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On this episode, we're putting
our newest show host Christina

up to a classic
Costa Rica challenge,

catch some of its
fabulous frog species.

Let's head out
into the rainforest

and see how she's doing.

The challenge is starting out
small with one of the tiniest

frogs here in Costa Rica,
the strawberry dart frog, one

of eight species of dart
frogs here in Costa Rica

and number one on
my list of frogs

that I've wanted to see here.

This is so awesome.

It's so much smaller than I
ever thought it was going to be

and way more vibrant in color.

And it even has these
little cute blue legs that

kind of look like blue jeans.

I actually have it
here in this container,

not because of the
toxins, but because it

is so tiny and fragile.

If I put it out in my hand,
it would probably jump off,

and I don't want to have
a reaction of grabbing it.

So I'm going to keep
this little guy in here.

And you can actually hear a
couple of frogs all around us.

That's how I found this little
guy, but I can only imagine.

Oh, you
are really cute.

Don't give me that look.

I'm trying my best here, OK?

All right.

Even Coyote flubs quite
a bit now and again.

Ooh.

And action.

OK.

At this point, I can only
imagine that the challenges

are going to get much bigger.

So I'm going to go ahead and
put you back and carry on.

Stop, stop, stop.

Got eyeshine right
there, smoky jungle frog.

OK, crouch down.
- Seriously?

Yep, yep, yep.

OK, this is it.

The situation has
presented itself.

Now, Christina, there are
three things you need to know.

They are big.

They are fast.

And if you grab a
hold of it, it's going

to make a crazy cat sound.

It's like

It's going to throw
you for a loop.

I need light.

There it is, the famous
sound that they make.

Wow!

Now, if you are a
predator, you came in here,

and you grabbed a
hold of this frog,

and it did that,

that, it would be startling.

And you would likely drop the
frog, and it would escape.

I hear you, yes.

That's what it
does for its defense?

Yes, and trust me, it will
cause you to drop that frog

if you're not expecting it.

If we can even get
close enough for it

to let us try to make a catch--

Right.

- we're going
to keep the light on its eyes

the entire time because
it's kind of like a deer

caught in headlights.
It's just going to stay there.

If we alter our
lights at all, it

will drop backwards
into its burrow, which

is probably right next to it.

That happens, frog's gone.

But if you get the chance
to make a grab at it,

you want to grab for the
lower hips and the muscle

in the thighs and grab on
with all of your strength.

You're not going
to hurt the frog.

Your best-case
scenario is you're

going to be able
to overpower it,

and it's not going to get away.

So
close, yet so far.

That was really good.

That was really, really good.

OK, let's back out, so we
don't make too much noise

and scare it.

Christina, how are
your scum boots doing?

They're still on,
but they have a bit

of a mouth to talk with now.

So I don't know if you can see
that, but they're falling apart

is what I'm trying to say.

You might be
struggling on the walk back.

Just a little bit.

Man,
that's smoky jungle frog

is fast, strong, and agile.

We spent over two
hours trying to catch

not just one, not
just two, but 20

different individual
smoky jungle frogs.

You got it?
No.

You take the net.

The gaff tape will be frog.

Ah!

And you definitely
missed the tape.

The tape is a lot easier
to catch than the frog.

Yeah, I'm going

to need a lot more practice.

OK, well, when it comes to
facing rainforest challenges,

catching a frog is a lot
easier said than done.

Now, we've got something
known as the splendid leaf

frog up in the tree here.

We just found it by spotting
its eyeshine using a flashlight.

But, Christina, your challenge
is going to be to catch

the splendid leaf frog.

Now, whenever we do
things with amphibians,

we like to get our
hands wet first.

So put your hands out there.

They're very sensitive skin.

Ooh, so exciting.

That is a big frog.

Hello, my beautiful
little friend.

Very delicate maneuver.

Ooh.

That's excellent.

It actually jumped onto that
branch that's very bendy.

Just grab those leaves.

You might be able to
pull that down and bring

the frog right down to you.

You got it.

You got it.

You got it.

Nice.

Oh.

Yeah, yeah, yes.

You are so beautiful.

Look, how
pretty this is.

It's got these massive hands.

I assume that's
good for climbing.

It's so cute.

