem being one of them. And I was lucky enough to work when I was in Yellowstone under Kerry Gunther, who is, like, the guy when it comes to Yellowstone grizzly bears. He’s done, you know, more for them than anyone that I know of personally. And a lot of those early days was just really hazing bears that were too, you know, habituated or food conditioned, moving bears that were problem bears or getting rid of ones that, you know, had gone too far and kind of, you know, cleaning out that population, making it wilder. And over time, those kind of processes and the ways that they hazed got better and better and better. And now in Yellowstone, where they used to have, like, 50 conflicts a year that were injuries to humans, now they average one per year, which is a huge step in the right direction, you know? We’d love it if there wasn’t any, but they respond quickly to any bears that are food conditioned. They allow for some habituation. That’s why people are able to do what you did last week, go up and see these bears and these meadows and get some incredible photos and experiences. But the whole outlook kind of toward grizzly bears has changed, and that’s allowed these strongholds to really grow. And now in Yellowstone, there’s probably over 1,000 grizzly bears just in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.</p>\n
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<p><span data-contrast="none">Before Yellowstone had over 1,000 grizzly bears, it had bleachers. Every night, people would gather around open pit garbage dumps to watch bears eat food waste — reliable, safe and nothing like the wild. It took a single catastrophic night in 1967 to change everything. Wes Larson breaks down the uncomfortable turning point that forced Yellowstone to close its dumps, remove its food-conditioned bears, and start over — and how that painful reset became the foundation for one of conservation’s greatest comebacks.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>\n
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<h4><strong>About Wes Larson</strong></h4>\n
<p>Wes Larson is a bear biologist whose work centers on human-bear conflict. He hosts “Tooth & Claw,” a podcast that unpacks true accounts of the most dramatic wildlife encounters on record. Much of his work focuses on helping people understand wild animals and coexist with them safely.</p>\n
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<p>Each spring, North America comes alive with a familiar and magical sound — the dawn chorus of songbirds returning home after journeys spanning thousands of miles. But behind that beauty lies a stark reality: nearly 3 billion birds have vanished since 1970. In this episode of Back From The Brink from Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom, Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant is joined by Kirstin Hill of Smithsonian Bird Friendly to explore a hopeful solution taking root in an unexpected place — coffee farms. Discover how shade-grown coffee is creating vital habitat, helping bird populations rebound and restoring one of nature’s most iconic soundtracks.</p>\n
<h2><strong>Explore Bird Stories</strong></h2>\n
<p>Discover more bird facts through Wild Kingdom videos and articles about North American songbirds, birds of prey and more.</p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/article/your-guide-to-north-american-songbirds">Your Guide to North American Songbirds</a></p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/article/how-organizations-protect-north-american-songbirds">How Organizations Protect North American Songbirds</a></p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/article/10-tips-for-backyard-birding">10 Tips For Backyard Birding</a></p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/video/birds-of-a-feather">Birds of a Feather Episode</a></p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/article/birds-the-word-discover-birds-of-prey">Discover Birds of Prey</a></p>\n
<h2><strong>The Bird-Friendly Checklist Everyone Can Follow</strong></h2>\n
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– Our Migratory Bird Center was founded in the 1990s,<br />\n
but the work for migratory bird conservation<br />\n
kind of started long before that.<br />\n
And in the 1980s, the person who then went on<br />\n
to kind of be the founder of the Migratory Bird Center,<br />\n
Dr. Russell Greenberg, he was noticing a decline<br />\n
in migratory songbird populations in North America.<br />\n
So if you think about, you know, 40 years ago,<br />\n
we’re in the ’80s and he’s noticing<br />\n
and trying to figure out sort of like,<br />\n
“Where are these birds going?<br />\n
I know they’re here in North America during part of the year<br />\n
and then they disappear and then sometimes they come back<br />\n
and sometimes they don’t.”<br />\n
And we’re starting to see fewer and fewer of these birds.<br />\n
So he kind of said, “All right, I’m going to try<br />\n
to figure out where it is that these birds are going.”<br />\n
He went down to Mexico to conduct a bit of research there<br />\n
and to try to see if he could find those same birds<br />\n
and figure out where it was that they were going<br />\n
