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Part 2 of 2 in our story about the Yellow-Headed Box Turtle! Join us as we enter the high-security facilities keeping these rare turtles safe from the constant threat of theft. Like the show? Rate Extinction Event 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Say hi at [email protected] or leave us a voice message  extinctionevent.buzzsprout.com ©2026 Extinction Event Send us Fan Mail

It's part 1 of a 2 part story about the swift demise of these highly collectible box turtles from China. Find out what happened to these cute reptiles and then tune in next week for part 2, where our story takes an unsuspecting turn! Like the show? Rate Extinction Event 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Say hi at [email protected] or leave us a voice message  ©2026 Extinction Event Send us Fan Mail

Jack and Melissa choose cats and battle each other to see who can go extinct first! Will it be the larger, highly adaptable Asian Golden Cat, or the smaller, incredibly elusive and very cool looking Bay Cat?! Like the show? Rate Extinction Event 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Say hi at [email protected] or leave us a voice message  ©2026 Extinction Event Send us Fan Mail

Discover the glypto-do’s and glypto-dont's of surviving the last ice age. On this episode: glyptodonts! These prehistoric walking tanks were shuffling around the Americas alongside their relatives, the armadillos. But good luck finding one now. If you're listening with your littles - this episode is mostly PG, but we have borderline bad language in there so take a listen first.  Like the show? Rate Extinction Event 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Say hi at [email protected] or leave us a voice message  Send us Fan Mail

Buckle up, it’s a long one! We’re going deep into the psyches of Bigfoot, Three Toes and Custer Wolf – the criminally insane renegade killer wolves of the Rocky Mountains. Melissa goes full out wolf-geek-mode as we track the demise of the Southern Rocky Mountain Wolf, an actual friggin’ subspecies of the Gray Wolf! Like the show? Rate Extinction Event 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Say hi at [email protected] or leave us a voice message  ©2026 Extinction Event Send us Fan Mail

It’s the second installment of our man-eater series! Jim Corbett is back again, hunting down an Indian Leopard with a kill count of over 400. Warning: This one’s slightly gory and we accidentally used some bad(ish) language. Maybe have a listen first if you have littles.  Like the show? Rate Extinction Event 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Say hi at [email protected] or leave us a voice message  ©2026 Extinction Event Send us Fan Mail

Not extinct in the wild, yet, but pretty close! These critically endangered, super cute salamanders are native only to a small lake region in Mexico. Find out how they became so popular and how we even got on this topic in the first place...This was supped to be the extinct smooth handfish episode, but we talked about axolotl’s the whole time…  Like the show? Rate Extinction Event 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Say hi at [email protected] or leave us a voice message  ©2026 Extinction Event Send us Fan Mail

Oh lord, prepare yourself. The story of howe the stick bugs on this island went extinct will send creepy crawlies down your spine. Find out what happened to Lord Howe's tree lobsters on this week's Extinction Event.  Like the show? Rate Extinction Event 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Say hi at [email protected] or leave us a voice message  ©2026 Extinction Event extinctionevent.buzzsprout.com Send us Fan Mail

Left to fend for themselves after Pablo Escobar’s death, the Hippos in his hacienda eventually break free and reign supreme in surrounding Colombian lagoons and rivers. As the population grows, authorities struggle to eradicate these non-native species from a region where they definitely don’t belong. But not to fear, Jack has a genius solution to this incredibly complicated problem! Find out what it is on this week’s Extinction Event. Like the show? Rate Extinction Event 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Say hi at [email protected] or leave us a voice message  ©2026 Extinction Event extinctionevent.buzzsprout.com Send us Fan Mail

After years of people begging us to do it…we finally present to you: Turnspit Dogs. These pups were a staple in wealthy households and a bonafide breed of their own for hundreds of years. Now, they’re entirely 100% gone. Find out what happened on this week’s Extinction Event! Like the show? Rate Extinction Event 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Say hi at [email protected] or leave us a voice message  ©2026 Extinction Event extinctionevent.buzzsprout.com Send us Fan Mail

In 1986, Reactor 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded, causing a radioactive fallout with catastrophic effects on people and wildlife. We check in 40 years later to see how the critters in Pripyat and the surrounding area are faring. Brace yourself for some ooey gooey wolves and jacked up arachnids. This one’s gonna get weird! Like the show? Rate Extinction Event 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Say hi at [email protected] or leave us a voice message  ©2026 Extinction Event extinctionevent.buzzsprout.com Send us Fan Mail

This week join us for an electrifying avian extinction dance off! But wait, wasn’t the heath hen just your typical prairie chicken? But wait, nope, you’re wrong. Actually it was a downright HEATHEN when it came to lekking and booming. We’re talking mating rituals so extreme and so powerful that anyone within their grassy perimeter was rendered helpless. What the heck are we talking about? Gonna have to listen to this thrilling episode to find out! Watch a historical film of the heath hen here: https://www.bowdoin.edu/news/2018/08/now-showing-the-heath-hen-and-other-early-ornithological-films-of-alfred-otto-gross.html Like the show? Rate Extinction Event 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Say hi at [email protected] or leave us a voice message  ©2025 Extinction Event extinctionevent.buzzsprout.com Send us Fan Mail

Holy heck how'd we miss this one. This giant New Zealand bird was the biggest eagle to have ever lived! And its extinction is linked to the Giant Moa, which if you haven't heard is being resurrected by Colossal Biosciences with the help of Peter Jackson. Yes the Lord of the Rings one. Woah we have a lot to catch up on! Also a big apology to our regular extincty fans for taking so long to get a new episode up. WE'LL TRY HARDER NEXT TIME Check out this great video by “FRANK” that help informed this episode: https://youtu.be/yTU76_gQeQc?si=DnsvOOYPSPJQAT8X Learn more about the Giant Moa de-extinction here: https://colossal.com/moa/ Like the show? Rate Extinction Event 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Say hi at [email protected] or leave us a voice message  ©2025 Extinction Event Send us Fan Mail

Truly an awesome New Zealand bird and WOW did we do it justice in what was probably the best Extinction Event episode ever recorded! Then the file got corrupted and we lost it. Join us as we pick up the pieces of our shattered reality. Like the show? Rate Extinction Event 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Say hi at [email protected] or leave us a voice message  ©2025 Extinction Event Send us Fan Mail

As these island dwelling falcons neared extinction many live birds were offered up for sale in San Diego. We go through the historical accounts to try uncover why no one wanted to buy and potentially save this magnificent species.  Like the show? Rate Extinction Event 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Say hi at [email protected] or leave us a voice message  ©2025 Extinction Event Send us Fan Mail