Oh, look at those big eyes.

Oh.

Oh, my gosh.

Check that out.

He definitely
wants to be the star.

I'll tell you what.

Why don't you just turn off
your lights for a second?

We'll get a couple of
tight shots of the frog

on the front of the lens.

And we'll back it
up here slowly.

And then, Christina,
you can crouch down,

and we'll get the
frog under control.

Yeah.

All right, challenge met.

I just caught the splendid leaf
frog, and splendid it is indeed.

Look at the size of this frog.

It is almost the
size of my hand.

And what that's
telling us right now is

that this is probably a female.

So the females are much
larger than the males.

And wow, can you see
those stripes at all?

This frog is also known as
the tiger of the rainforest.

And it's a very flat green.

So usually, they're
hanging out during the day

sleeping on leaves, and
they're blending right in.

She's also got these very
big pads on her hands,

so she can glide seamlessly
from leaf to leaf.

And this is a real treat because
these frogs are so rare to find.

They are only found in
very particular places here

in Costa Rica.

So this is pretty darn special.

The goal was to catch
a frog, and I did it.

Can't wait to find out
what my next challenge is.

But before I do that,
it's time to put

this icon of the rainforest
back in its home.

These rocks are hard to
navigate because it is misty.

And these things are a
slippery as black ice.

But for Christina,
this is certainly

a cool environment to explore.

It feels like we are
in Jurassic Park.

Look at the size of this leaf
here behind me, ginormous.

All right, Christina,
how are you enjoying

exploring this environment?

Oh, you know this is
a lot of fun for me.

Like you
said, it reminds me

of the movie "Jurassic Park,"
so everything's massive.

And even this creek here is just
absolutely beautiful with all

these big stones.

And all we have to do is
just find us a few critters,

and they'll make this
night for me, honestly.

All right, I just spotted
a red-eyed leaf frog.

I got Mario in position.

Now, I'm going to try and
make my way up these stones,

catch it for the camera.

Got it?

Yeah.

Nice.

This is
the first time ever

holding a red-eyed leaf frog.

This is exciting.

Oh, here we go, here we go.

Hi.

It's opening it a little bit.

Wow.

So good at climbing.

It feels like little sticky
pads on my thumb right now.

Look at this brilliant red eyes.

I can see where
it gets its name.

I got to say this is the perfect
end to my frog scavenger hunt.

I'm Christina
Wilson, and I'll see

you on my next wild adventure.

All right,
guys, we just got the call.

We are on a sea
turtle rescue mission.

And right now, there's a turtle
on a beach about 15 miles north

from here and needs our help.

These sea turtles,
when they end up beach,

it's because they
are distressed,

and they can no longer swim.

And without programs like the
one we're participating in,

they would all certainly die.

So needless to say this sea
turtle right now-- its life

depends on us.

Just this past year

alone, more than 850 sea
turtles were rescued off

the shores of
Massachusetts, a number

that has been sadly increasing.

Endangered sea turtles
like the Kemp's ridley,

green, and loggerhead
are washing up on beaches

due to cold-stunning.

And the changing climate is
only making matters worse.

I think I see it.

Yep, here's our turtle.

A volunteer was
combing this beach,

and they discovered this
Kemp's ridley sea turtle.

And this is exactly what
they're supposed to do.

They're supposed to take the
turtles off of the beach, away

from the wind.

And then you can
see it was covered

here with this bit of straw
to protect it from exposure.

And it does look like we are
in time for this sea turtle

to have a chance because
you can see it still

has a little bit of
strength in its neck,

just enough to pick up its head.

And that is a very
good sign because most

of the turtles that you
find that are cold-stunned

cannot move whatsoever.

So let's bundle this little
turtle up and take it

to the Wellfleet sanctuary
where it will start

its process of
rehabilitation and hopeful

rerelease back into the wild.

Rapidly
fluctuating sea temperatures

due to climate
change are narrowing

the window for these turtles to
safely migrate south each year.

Rising sea temperatures
are holding

the turtles in northern
waters for too long.

And any sudden drop in water
temperature below 50 degrees

results in a mass cold-stunning
event for these marine reptiles.

You have to be super
quiet because these turtles are

already really stressed, and
loud noises have been proven

to stress them even further.

Poor little-- poor
little turtle.

We did notice that it had
a bit of a response when

we picked it up off the beach.

Like it had some ability
to raise its head.

That's pretty rare.

Honestly, a lot of
the time these turtles

are barely moving at all.

Sometimes we'll think
a turtle is dead,

and we'll leave it overnight to
assess in the morning to make

sure that it's still alive.

Cool.

Is this our turtle?

This is our turtle.

All right.

How do we know that
this turtle isn't dead?

So when we first bring it
on to this processing table,

we will check to see if
its flippers are in rigor.

Rigor is
short for rigor mortis.

When an animal dies,
it starts to seize up,

and all of its joints and
body parts become stiff.

So there was slight
movement right there.

We saw that.

Yep.

We'll kind of gently tug
on their back flippers.

And then we'll touch their
eye for a small eye response

as well.

And then what we'll do is we
will actually use this pit tag

scanner here because sometimes
these turtles wash in,

and they have been tagged.

And no tag was detected here.

Then the next thing
we'll do is we will take

measurements of its carapace.

We will look to see if there
are any injuries on the turtle

anywhere, sometimes from
pecking from seagulls

if they've been sitting
on the beach for a while.

And then they'll sometimes have
some wounds on their carapace.

And
that's why it's so

important to get these
turtles off the beach

as quickly as possible.

Each animal

receives a number upon
entry to the Wellfleet

Bay Wildlife Sanctuary.

And of the four sea turtles
we assisted in rescuing,

number 569 was the first
to be sent for urgent care.

On your way bud.

So we quickly

mobilized and followed
it to the New England

Aquarium's Sea Turtle Hospital.

Look at all these turtles.

OK, we'll see you
in a little bit.

Let's go, guys.

All right, here we are at
the Sea Turtle Hospital.

Let's go inside to see
our Kemp's ridley start

its rehabilitation process.

Come on this way.

All right, how's it going, Adam?
Thanks for having us.

Thank you for coming.

So are these are turtles?

Is that--

These are our turtles,
and you got 569.

And the Kemp's are
very similar looking.

And as you'll see, there's a
lots of turtles everywhere.

And then once they
get into the water,

they look even more bit similar.

So we'll bring them up.

We'll put a number
on their shelf.

And we put a band
around their flipper

so that way when we're
looking for certain turtles,

especially when
they're in the water,

they'll be easier to find.
Awesome.

Now, we're going
to try to listen to see what

the heart rate sounds like.

Cool.

And their metabolism at
this rate is very slow.

Extremely slow.

And that's why you
need these special instruments

to be able to read that.

We're listening for
the turtle's heartbeat.

So far, I just hear static.

Oh, I think I just
heard a whoosh.

So this turtle's significantly
lower heart rate than it's

going to be when it leaves.
- Exactly.

OK.

So
with that, we will

give it a dose of epinephrine.

That will help get that
heart rate a little bit

up there and a little bit
more prepped for a swim.

So this
is, like, the jump

start for the rehabilitation
process here at the hospital.

Once a
sea turtle receives epinephrine,

it is then placed in a small
pool of water for observation.

Also called a swim
test, this is where

the clinical team will look
for signs of other damage

and possible infections.

Let's see how 569 does.

So that's a great
sign, obviously,

that nice little breath there.

And turtle's going
into the water.

And so yeah, I mean,
he's ready to go.

For these turtles, freshwater
is important because

of the dehydration piece.

It helps rehydrate them.

One or two days in that
freshwater won't be detrimental.

And then they're into the
full salt water tanks.

These turtles have
been out there

breathing in cold air, water,
so we see a lot of pneumonia.

So you can kind of see he's
slowing down a little bit there.

OK.

We also see
how high in the water he is.

So he's definitely got
some gas in his system

there that's keeping him
very floaty as you can see.

And he has some odd coloration
in those front flippers,

so he may have some
skin issues that over

the next few days,
as he warms up,

might become a little
bit more prevalent.

So I'm not trying to
put you on the spot, Adam,

but in your professional
experience, how would

you say our turtle
here, number 569,

is looking in terms of its
potential for rehabilitation?

Yeah, no, the prognosis
for this turtle at this point

would be good.

