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# Vanishing Act
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/human-footprint/episode/vanishing-act-4bp9fu/
- Published: 2025-07-23T20:01:07.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-04T15:30:13.000Z
- Description: Shane meets species on the brink of oblivion, and the people who won’t let them slip away.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Human Footprint, Season 2, Episode 6, #ZZZ_Episode_d4c869d2-f3d5-474d-9913-cc3b8d67adcb, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_920c28e7-cc8d-4bd4-a6a1-1d54d80cf6c8, #v1.16

From fossils entombed in tar to cells frozen in hope, Shane Campbell-Staton traces the arc of extinction from prehistory to the present. On an epic global journey, he meets species at the brink of oblivion… and the people who won’t give up on them.