Summary Hosts Susan Altrui and Joy Matlock celebrate conservation comeback stories and the teamwork behind them. Through a game of Two Truths and a Lie and a visit from zookeeper Hannah Baker (and ambassador ferret Hagrid), this episode explores how AZA-accredited zoos, government agencies, scientists, and communities combine tools like captive breeding, reintroduction, habitat protection, disease management, and genetics to bring species back from the brink.

In this episode you’ll learn

• Why bald eagles declined and which policy and habitat actions enabled their recovery.
• How black-footed ferrets were rescued from near extinction via captive breeding, reintroduction, and genetic tools (including cloning).