when they left our areas in North America here.<br />\n
What he kind of found while he was down there<br />\n
was that there were lots and lots of birds<br />\n
in undisturbed forest.<br />\n
And he’s looking around, he’s trying to figure out,<br />\n
okay, what are the types of habitat that they’re utilizing?<br />\n
He was on one area of a valley and heard a lot of bird calls<br />\n
and things like that happening.<br />\n
And he looked over and it looked like an area<br />\n
that appeared to be sort of like an undisturbed forest.<br />\n
Went over to check it out,<br />\n
and what he realized is that it was a coffee farm.<br />\n
So there was coffee growing in the understory<br />\n
and then lots of native trees providing high shade<br />\n
for birds, really high-quality habitats<br />\n
and lots of this, you know, this area<br />\n
that effectively looked like a forest<br />\n
but was actually a coffee farm.<br />\n
And he said, “Hmm, this seems like this could be<br />\n
a really important habitat measure for migratory birds<br />\n
and providing a healthy over wintering habitat for them.”<br />\n
And so that kind of led to just this concept<br />\n
that coffee could be grown in a way that was friendly<br />\n
to birds and biodiversity.<br />\n
And that sort of went on to become<br />\n
the Smithsonian Bird Friendly certification program.<br />\n
– I mean, this is just such a serendipitous story, right?<br />\n
And I think probably the biggest shock to Dr. Greenberg<br />\n
was thinking he’s looking at what we’re saying,<br />\n
like pristine, untouched, you know, old growth forest,<br />\n
going in and actually seeing like, “Oh, this is a farm.”<br />\n
(chuckles) Who knew a farm could look like this?<br />\n
Because certainly in North America, we,<br />\n
at that time, didn’t have those examples.<br />\n
Many of us in the West are quite detached<br />\n
from the things we consume.<br />\n
Can you help me understand what does coffee look like?<br />\n
Like it’s apparently not a tree. (chuckles)<br />\n
How does coffee grow<br />\n
and how can that fit into a forest ecosystem?<br />\n
– So coffee is kind of like a shrub.<br />\n
When it’s ripe, it’s these nice, beautiful<br />\n
bright red cherries that kind of grow out<br />\n
on the coffee shrub itself.<br />\n
And the shrubs, they can get to be quite tall.<br />\n
And so they can grow in the understory.<br />\n
So coffee is a unique crop in that it is perfectly happy<br />\n
to grow under the shade of trees.<br />\n
And that’s actually how it was originally grown.<br />\n
And it was only actually up until the 1970s that coffee,<br />\n
most coffee was grown that way.<br />\n
And then around the ’70s, that’s when we saw the conversion<br />\n
of a lot of coffee farm from this agroforestry<br />\n
where there’s the agriculture kind of in the understory<br />\n
of the forest above to the removal of a lot of the trees<br />\n
and a lot of the, kind of the native plants<br />\n
and things like that that are in there<br />\n
to grow coffee in the sun instead.<br />\n
And there are a number of different reasons<br />\n
why that change kind of happened.<br />\n
There’s rising number of people who were drinking coffee<br />\n
and the governments are kind of saying,<br />\n
“Hey, we want to make sure that we can keep up<br />\n
with this demand.”<br />\n
And there was this idea that if you eliminated<br />\n
some of the shade trees, that you could, in theory,<br />\n
grow more coffee in that way,<br />\n
that the cherries would ripen faster<br />\n
and that that would be a higher yield<br />\n
for the producers there.<br />\n
There ended up being a big conversion of the way<br />\n
that coffee was grown from the agroforests,<br />\n
how it originally grew, into just this<br />\n
kind of clear cut monoculture where the coffee<br />\n
is just kind of baking in the sun<br />\n
and you’re just seeing rows and rows of crops<br />\n
and very little space for birds and biodiversity<br />\n
to coexist in that way.<br />\n
– So we have a scientist who traveled down with the team<br />\n
and discovered, okay, there is habitat fragmentation<br />\n
and habitat loss, but it looks like there’s also solutions<br />\n
at the same time.<br />\n
And then what stemmed from there?<br />\n
– What we ended up kind of seeing was, you know,<br />\n
when Dr. Greenberg came back and was trying to figure out,<br />\n
you know, what do we do with this information<br />\n
that we now have.<br />\n
So I now, you know, we have made this association<br />\n
that the agroforests can provide really high-quality habitat<br />\n
for birds and biodiversity.<br />\n
The question then became, how do we incentivize producers<br />\n
to grow their coffee in this way?<br />\n
So for those remaining folks that have kept<br />\n
this high-quality habitat on their land,<br />\n
how can we make it so that they feel<br />\n
there’s a reason for them to continue growing coffee<br />\n
in this way, how do we incentivize that?<br />\n
– And let me interrupt you here just for me to get a sense.<br />\n
Like tell me a little bit about the economics of this.<br />\n
Is it somehow like cheaper<br />\n
to do the monoculture where it’s just coffee?<br />\n
Is it somehow more expensive for landowners<br />\n
to continue with the polyculture?<br />\n
Like why would someone choose one over the other?<br />\n
– So for each individual farmer that can be a,<br />\n
or a landowner or producer,<br />\n
there’s different motivating factors,<br />\n
and it kind of boils down to how you want<br />\n
to sell your coffee.<br />\n
So there’s coffee that can be sold as specialty grade<br />\n
and that’s when we think about,<br />\n
you know, high quality, high-end specialty coffees<br />\n
versus your commodity coffee, which I kind of refer to<br />\n
as like your gas station coffee where it’s just like a mix<br />\n
of a bunch of beans and we’re not really sure<br />\n
where it’s coming from and maybe the qualities<br />\n
is a bit lower.<br />\n
So there’s a lot of different factors that can go into<br />\n
how a producer can sell their coffee<br />\n
and how much money they can get for it.<br />\n
So that was kind of what led to the creation<br />\n
of the Bird Friendly program was trying to find a way<br />\n
to provide this incentive for producers<br />\n
that they could get more money for their coffee.<br />\n
And Smithsonian will prove, we will vouch for them that,<br />\n
yes, this coffee is grown in a way<br />\n
that’s really good for birds.<br />\n
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<p><span data-contrast="none">From window decals to your morning coffee order, there are more ways to help migratory songbirds than you might think. In this episodette, Kirstin Hill walks through seven simple actions anyone can take — safer windows, keeping cats indoors, native plants, pesticide-free yards, less plastic, bird-friendly coffee and simply paying attention. Plus, she gives an update on how far the movement has come: over 110 coffee roasters and more than 4,000 producers now protect habitat worldwide. Watch the full episode for the complete story behind the movement.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>\n
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<h3><strong>About Kirstin Hill</strong></h3>\n
<p>Kirstin Hill has spent more than 15 years in wildlife conservation, teaching people why wild animals and their habitats are worth protecting. Today she’s the Smithsonian Institution’s Bird Friendly Program Manager, leading an innovative effort to preserve habitat and protect songbirds. Through forest-friendly farming practices, Bird Friendly farms grow coffee and cocoa in ways that keep their surrounding ecosystems healthy.</p>\n
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<p><span data-contrast="none">In the 1970s, the green sea turtle was vanishing. Poaching, egg harvesting and habitat loss had crashed global numbers by 67%, landing one of the ocean’s most treasured wild animals on the endangered species list. Extinction had become a genuine possibility.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>\n
<p><span data-contrast="none">In the first episode of Back From the Brink, Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant sits down with wildlife biologist and TV host Jeff Corwin to unpack green sea turtle’s incredible comeback. After over 30 years of working with sea turtles around the world, Jeff has watched a critically endangered species he once feared we’d lose become, against all odds, an environmental conservation success. It’s a surprising story — told by one of television’s most passionate conservationists.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>\n
<h3><b><span data-contrast="none">Explore Sea Turtle Stories</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></h3>\n
<p><span data-contrast="none">Discover more sea turtle facts through Wild Kingdom videos and articles about turtle conservation, rescue and rehabilitation. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/article/sea-turtle-stranding-brings-organizations-together-for-rescue"><span data-contrast="none">Sea Turtle Stranding Brings Organizations Together for Rescue</span></a><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/article/manatee-and-sea-turtle-conservation"><span data-contrast="none">Manatee and Sea Turtle Conservation</span></a><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/video/reef-revival"><span data-contrast="none">Reef Revival Episode</span></a><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/video/celebrating-world-sea-turtle-day"><span data-contrast="none">Celebrating World Sea Turtle Day</span></a><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/article/why-do-some-species-migrate"><span data-contrast="none">Why Do Some Species Migrate?</span></a><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>\n
<h3>The Green Sea Turtle’s Hidden Life Cycle</h3>\n
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<p>[Rae] Walk me through that life cycle from where it’s born.</p>\n
<p>[Jeff] Yeah, so when the sea turtle, when the mom, she comes out and she excavates that nest out to deposit her eggs and she may during that season, she’ll do multiple nests. She’ll do like a decoy nest to do kind of sloppy that kind of fool the animals.</p>\n
<p>Oh, clever.</p>\n
<p>The idea is you do multiple nests so your entire clutch isn’t lost. And then, you know, she’s laying between 30 and 70 eggs.</p>\n
<p>[Rae] Okay.</p>\n
<p>Little bigger than a ping pong ball. And then she goes back to sea. When she comes out to nest, she is nesting on the very beach where she was born.</p>\n
<p>Amazing.</p>\n
<p>Where her life began. And she is the only time a sea turtle, for the most part, with few places like Hawaii will have this phenomenon of sea turtles that actually will sleep in the beach, most sea turtles become plagic. A sea turtle born that hatches out on Florida may find its way, we’ve tracked them to the coast of Africa.</p>\n
<p>[Rae] Oh my gosh.</p>\n
<p>[Jeff] Sea turtles from Africa have shown up beating in the horn of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.</p>\n
<p>[Interviewer] Incredible.</p>\n
<p>So they are incredibly adaptive of using the ocean’s currents to go from A to B or go from the new world to the old world.</p>\n
<p>And we can find them in all of the oceans essentially, right?</p>\n
<p>We even have some sea turtles that go into the Arctic.</p>\n
<p>What?</p>\n
<p>Think of sea turtles as being cold blooded and not being warm blooded, being endothermic, but they are the only turtle that is megathermic because they are so big they are like their own, they’re a closed loop energy system. So the nest is laid there and she will go back to sea and only the females will come out. Males will spend their whole lives in the ocean.</p>\n
<p>At sea, isn’t that something?</p>\n
<p>And when they hatch out, you know, if they’re lucky enough, if they’re that one in 10,000 that survive the flood, that survive that high tide, that survive the coyotes of the raccoons, that survive the ghost crabs and all the fish that will eat them, then they’ll come back 20 years later. It will take two decades for that mom to come to the beach, excavate that nest out and bring that next generation in. So that’s kind of how the cycle works.</p>\n
<p>The recovery of the green sea turtle didn’t happen by accident, it happened because people decided it would. But the threats that nearly wiped them out haven’t disappeared and some new ones have arrived.</p>\n
<p>So green sea turtles were listed on the endangered species list. And that made a big difference at least in the US and in North America in their protection. And you know, and I think it also made a difference worldwide.</p>\n
<p>It did because they were protected internationally. The IUCN and other groups and there was a tremendous-. There’s still places where people eat green turtles and other sea turtles. The green turtle is the one that’s actually eaten the most. People don’t eat leatherbacks.</p>\n
<p>And they’re eating this green meat.</p>\n
<p>Yeah.</p>\n
<p>I can’t get over that.</p>\n
<p>That’s what they say is, I’ve been to places where I’ve seen it being cooked in the streets of Indonesia and other places. But that was the most hunted sea turtle. They would hunt them for their eggs. And sometimes they would just literally get them all on board, cut them open, remove the eggs. And you look at those old National Geographic photos and you don’t really see that anymore. But they still face future challenges. One is a warming world.</p>\n
<p>Yeah.</p>\n
<p>And how do we combat that? And the other are plastics.</p>\n
<p>Okay, talk to me about plastics in the ocean.</p>\n
<p>Yeah, we dump 10 billion pounds of plastics every year into our oceans. And you can see that as blue as a beautiful bluebird morning in New England. I’ve been to the Trash Pacific Gyre and I’ve seen that and where you see something that looks like an island that is hundreds of miles in size of this gyro of trash that has all come together. And there are places where beautiful, Bali for example, you go there and they have to every day, because people have spent all this money to be a tourist in beautiful Bali, they have to come in with excavators and front end loaders every morning just to clean the trash off the beach. And that is a preventable thing. It is something we could mitigate. So that’s the good news. If we decided, we could eliminate almost all of the plastic trash that goes into our oceans, there’s a way we could manage that. But it’s been documented that one like big landscape plastic bag, you know, those plastic bags that’s really tough, can kill five individual sea turtles</p>\n
<p>[Rae] Just one.</p>\n
<p>Before it’s broken up enough into little pieces that it could pass through. And I have been to so many sea turtle hospitals where that is it. So you have them eating plastics, and then off Florida boat strikes, big problem. And then they have diseases that may be the result of climate change, may be the result of pollution. It’s a papilloma type virus where they get these tumors and they’ll often get them in and they’ll remove the tumors and stuff. So they have challenges. But overall, I don’t like to look at things as good news or success, I would say it’s a promising story.</p>\n
<p>Okay.</p>\n
<p>It’s a hopeful story. We are at a place of uncertainty and hope with green sea turtles and all the other sea turtles that we have out there. But I would argue we are there where we have this out of sight, out of mind, oh, we fixed it.</p>\n
<p>Sure.</p>\n