I saw some bubbles coming
out of the ears, the nose.

Then you saw him lift his
head and took a nice breath.

So that's all great things.

Love it.

That is so great to hear.

And it's so nice to see
the turtle lively again.

I feel like most people
who would encounter one

of these cold-stunned
turtles on the beach

might even think they
were already dead.

But sure enough,
here at the hospital,

after a little
shot of epinephrine

and a chance to swim, we've
got a lot of movement.

All right, so now
that our turtle

has swam for the first
time at the hospital,

part of the rehabilitation
process of warming them back up

to the appropriate temperature,
which is about 72 degrees,

takes a few days.

After treating
nearly 5,000 turtles,

this facility has learned
quite a bit about how to bring

the temperature back up.

And the appropriate way and the
best way they found to do it

is a stage process over
days using multiple tanks.

Over the next two days,
they will actually

be placed in the saltwater
bath that will raise them up

to about 65 degrees and then
eventually up to the 72 degrees

that you'll see here
in the holding tanks.

These turtles here--
they're already

being raised up to temperature.

Pretty cool and
definitely something

that really helps
these turtles stand

a chance of being rereleased.

Along with being critically

endangered, the Kemp's
ridley is also the rarest

sea turtle on the planet.

Once abundant, their population
suffered a massive crash

in the 1980s, where as
few as 250 nesting females

were estimated to remain.

Luckily for the world's
smallest and rarest sea turtle,

large-scale conservation efforts
help restore their population

to stability by the mid-2000.

However, with current climate
trends being as they are,

the pressure is
now back on to save

this species from extinction.

I've heard reports
that the Kemp's ridley are

somewhere in the population
of 30 to 40,000 individuals

in the world.

Is that-- is that
what you heard also?

They
are critically

endangered population.

So I mean, the fact
that you're seeing thousands

of turtles come
through the facility,

this is a significant
mass of this species.

You're getting
these guys through and back

into the ocean is critical.

Well, this is
not the end of the road.

We actually have one
more step that we

want to show you as part of this
turtle rehabilitation program.

This one though is going
to take us on a short trip

to the airport.

So as you can see,
we are no longer

in the Sea Turtle Hospital.

We are in an air hangar because
there's an amazing volunteer

program called Turtles Fly Too
that takes these sea turtles

down to warmer waters in
the Southern United States

where they will finish
their rehabilitation

and rereleased
back into the wild

much sooner than mother nature
would allow here in New England.

And we just got word that
the turtles have arrived,

so it's time to get to work
and load up these sea turtles.

All right, so we have a van load
and a truck load full of sea

turtles that are being loaded up
by volunteers and aquarium staff

onto this aircraft right now.

They're trying to set a
record today by loading 100

sea turtles onto this airplane.

That's a lot of reptiles.

So right now, the
pilot and the co-pilot

are up there playing a
little bit of turtle Tetris

to try to get all
of these animals

loaded up onto this aircraft.

It takes a lot of resources
to fly these turtles,

so they want to make sure
every flight is efficient

and as productive as they can.

Trying to get one more up there?

Yeah, I think they have
a little shorter banana box.

OK.

We'll box it in.

Nice.

Oh, there's more turtles.

There's
always more turtles.

Last one for you.

Last one.

OK.
- Here.

Thank you.

No, thank you.

All right, I got
the final turtle

box to load into the aircraft.

Last one.

Something I never
thought I would

say turtles on an airplane.

But here in New
England, it happens

about a dozen times a year.

That's cool.

The turtles

that make the flight to Florida
are the ones ready to be

released back into the
wild, but others needing

more long-term rehabilitation
like our friend 569

will continue to receive care
at the Sea Turtle Hospital

until they are ready
to be released when

spring returns to New England.

Researchers have predicted
that by 2031, just eight

years from this video's release,
thousands of cold-stunned sea

turtles will wash
up on New England

shores every single year.

It takes an amazing
collaboration

to combat these
events and return

healthy sea turtles
into the ocean

to rejoin their populations.

From emergency veterinarians
to airplane pilots to hundreds

of beachcombing
volunteers, I was

so proud to play a small part in
saving these rare and endangered

animals.

But the work continues
every single day

from the cold shores of
Cape Cod to the warm waters

of South Florida.