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Born To Be Wild

Season 1
Every year more than 8,000 wild animals pass through the doors of the SSPCA Wildlife Centre in Alloa, the biggest and most advanced wildlife rehabilitation centre in the UK. We follow the animals on their journeys as they return to the wild.
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  1. S1 E1 - Foxes
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    February 24, 2019
    29min
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    Inside the Scottish SPCA's wildlife rescue centre the team have to act as mothers to a litter of orphaned fox cubs whose den was disturbed and the staff bid a fond farewell to Babe the hedgehog their longest staying patient.
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  2. S1 E2 - Badgers
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    March 10, 2019
    29min
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    Inside the SSPCA's wildlife rescue centre. Today the centre takes possession of it's the first baby badgers of the year, a pair of otters are released, and the first brood of house-martins get set free.
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  3. S1 E3 - Pine Martens
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    March 17, 2019
    29min
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    Assistant Manager Jonny has his hands full with some baby Pine Martens, a concussed woodpecker needs help from the Bird unit and there's a slippery customer for vet Liam.
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  4. S1 E4 - Squirrels
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    November 25, 2019
    29min
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    Today the team receive a nest of orphaned red squirrels and head vet, Romain Pizzi, uses an ancient falconer's trick to get an injured bird flying again.
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  5. S1 E5 - Roe Deer
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    December 31, 2019
    29min
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    April struggles to hand rear a herd of baby roe deer fawns while also looking after a new born hedgehog.
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  6. S1 E6 - Raven
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    December 31, 2019
    29min
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    Today there's a young Raven who requires a ground breaking wing operation and it's a big day in the seal centre as their trickiest patient of the year gets released.
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  7. S1 E7 - White Tailed Eagle
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    December 31, 2019
    29min
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    Today 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 treat them.
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  8. S1 E8 - Harbour Seals
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    December 31, 2019
    29min
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    The team have their hands full with orphaned barn owls, baby harbour seals and otters while a Slavonian Grebe one of the rarest waterbirds in the UK needs urgent attention.
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  9. S1 E9 - Shetland Otter
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    December 31, 2019
    29min
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    Today the team try to rehabilitate and release an otter from Shetland. And the Vets battle to save the lives of a Peregrine Falcon and a fox with a broken leg.
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  10. S1 E10 - Beast From The East
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    December 31, 2019
    29min
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    The centre staff battle their way into work as the worst winter storm in many years batters Scotland. And two otters are released in the borders.
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Subtitles
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Directors
David Harron
Cast
Siobhan Redmond
Studio
ITV Studios
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