Born to Be Wild

Feb 25, 2019

Today the team have to act as mothers to a litter of orphaned fox cubs whose den was disturbed by a builder’s digger. We’ll follow the team as they raise this furry family and watch as they transform from tiny cubs into fully fledged foxes.

Sep 4, 2019

The staff are excited as the season’s first baby badgers have been brought in. It is a big day for the mammal unit as two of their otters are finally ready to release.

Sep 5, 2019

Assistant manager Jonny has his hands full when a bunch of baby pine martens are brought in over the course of a couple of weeks. Jonny needs to use all his experience to bond these orphans into a family unit.

Sep 6, 2019

The team receive a delivery of a nest of orphaned red squirrel kits. The centre’s head vet Romain Pizzi uses an ancient falconer’s trick to get an injured bird flying again after severe wing damage.

Sep 7, 2019

April is bottle-feeding tiny roe deer orphan Petal, but when she is also given the task of looking after newborn hedgehog Piglet, she needs to call on the help of Chloe and Nicola.

Sep 9, 2019

When a juvenile raven comes in with a broken wing, the combined experience and expertise of head of birds Lorraine and the surgical knowledge of vet Romain is needed.

Sep 10, 2019

The team receive not one but two of Scotland’s rarest predators – white tailed eagles – and have to use all their experience and expertise to try and get them back to the wild.

Sep 11, 2019

When a pair of orphaned harbour seals arrive at the centre, the team try a groundbreaking new technique to help rehabilitate them. And the bird unit work hard to raise and release a pair of beautiful orphaned barn owl chicks.

Sep 12, 2019

The centre receives an unusual case - an otter from the very north of Shetland who has already failed twice to be successfully reintroduced to the wild.

Sep 13, 2019

The centre is plunged into chaos as the harshest winter storms in over 20 years hits. Battling through snow and ice, the staff have to battle to help the wildlife effected by the cold snap.

Jul 19, 2021

April helps hand-rear Padme the orphaned fox cub, while in the seal unit, Kaniz needs the help of specialist vet Romain to operate on a grey seal with a swollen flipper.

Jul 26, 2021

Wildlife assistant Juanita attempts to hand-rear the tiniest litter of red squirrels ever admitted to the centre. Meanwhile, Kaniz and Gaby struggle with a pair of feisty gannets.

Aug 9, 2021

Wildlife rescue officer Bob has interesting cases to deal with on his round including a bat caught in a light fitting, a stranded collared dove chick and a lost racing pigeon.

Aug 16, 2021

Lorraine, the head of birds at the wildlife rescue centre, is forced to ‘take her work home’ during the coronavirus pandemic. This means a houseful of goldfinches and collared doves.

Aug 23, 2021

April rears a tiny orphaned badger cub, which she names Miss Honey. Meanwhile, centre vet Liam saves the life of a tiny common sandpiper that has been attacked by a domestic cat.

Aug 30, 2021

Kaniz struggles with the intake of rescued harbour seals which need to be returned to the wild. Meanwhile, April and Juanita see red squirrel Kite back to a home in the forest.

Sep 6, 2021

Wildlife assistant Rebecca is busy with orphaned partridges which she names after types of cheese! Meanwhile, Chloe hand-rears a gang of pine martens and returns them to the wild.

Sep 13, 2021

April and Juanita hand-rear a beautiful injured and orphaned fallow deer which they name Snow Drop. Meanwhile, specialist vet Romain and his family are getting busy with buzzards.

Sep 21, 2021

April finds herself in charge of a beaver, one of her favourite animals. Meanwhile, Romain saves the life of a sparrowhawk using an intricate operation.

Sep 27, 2021

April and co spend over a year hand-rearing orphaned otter cubs Chubb, Pike and Tiddler. Meanwhile, Theresa releases a hedgehog and her newborn hoglets into the wild.