What does it take to save a species from extinction? Jack looks for some answers among researchers and animal experts. In Texas he discovers one of the few places where ocelots roam freely and whooping cranes glide gracefully in the wild and learns how their numbers are being preserved. In New Orleans, Jack introduces us to Dr. Betsy Dresser, whose work in genetic cryogenics may hold the key to saving endangered species.

Show #2114

• Ocelot Research - Michael E. Tewes, PhD Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute. Texas A&M University, Kingsville Campus Box 218 Kingsville, TX 78363. Phone: (512) 593-3922. Fax: (512) 593-3924. E-mail: m-tewes@tamuk.edu
• Whooping Cranes - Tom Stehn, National Whooping Crane Coordinator, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Arkansas Wildlife Refuge. Phone: (512) 286-3559. Fax: (512) 286-3722.
• Whooping Cranes - Capt. John Howell's Whooping Crane Tours Rockport, TX. Phone: (512) 729-7525.
• Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species, Freeport-McMoran Audubon Species Survival Center, Dr. Betsy Dresser, Senior VP and Director, 14001 River Rd., New Orleans, LA 70131. Phone: (504) 398-3266. Fax: (504) 391-7707. E-mail: bldresser@acres.org