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Human Footprint

Vanishing Act

Season 2 Episode 6

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.

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8/28/2027
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Sunday Aug 3, 9:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
Monday Aug 4, 1:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
Monday Aug 4, 8:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
Tuesday Aug 5, 4:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal
Tuesday Aug 5, 5:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
Tuesday Aug 5, 10:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
Wednesday Aug 6, 2:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
Wednesday Aug 6, 6:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
Wednesday Aug 6, 8:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
Wednesday Aug 6, 2:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
Saturday Aug 9, 7:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore