2012

S1.E1 ∙ Stranded

Fri, Apr 06, 2012

Rescuers race to assist a pod of more than 20 pilot whales that have mysteriously stranded on a Florida beach. And, a baby dolphin is tangled in a mass of potentially deadly fishing line while its f rantic mother refuses to leave its side.

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S1.E2 ∙ Dangerous Entanglements

Fri, Apr 13, 2012

A gentle manatee becomes stranded in a remote part of the Florida Everglades, forcing rescuers to abandon their boats and wade through alligator infested waters to save her. And, a mother and calf manatee pair is caught in an invisible web of fishing line causing a shocking injury that threatens both of their lives.

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S1.E3 ∙ Whale of a Tale

Fri, Apr 20, 2012

An orphaned, newborn gray whale is stranded on a beach prompting one of the largest marine mammal rescues in history as rescuers become surrogate parents and overcome hurdle after hurdle.

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S1.E4 ∙ Up a Drain Without a Paddle

Fri, Apr 27, 2012

A manatee is trapped in a storm sewer and rescuers act quickly to reach the stranded animal before she starves or suffocates. And, rescuers negotiate the end to a slippery standoff as a wayward sea lion evades police.

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S1.E5 ∙ The Ones That 'Almost' Got Away

Fri, May 04, 2012

Impaled with a gaff hook, a sea lion is badly wounded and resists rescuers' attempts to help him. And, as a sea turtle recovers from severe cold stress, rescuers discover he's a victim of a shocking number of violent injuries.

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S1.E6 ∙ Foster Families

Fri, May 11, 2012

Rescuers become surrogate parents to three baby orphan manatees left to fend for themselves. A serious illness threatens one of the newborns and rescuers find a treatment to save him.

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S1.E7 ∙ Special Delivery

Fri, May 18, 2012

An orphaned pilot whale finds a new home a great distance from where he first stranded.

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S1.E8 ∙ Cold Cases

Fri, Jun 29, 2012

Extreme cold weather threatens animals across Florida and rescuers work to save three manatees before hypothermia sets in. And, another cold snap affects over 5,000 sea turtles, including one with an injury so severe, major surgery is its only hope for survival

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S1.E9 ∙ Penguins in Peril

Fri, Jul 06, 2012

An oil spill off the coast of South Africa threatens half the world's African penguin species, and rescuers and volunteers come from all over in an extraordinary effort to save the species, making history as the largest penguin rescue operation ever completed.

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S1.E10 ∙ Strayed from the Sea

Fri, Jul 13, 2012

A young gray whale wanders into a shallow harbor entangled in hundreds of feet of fishing line, leaving rescuers with the dangerous task of cutting the whale loose. And, a dolphin becomes trapped in a freshwater inlet and rescuers race to get it back to saltwater before time runs out.

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S1.E11 ∙ Turtle Travels

Fri, Jul 20, 2012

A rare and endangered sea turtle winds up 5,000 miles from home after being swept up by an ocean current. And, two other sea turtles survive their own wild ride to the Pacific Northwest, landing a lucky ticket home from the U.S. Coast Guard.

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S1.E12 ∙ Dolphins in Danger

Fri, Jul 27, 2012

Rescuers attempt to save three dolphins on the brink of disaster - a fragile calf being strangled by razor-sharp fishing line; a displaced dolphin trapped in a freshwater lake 100 miles from the ocean; and a critically ill dolphin whose only chance of survival is a radical medical treatment normally used on humans.

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S1.E13 ∙ Tight Squeeze

Fri, Aug 03, 2012

When a manatee becomes trapped deep in a storm sewer, rescuers save it in one of their most complex operations to date. And, a freezing manatee winds up in a precarious position when it camps out in the outflow of a coastal power plant.

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