Hope for Wildlife
On Nova Scotia's rugged coast, Hope Swinimer's "Hope for Wildlife" organization nurses sick, injured, abandoned and lost animals back to health and returns them to their natural habitat.
On Nova Scotia's rugged coast, Hope Swinimer's "Hope for Wildlife" organization nurses sick, injured, abandoned and lost animals back to health and returns them to their natural habitat.
Meet Hope and her army of volunteers, who rescue, rehabilitate and release more than a thousand wild animals every year.
Hope needs to prepare for her most important fundraiser of the year, but Mother Nature has other plans. The spring baby...
Hope and her team scramble to rescue a litter of orphaned fox pups. She then faces a tough decision about an owl that...
Everyone is in love with the newest arrival at Hope for Wildlife, and two beautiful birds arrive with little hope for...
A dozen tiny lives hang in the balance as Hope fights to save a clutch of chicks trapped in their shells, and Kim...
Hope's first moose arrives under mysterious circumstances, and spring's first fawns flood the rehab.
A little fox with major health problems needs multiple surgeries to survive, and four raptors are ready to leave Hope...
A mysterious illness is sweeping through the rehab centre. It's killing dozens of animals and hundreds of lives are on...
Hope must take drastic measures to prevent the outbreak from spreading through the rehab centre.
A behind the-scenes look at the care, cleaning and feeding of the animals at Hope for Wildlife.
Hope says goodbye to two of her most celebrated patients, and the volunteers grapple with the grim reality of wildlife...
An old patient gets a second chance at life, and Dr. Barry struggles to save a pregnant porcupine.
Hope revisits the case of two long-term patients and there are tough choices that must be made. A unique creature finds...
Dr. Barry gives sweet relief to a pigeon's personal problem, and an animal stuck in an automobile has Hope rolling up...
The staff at Hope for Wildlife are thrilled to release six young ravens, but horrified when they are immediately...
An eagle falls out of a nest and into the middle of military maneuvers, and Tiffany takes on an attic full of songbirds.
An old volunteer returns to Hope for Wildlife, and Hope rescues an endangered orphan.
The hunt is on for a coyote who doesn't turn out to be what people think he is. Hope needs to find a new home for the...
Hope's annual open house is bigger and better than ever, and the volunteers are scrambling to get everything in order.
A new year and more challenges than ever for Hope! Hope cares for the first two beavers ever at the rehab, and learns...
Hope and Dr. Barry travel across the continent to learn about rehabilitating bears. They've soon got their hands full...
The first fawn of the year arrives at the rehab centre, but Hope's worried it might be the last. Hope decides the fate...
Hope and Dr. Barry discover the secret of rehabilitating seals from the experts at the Vancouver Aquarium, and an escape...
Ordinary people find themselves in the middle of wildlife emergencies, and Hope recruits an unlikely wildlife rescuer.
Allison and Dr. Barry try to shampoo a porcupine, and an old patient returns for its release. While some big news...
Hope and Allison want to get more experience with pelicans, so they head to sunny southern California. When they arrive...
Hope wants to learn everything she can from a rehab centre that specializes in birds of prey. She becomes worried when a...
When Hope and Dr. Barry explore a wildlife rehab in Southwest Florida, they find themselves face to face with 'gators...
In Texas, Hope and Dr. Barry discover that not everybody agrees on the best ways to help wildlife.
Hope and Allison's quest to expand their rehab knowledge takes them to San Diego, California. How do the rehabs there...
It is Hope's open house and with it brings incredible releases! A long-term patient is snared in red tape, and Hope...
The first baby mammal of the year arrives earlier than expected, but this species has never brought anything but...
Spring blossoms into full swing and Hope struggles to save a seal for the first time.
A new volunteer and a rascal raven become roommates at the rehab. People take wildlife as pets, causing problems for...
Something big and brown is headed to Hope for Wildlife. But this bear is tied up in red tape.
A daring deer rescue is captured on a cell phone camera. An unlikely volunteer makes a repeat performance.
Hope heads to Canada's biggest city and hits the streets with a full-time wildlife rescue team.
Hope journeys to Chicago to help fight a problem that kills millions of birds each year.
Hope discovers a mysterious predator prowling the streets of a giant metropolis.
Hope gets hurt, but life at the rehab must go on. An artist is inspired by Hope for Wildlife, and an owl gets a nasty...
Hope and Dr. Barry journey to Central America to meet frontline wildlife rescuers in the jungles of Costa Rica.
Hope and Dr. Barry's adventure in Costa Rica continues. They discover a horrifying problem where man and monkey cross...
A beautiful bird is in trouble - but is it wildlife? Spring patients are ready to return to the wild.
The rehab is abuzz as Hope's open house approaches. A release at the birthplace of hockey goes offside, and a deer doesn...
Hope's busy season arrives sooner than ever. A rehabber comes to visit Hope, and two patients from last year are finally...
A dark day descends on Hope for Wildlife. A rare owl appears ready for release - but will it fly?
Two tiny orphans struggle to survive. Hope takes a second swing at a release gone wrong.
