Sea Rescue Season 5, Episode 12: Heron Today, Gone Tomorrow

1

A Gigantic Challenge

Marine biologists spend years trying to perfect a technique to help rescue one of the biggest creatures on the planet: the right whale. Then, oil washes ashore during a Gulf spill, and rescuers spring into action to save hundreds of sea turtles in danger.

30 min

2

Lucky Streak

An exhausted pelican lands on a busy highway in Florida and Sea Rescue host Matt Gutman is there to assist with the rescue. Then, a manatee becomes ill after spending too long in frigid water, so the SeaWorld team launches a rescue mission to help him.

30 min

3

Race Against Time

A sea lion is slowly being strangled by a loop of line around his neck, so rescuers race to save him. Then, rescue teams work around the clock to prevent an ecological disaster after an oil spill in Galveston, Texas.

30 min

4

Gift of Sight

Four sea animals with one thing in common: they have a problem with their eyesight. In this Sea Rescue special, can the teams use cutting edge technology and a lot of TLC to give these animals the gift of sight?

30 min

5

Pipeline to Disaster

A pipeline bursts near Santa Barbara, California, spilling thousands of gallons of oil into a precious ecosystem. One of the biggest rescue efforts in state history begins to save seabirds and marine mammals caught in the oil’s deadly path.

30 min

6

Family Ties

A rescue team tries to save a young whale tangled up in fishing line off the coast of Maui as its mother swims nearby. Then, a baby manatee is discovered without her mom, so rescuers step in to take care of this precious little girl.

30 min

7

Sea Cow in Texas

A manatee turns up in Trinity Bay near Galveston, Texas, and when the water temperature drops, a multitude of rescue groups work together to save the manatee. Then, two sea lions in San Diego have life threatening entanglements around their necks.

30 min

8

Here, There and Everywhere

Sea lion pups start washing ashore, ill and emaciated, up and down the California coast. Soon the numbers shatter all previous records and rescue teams work around the clock to keep up with a deluge of sick patients.

30 min

9

Shell Shocked

Hundreds of endangered sea turtles strand on the shores of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, after spending too long in water that’s too cold for them. A rescue effort is launched to save them by flying these turtles all over the country to rehabilitation centers.

30 min

10

Situation Contained

A sea lion is brought to SeaWorld San Diego in the back of a police car. Then, two albatross turn up in the unlikeliest of places: a desert community and a container ship. Fortunately for these wayward long-distance fliers, help is on hand.

30 min

11

Best of: Hooked

Four animals, one problem: they’ve all been hooked with a sharp object. In this special episode of Sea Rescue, it’s up to rescue teams across the country to get two dolphins, a sea lion and a small shark safely back to their ocean homes.

30 min

12

Heron Today, Gone Tomorrow

It’s a fight for survival in Hawaii as rescuers work tirelessly to help the endangered monk seal population recover. Then, a great blue heron is in grave danger after a soda can becomes stuck around its beak, so rescuers must step in to help.

30 min

13

Never Give up Hope

A manatee becomes stranded in frigid waters near Savannah, Georgia, as rescuers race to reach him in time. Then, two young harbor seals with serious injuries arrive at SeaWorld San Diego and the team works to save them.

30 min

14

In Trouble in the Gulf

When a sick dolphin washes ashore in Louisiana, a dedicated rescue team helps it, inspiring a group of school children along the way. Then, hundreds of turtles strand along the Gulf shore of Texas in critical condition.

30 min

15

Wading in to Help

A young harbor seal is brought into SeaWorld San Diego with a broken back and a mysterious illness. Then, rescuers wade in to help a badly sunburned dolphin stranded on a sandbar.

30 min

16

Day and Night

A young harbor seal is brought into SeaWorld San Diego with a broken back and a mysterious illness. Then, rescuers wade in to help a badly sunburned dolphin stranded on a sandbar.

30 min

17

Stuck in the Drain

Rescuers discover 20 manatees trapped in a narrow drainpipe and begin an overnight rescue to save them all. Then, two loggerhead sea turtles are brought to the South Carolina Aquarium with life-threatening shell injuries.

30 min

18

Small But Nighty

When a newborn orphaned sea otter pup washes ashore, rescuers act quickly to give this infant a second chance. Then, a newborn harbor seal strands with a swollen neck and rescuers have to get her well again.

30 min

19

Dangerous Entanglements

Two dolphins, a whale and a sea lion are all fighting for their lives while tangled up in fishing gear. In this special edition of Sea Rescue, teams work quickly to save these unfortunate animals from their deadly entanglements.

30 min

20

A Profound Legacy

Meet the pioneers who spent decades perfecting techniques to safely and successfully sedate and return entangled sea lions in the wild. Then, a female loggerhead sea turtle is taken to SeaWorld Orlando for care.

30 min

21

Trouble on the Sand

A sea lion is spotted with a deadly tangle of line and a fishing lure caught in his mouth, and rescuers need to find him before it’s too late. Then, a dolphin strands near the U.S border with Mexico and is in critical condition.

30 min

22

Something in the Water

A leatherback sea turtle strands in South Carolina and rescuers come to the rescue. Then, a mysterious substance appears in the San Francisco Bay and threatens the lives of hundreds of sea birds.

30 min

23

Rapid Response

A manatee has been struck by a boat and needs to be rescued or he could drown. Then, a young dolphin is spotted in a freshwater bayou in Texas and rescuers have to move quickly to save this saltwater animal.

30 min

24

Big or Small, Help Them All

Rescue teams in Maui respond to a young, emaciated humpback whale severely entangled in heavy gauge line. Then, a harbor seal that can’t swallow fish is taken to SeaWorld San Deigo where the team must discover how to help her if she's going to survive.

30 min

25

Feathered Friends in Need

Flamingos in Mexico, penguins in South Africa, sea birds in California and sandhill cranes in Florida all need help. In this special edition of Sea Rescue, four inspiring stories of feathered friends and the people who help them.

30 min

26

Fight or Flight

A juvenile great white shark becomes stranded off Cape Cod. Then, after a harbor seal survives a shark attack he’s left with a life-threatening wound and rescuers use an ancient cure to help.

30 min