Documentary taking a look inside the Scottish SPCA’s wildlife rescue centre.
Showing Season 1 of 2
Series 1
2019
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01. Foxes
2019-02-25
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.
02. Badgers
2019-09-04
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.
03. Pine Martens
2019-09-05
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.
04. Squirrels
2019-09-06
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.
05. Roe Deer
2019-09-07
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.
06. Raven
2019-09-09
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.
07. White-Tailed Eagle
2019-09-10
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.
08. Harbour Seal
2019-09-11
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.
09. Shetland Otter
2019-09-12
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.
10. Beast
2019-09-13
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.