Born to be Wild
Born to be Wild is a TV show on BBC4. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 10 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in April 2024.
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Born to be Wild
The centre is plunged into chaos as the harshest winter storms in over 20 years hit. Battling through snow and ice, the staff have to help the wildlife affected by the cold snap.
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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.
When a pair of orphaned harbour seals arrive at the centre, the team try a new technique to help rehabilitate them. The bird unit work hard to release a pair of beautiful orphaned barn owl chicks.
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.
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.
March 2024
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.
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.
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.
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.
The team acts as mother to a litter of orphaned fox cubs, and the staff bid a fond farewell to Babe the hedgehog.