Faded Tails

Faded Tails – Already Gone: The Great Auk Extinction Special

In this final episode of Faded Tails, we turn from endangered species to one that has already disappeared. The Great Auk once filled the North Atlantic in vast numbers–until sustained human hunting drove it to extinction in the 19th century. Through its story, we explore what extinction actually looks like, and what it reveals about the species at risk today.

Faded Tails - S4 Ep. 4: Silent Collapse of the Scalloped Hammerhead

A predator shaped by millions of years—now fading in decades. The story of the Scalloped Hammerhead Shark.

Faded Tails - S4 Ep. 3: The Markhor: Ghost of the Mountains

High in the mountains of Central and South Asia, the markhor moves along cliffs most animals wouldn’t dare climb. Once hunted to near extinction, this wild goat with spiraling horns survived through one of the most controversial conservation strategies in the world. In this episode of Faded Tails, we explore myth, colonial hunting, recovery, and the uneasy question at the heart of it all: what does it mean to save a species by putting a price on its life.

Faded Tails - S4 Ep. 2: The Cassowary: the Bird That Refused to Disappear

Feared as a monster and misunderstood as a threat, the cassowary is one of the world’s most ancient birds–and one of its most important. In this episode of Faded Tails, we step into the rainforest to uncover the truth behind the myths, the fear, and the quiet role this prehistoric bird plays in keeping the entire ecosystems alive. What happens when a creature refuses to disapper, even as its world fades around it?

Faded Tails - S4 EP.1: Whooping Crane

In this episode of Faded Tails, we explore the story of the whooping crane, a bird that nearly disappeared. Once reduced to just twenty-one birds, its survival is a fragile reminder of how close we came to silence.