Peter Gros:
Rae, do you know what's having a comeback right now?

Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant:
Hm?

Peter Gros:
Wide leg jeans.

Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant:
I didn't know you're such a fashion expert, Peter.

Peter Gros:
You know what else is making a comeback?

Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant:
Please tell me.

Peter Gros:
Corded headsets, vinyl records, and the American alligators.

Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant:
Okay. One of those things is not quite like the other.

Peter Gros:
No, it's something they all have in common. They've all made a comeback.

Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant:
Well, I mean, who doesn't like a comeback story? I mean, we're always rooting for the underdog.

Kirstin Hill:
They went from a population of about 167 singing males in 1974, recovered all the way to being delisted from the endangered species list in 2019.

Jeff Corwin:
Green turtles have made an extraordinary recovery. A lot of that comes from stopping the poaching of them and also protecting beaches where they nest.

Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant:
This is Back From the Brink, a podcast from Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom.

Peter Gros:
Hi, I'm Peter Gros.

Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant:
And I'm Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant. And this season we're highlighting some of the most remarkable recovery stories from the natural world and talking with the people who refuse to let these species go extinct.

Coyote Peterson:
To be pushed to near extinction and then to have the numbers that we currently have today is really quite the testament to conservation and preservation of a species like the American alligator.

Peter Gros:
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