<p>We live in a world now where, whether you like it or not, in the last century, humankind has consumed 70 to 80% of all our planet’s nature. We, whether we like it or not, have been given this responsibility to be our planet stewards. And that is something that will always require vigilancy. (soft music)</p>\n
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<p><span data-contrast="none">A sea turtle hatchling has a one-in-10,000 shot at survival. And if it beats those odds, it won’t return to nest for another two decades. In this episodette, Jeff Corwin walks Dr. Rae through the green sea turtle’s remarkable life cycle, from decoy nests to transoceanic migration. Then he turns to the threats still facing the species today: 10 billion pounds of plastic dumped into the ocean every year, boat strikes, disease and a planet where humankind has consumed 70%–80% of nature in the last century. It’s not a fixed problem — it’s an ongoing one.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>\n
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<h4><b><span data-contrast="auto">About Jeff Corwin</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></h4>\n
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Jeff Corwin is a wildlife biologist, conservationist and an Emmy Award–winning producer and host of more than a dozen television series that have been broadcast in more than 100 countries. His shows are featured on networks including Discovery, Animal Planet, Disney, the Food Network, NBC, CNN and Travel Channel. Corwin holds Bachelor of Science degrees in biology and anthropology from Bridgewater State College and a Master of Science degree in wildlife and fisheries conservation from the University of Massachusetts. He’s the founder of the EcoZone, an interactive museum in Norwell, Massachusetts. When not in the field, Corwin resides with his wife and two daughters on a small island off the southeastern coast of Massachusetts.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>\n
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<p>Ever wondered why some people and animals form such strong bonds? Or why these connections are so vital to our well-being? In this episode, we continue with more stories from the AZA conference, speaking with Dr. Kathayoon Khalil, a conservation psychologist with the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, about the powerful role of empathy in human-animal connections. We also dive into the world of tarantulas with Sarah Bowser to explore fascinating facts about these misunderstood creatures and the threats they face in the wild. Thom Demas from the Tennessee Aquarium wraps up the episode with a deep dive into the underwater world of a little-known fish that shows how stream health impacts us all — wildlife and humans.</p>\n
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<p>Fewer than 100 ocelots remain in the United States, making these rare wildcats incredibly difficult to study and protect. Filmmaker and wildlife biologist Ben Masters discusses the importance of documenting endangered species, and how his work has led him to capture rare footage of these elusive cats. He uncovers the many challenges ocelots face, from habitat loss to the struggle for visibility in conservation efforts, and why it’s crucial to continue fighting for their survival.</p>\n
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<p>With fewer than 360 North Atlantic right whales remaining in the wild, these incredible marine giants are critically endangered. In this episode, Orla O’Brien, scientist with the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at the New England Aquarium discusses this urgent wildlife crisis and the challenges facing this species. O’Brien explains why right whales are often overlooked — an “out of sight, out of mind” issue — and how innovative technology plays a crucial role in protecting them, offering hope for their future.</p>\n
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<p>Every year, boat strikes injure and kill tens of thousands of manatees. In this episode, Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant and Peter Gros explore the challenges these gentle mammals face in the wild and the ongoing efforts to protect them. Guest expert Dr. Claire Erlacher-Reid, senior staff veterinarian at SeaWorld Rescue, who specializes in marine mammal rehabilitation and rescue, discusses the threats manatees face, the critical work being done to help them and the wonderful experience of rehabilitating and releasing these magnificent animals back into the wild.</p>\n
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<p>Over a hundred years ago, sea otters were hunted to near extinction for their fur. Peter and Dr. Rae chat with Megan Smylie, sea otter program manager at the Aquarium of the Pacific, about the incredible efforts to restore their population. Learn about the inspiring sea otter surrogacy program, where surrogate mothers Millie and Chloe nurture and train orphaned sea otter pups, teaching them essential survival skills before returning to the wild.</p>\n
