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From 2025, Jon Wertheim's report on people searching for the mysterious Tasmanian tiger, an apex predator declared extinct 40 years ago. From 2021, Bill Whitaker's report on people finding ways to coexist with grizzly bears in Montana. From 2022, Lesley Stahl's report on mountain gorillas in Rwanda. From 2013, Scott Pelley's report on two different individuals who are working to save the endangered humpback whale. From 2012, Stahl's report on efforts to save turtles and tortoises from poachers. From 2015, Anderson Cooper's report on Bonobos, the fascinating primate that is as close to human as the chimpanzee. And from 2020, Pelley's look at the partnership between China and America's Smithsonian National Zoo which has helped to bring panda's back from the brink of extinction.

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