Hope's first orphaned mammal arrives earlier than ever, and a mysterious patient from last year is back.
A muskrat trapped in a fence needs Hope's help. Slippery patients give the team a tough time.
A baby owl needs to be reunited with its parents. A volunteer returns to the rehab in a new role, and a duck rescue goes...
Hope is busier than ever and the team struggles to handle the huge caseload.
Hope tries to make peace between wild enemies, and a kidnapped fawn needs to be reunited with its mother.
The rehab is at its busiest. With three tiny orphans needing round-the-clock care, Hope's team is up all night.
Hope tries fostering a fawn with an unrelated doe. Two fawns are rushed to the emergency clinic.
Two tricky patients finally go free, and fifty babies are born at the rehab - all at once.
Hope and Dr. Barry begin breaking ground on new chapters in their lives. Hope is rebuilding the rehab from the ground up...
Hope's open house is bigger than ever - with more challenges than ever. A mysterious visitor leaves a big impression.
Endangered bats need Hope's help, but helping them means taking unusual steps. Hope's deer release gets off to a bumpy...
Hope's team digs in to help birds and bobcats struggling to survive the brutal winter.
A hare in a snare needs Hope's help, Chelsea hits the road to rescue a litter of orphaned foxes, and an injured bobcat...
The youngest porcupine Hope has ever seen arrives at the rehab, and a volunteer rescues a stranded seal.
Silver the seal has a mysterious illness, and Kayla finds a surprise in an attic full of baby raccoons.
A fisherman's illegal catch provides a feast for Hope's patients. Hope's team round up five feisty bobcats and return...
Dr. Barry helps two fleet fliers with wing injuries: a peregrine falcon and a goshawk.
A handful of weasels from winter are finally ready for release into the wild, and a gull that hatched on the farm flies...
Hope's annual open house is more popular than ever, and the whole team scrambles to get everything ready.
Hope tries to make two orphaned bobcats into playmates, and 100 patients are ready for release after months of waiting...
Change sweeps through Hope for Wildlife as the rehab centre moves into the new facility.
Injured and orphaned animals keep Hope busy from the first big snowfall right through to the spring thaw.
Vet students get a first-hand look at Hope's animal rehab facility and some hands-on experience in treating a harbor...
A late-night rescue ends in tragedy. Back at the farm, a new team of volunteers arrive for training just as a snowy owl...
A fulmar arrives by medivac for emergency treatment, joining a flock of birds that have been here all winter - including...
Five baby red foxes arrive on Hope's doorstep, and she must decide what to do next. A beaver turns up in the most...
As spring approaches the baby boom begins. Raccoons, mice and squirrels all begin arriving at record pace, but Hope's...
Two injured harbor seals arrive in the middle of the night with nasty wounds, and a vulture that Hope has been nursing...
After months of rehabilitation, Zak's bald eagle is finally ready to be released.
In a special episode, Hope looks back on the most heartfelt and heart-wrenching moments from eight years and 100...
Hope cares for the tiniest porcupine she's ever seen. Raccoon babies are finally paired with a family, and Zak...
Panic ensues when Maxwell, the three-legged skunk, goes missing. Zak looks set to finally release the vulture that he's...
Harbour seals, barred owls and even a crow all come in for help. Hope and her team anticipate the arrival of the first...
The first skunk of the year arrives, and Dr. Sherri saves a pigeon from a potentially fatal infection.
When a sunfish stranded on the beach is discovered, a team of dedicated volunteers try to save the massive fish, all the...
A fawn is accidentally taken from its mom, and Hope must rely on the camera crew to ensure it gets back home. An eagle...
Hope and the team experience a frightening moment when the foxes escape from their enclosure.
An approaching rainstorm threatens the most important day of the year at the farm.
Hope realizes she's not prepared to rescue animals from an oil spill, so she heads across the continent to learn from...
When Hope opens her doors to the public, the rehab staff must care for thousands of animals while dealing with thousands...
When Hope suffers a personal tragedy, her makeshift family rallies around her.
When a Mountie saves a beaver, Hope helps the most Canadian wildlife rescue ever reach a happy ending.
When an orphaned black bear cub needs help, Hope puts everything on the line to save it.
When a great horned owl arrives covered in oil, Dr. Sherri must put it through a difficult procedure to save its life.
When two harp seals are rescued, Hope's team struggles to teach them the natural behaviour they need to survive in the...
When a tiny piece of trash ruins a racoon's life, Dr. Jessica cuts it free. But Hope has to face tough decisions about...
When a tiny fawn gets hit by a car, Dr. Jessica must splint its broken leg or it may never return to the wild.
As Hope scrambles to get ready for her busiest day of the year, the government comes to seize the bear cub that she's...
When a Category 2 hurricane slams the rehab centre, Hope and her team struggle to protect their patients in the middle...
When a turkey vulture gets trapped under a seal carcass, a photographer snaps into action to save its life.
When a worldwide pandemic cripples the rehab and Hope is down to a skeleton crew, wildlife emergencies keep coming in.