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<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/article/wolves-and-the-endangered-species-act">Wolves play a crucial role as keystone species,</a>, essential for maintaining the health and balance of ecosystems. In this episode, Peter and Dr. Rae chat with Regina Mossotti, Vice President of Animal Care at the Saint Louis Zoo, who discusses her deep commitment to wolf advocacy and dispels common myths about “big, bad wolves.”</p>\n
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<p>Zoos play a crucial role in wildlife survival, acting as research hubs and connecting people to the wonders of nature. In this episode, Dr. Rae and Peter chat with Patty Ihrig-Bueckendorf, a Saint Louis Zoo hellbender keeper, about the vital role zookeepers play in animal rehabilitation and species preservation. Ihrig-Bueckendorf shares her work with hellbender salamander — a species that’s been on the endangered species list since 2003 — highlighting the efforts to save these unique creatures.</p>\n
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<p>For three months during nesting season, researchers relocate to Eastern Egg Rock Island to monitor and protect puffins. Peter and Dr. Rae sit down with Emma Lachance Linklater, a biologist who spent months living among the puffins on the remote island. Lachance Linklater shares her unforgettable experiences studying these precious seabirds and highlights the hard work and determination of field biologists committed to protecting and preserving wildlife.</p>\n
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<p>Dr. Rae and Peter explore the challenges beavers face from habitat loss and human conflict with wildlife biologist, Molly Alves. Learn about the Tulalip Beaver Project and their efforts in relocating beavers from nuisance areas to places where their natural building skills create thriving, biodiverse ecosystems. Discover the incredible impact of these industrious creatures and the efforts to protect them.</p>\n
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<p>Just over a decade ago, the native foxes of California’s Channel Islands were on the brink of extinction. In this episode, Peter and Dr. Rae are joined by Nadya Seal Faith, a conservation biologist from the Santa Barbara Zoo. They discuss her incredible work on the islands conserving these species and the pivotal role bald eagles played in restoring the ecosystem’s balance.</p>\n
<p>Learn more about the Channel Island fox in <a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/article/about-the-channel-island-fox">this informative (and cute) piece from our friends at the Santa Barbara Zoo</a>. Plus, did you know the Channel Island fox was <a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/video/endangered-species-act">one of the first species to be listed as endangered since the Endangered Species Act</a> was signed into place?</p>\n
<p>Watch the Protecting the Wild episode <a href="https://www.nbc.com/mutual-of-omahas-wild-kingdom-protecting-the-wild/video/the-lost-fox-of-the-channel-islands/9000363893" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“The Lost Fox of the Channel Islands”</a>.</p>\n
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<p>Across the United States, bats are under siege, facing numerous threats that endanger their populations. In this episode, Co-Hosts Dr. Rae and Peter are joined by Dr. Nate Fuller, a bat ecologist, to discuss the critical need to save these misunderstood creatures and what we can do to educate others about their importance to the environment.</p>\n
<p>You can learn <a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/article/experiencing-bat-conservation">more about bats from Bat Conservation International from this article</a>. Plus, learn about a <a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/article/all-about-bats-with-mutual-of-omahas-wild-kingdom">bat’s role in nature and about some common misconceptions from Peter</a>.</p>\n
<p>Watch the Protecting the Wild episode <a href="https://www.nbc.com/mutual-of-omahas-wild-kingdom-protecting-the-wild/video/the-bats-of-texas/9000363891" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“The Bats of Texas”</a>.</p>\n
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<p>Over the past 50 years, climate change, poor water quality and overfishing have devastated up to 60% of our kelp forest. Join Co-Hosts Peter and Dr. Rae as they uncover the vital importance of kelp forests with special guest Dr. Jennifer Adler, a renowned conservation photographer and underwater photojournalist. She shares her incredible experiences capturing the beauty and mystery of deep-water ecosystems and underwater sea caves.</p>\n
<p>Watch the <a href="https://www.nbc.com/mutual-of-omahas-wild-kingdom-protecting-the-wild/video/the-forest-beneath-the-sea/9000363896" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Protecting the Wild episode that features kelp and Dr. Jennifer Adler, “The Forest Beneath the Sea”.</a></p>\n
<p>Plus, did you know sea otters are critical in helping save the sea kelp population? <a href="https://www.nbc.com/mutual-of-omahas-wild-kingdom-protecting-the-wild/video/secret-life-of-sea-otters/9000363901" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Learn more about sea otters on another episode.</a></p>\n
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<p>In this episode, we go on a journey through time and conservation with Peter and Dr. Rae as they talk with Jeff Ewelt, executive director of ZooMontana, about the remarkable resurgence of the black-footed ferret, believed extinct until 1981. They discuss special moments on the show like meeting the ferret clone Elizabeth Ann and releasing endangered ferrets into the wild at Hogg Ranch.</p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/article/return-of-the-black-footed-ferret">Read more about conservation efforts for the black-footed ferret here</a>. Plus, do you know the <a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/video/celebrating-national-ferret-day">differences between a black-footed ferret and a domestic ferret</a>?</p>\n
<p>You can see Peter, Dr. Rae and Jeff in action with black-footed ferrets and the people working to save them on Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild<a href="https://www.nbc.com/mutual-of-omahas-wild-kingdom-protecting-the-wild/video/conservation-comeback/9000363908" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> “Conservation Comeback” .</a></p>\n
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<p>Have you heard the remarkable story of the mountain lion that roamed the Hollywood hills? In this episode, Peter and Dr. Rae sit down with Beth Pratt, wildlife advocate and author to discuss the enduring legacy of P-22, the iconic mountain lion who called Griffith Park in Los Angeles home. Together, they’ll touch on the pressing issue of habitat loss — one of the greatest threats to wildlife — and explore innovative solutions for coexisting with wildlife in our urban landscapes.</p>\n
<p><a href="https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/article/what-p-22-taught-us-about-urban-wildlife">Learn more about P-22 and what he taught us in this article.</a></p>\n
<p>Beth and P-22 were featured on an episode of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild<a href="https://www.nbc.com/mutual-of-omahas-wild-kingdom-protecting-the-wild/video/urban-wildlife/9000363902" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> “Urban Wildlife”</a>.</p>\n
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<p>Dive into the depths of Southern California’s waters with Peter and Dr. Rae as they chat with Carlos Gauna, an expert drone operator and shark photographer, where he discusses how his videos can impact our understanding of misrepresented animals like sharks. Carlos recounts thrilling tales from his time on the show — including a heart-pounding moment when the hope of spotting a shark seemed completely lost.</p>\n
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<p>Conversations of squeaks, whistles and buzzes are an important way that beluga whales communicate in the dark depths of the ocean. In this episode, Dr. Kristin Westdal of Oceans North chats about her groundbreaking research of beluga behaviors and how noise pollution in the water can impact these beautiful mammals. She shares some unforgettable moments of up-close encounters with belugas while kayaking in the frigid waters near Churchill, Manitoba.</p>\n
<p>Bonus track: Sunny Nelson from Lincoln Park Zoo shares her journey researching the beautiful, and nearly extinct, Bali Myna, a rare bird found only in Bali, Indonesia.</p>\n
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<p>As climate change rapidly melts Arctic sea ice, polar bears could face near extinction by the end of the century. But thanks to the work of dedicated conservationists, there’s hope. In this episode, Nikki Smith, curator at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, shares her mission to help save polar bears in the wild and secure the future of this incredible species. She discusses the many challenges they face, from rising temperatures disrupting their breeding and growth to surviving in extreme freezing conditions and how the zoo’s breeding program is essential for the survival of this species.</p>\n
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<p>The Bahamas stands as the only nation in the world to establish a shark sanctuary encompassing its entire marine environment. In this episode, we speak with Bahamian biologist and passionate shark advocate, Candace Fields, on why sharks are the true guardians of our oceans, highlighting their essential role in maintaining the vibrant underwater landscapes of coral reefs. She discusses how we can change the common misconceptions about sharks in the media, helping people learn to admire, not fear, these ocean superheroes.</p>\n
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<p>For seven years, North American zoos saw no coati births, leaving their population shrouded in uncertainty. But at Brevard Zoo in Florida, a groundbreaking milestone changed everything — welcoming the first coati litter in nearly a decade. Lauren Hinson, director of animal programs and coati studbook keeper, takes us behind the scenes of this incredible journey. From the challenges of understanding this species to the joy of seeing new life thrive, she reveals what it took to make this conservation success story a reality, and why it matters now more than ever.</p>\n
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