Love Nature

Hope Swinimer recalls the most heartfelt and heart-wrenching moments from eight years and 100 episodes of "Hope for Wildlife.".

Hope is caring for the tiniest porcupine she's ever seen as the team tries to match orphans with surrogates; raccoon babies are paired with a family; Zak introduces goslings to a tame goose.

Congratulating the new Orangutan Jungle School graduates, who aren't all spring chickens; following the convoy to the release site, where the team bids their friends a poignant farewell; enjoying the celebrations as Molly and Bumi move up a grade.

Rumoured to be the cleanest river in Europe, few dispute it's the coldest; cascading down from the Dinaric Alps in Serbia, it soon crosses the border into Bosnia Herzegovina, where marine biologist and fisherman Sanel Riđanović casts for salmon.

Counting down to the annual deer release, which could get shut down if a government inspection doesn't go according to plan; the staff scramble to help a hawk with a broken beak and vaccinate the raccoon unit against a potentially deadly virus.

Feel the excitement as the team releases a pair of rehabbed grey seals just in time to welcome another orphaned duo. Cope with an early spring baby boom and watch Hope call in the big guns when a Canada goose shows up covered in porcupine quills.

Get to know seven beloved wildcats (including one who was caught in a trap) who cant wait to be released into their new home. Then rush to quarantine a pair of fox cubs whove arrived at the rehab clinic with a suspected case of avian flu.

Chase down a weasel and her tiny kittens who have gone AWOL at the rehab. Hold your breath as Dr. Mikaela performs a rare medical procedure on a raccoon's injured tail, then meet Hope's new otter friend and the tiniest beaver the team has ever seen.

The pride tries to hunt down adequate food as drought conditions push them and their prey dangerously close to death; Einstein adapts to solo life, then assess the damage after new mom Kalwezi fights for her cubs' lives.

Soaring above the Iberian Peninsula for a closer look at the griffon vulture: the biggest, most aggressive of the region's carrion raptors; glimpsing nests where baby vultures are nurtured for up to six months.

Ascending to new heights in pursuit of the wily mountain goat; discovering the best-kept secrets of these nimble climbers, whose capable hooves and perfectly adapted anatomy make even the best-equipped mountaineer jealous.

Dive to the dark depths of the sea to uncover the ocean's mysterious inhabitants; journey across vast stretches of open water with humpback whales, then wander down to the ocean floor to witness breathtaking bioluminescence.

Find good magic, and visit the dark side of the world's tropical forests.

Dive to the dark depths of the sea to uncover the ocean's mysterious inhabitants; journey across vast stretches of open water with humpback whales, then wander down to the ocean floor to witness breathtaking bioluminescence.

Find good magic, and visit the dark side of the world's tropical forests.

Congratulating the new Orangutan Jungle School graduates, who aren't all spring chickens; following the convoy to the release site, where the team bids their friends a poignant farewell; enjoying the celebrations as Molly and Bumi move up a grade.

Dive to the dark depths of the sea to uncover the ocean's mysterious inhabitants; journey across vast stretches of open water with humpback whales, then wander down to the ocean floor to witness breathtaking bioluminescence.

Find good magic, and visit the dark side of the world's tropical forests.

Tackling the grade 6 rapids and untamed waters of the Buller River on the west coast of New Zealand's South Island, blessed by a Māori elder of the Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō.

There's a moment of panic at Hope for Wildlife when Maxwell, the three-legged skink goes missing; luckily, they find him unharmed, just in time for Zak to release the vulture that has been in rehab for more than six months.

Animals are being rescued left and right, including a harbor seal, a barred owl, and even a crow; Hope knows the most majestic animals are yet to arrive as the team anticipates the first fawn of the season.

Twin fawns arrive at the centre; a volunteer searches for orphans in the woods; Hope tends to a tiny owl.

Tackling the grade 6 rapids and untamed waters of the Buller River on the west coast of New Zealand's South Island, blessed by a Māori elder of the Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō.

There's a moment of panic at Hope for Wildlife when Maxwell, the three-legged skink goes missing; luckily, they find him unharmed, just in time for Zak to release the vulture that has been in rehab for more than six months.

Animals are being rescued left and right, including a harbor seal, a barred owl, and even a crow; Hope knows the most majestic animals are yet to arrive as the team anticipates the first fawn of the season.

Enter Brazil's Serra da Capivara at the beginning of the dry season as a troop of capuchin monkeys welcomes its newest member; explore the forest alongside the curious baby, who faces threats from predators, food shortages, and even the wild climate.

In India, Ravi the baby lion-tailed macaque faces life in a shrinking habitat and encroaching human world; Ravi has a caring mom, a protective dad, a playful sister and numerous, cousins, aunts and uncles all watching over him.

Sea lion Lola take her first chaotic steps into a macho battlefield on Argentina's coast; this baby learns key vocal and swimming skills, fights to stay by mom Maria's side, and makes a lightning-fast escape from the jaws of death.

Southern muriqui, Dora, takes her first steps away from her mom, Mimi; exploring spider monkey troop dynamics and tail-hanging technique.

Knowing more about Thiago, a brave baby coati; how he sharpens his sniffing and foraging skills, crosses suburban roads near his lush Brazilian forest home and avoids inanimate and four-legged dangers.

Watch the staff go gaga over baby possums and perform a rooftop duckling rescue.

Check out some baby bunny rehab and see a lonely cygnet meet its new mom.

See the team tutor a baby mink and provide a coyote some alone time to heal.

The team at the Toronto Wildlife Center tend to ill and injured animals, with the hope of returning them to their natural habitat.

Anna, the Bay family matriarch, helps raise the newest members of the community. Elsewhere, a flood in the mangroves nearly sweeps away a baby, and the Townies eat through their resources.

The team saves a massive sea lion caught in a plastic noose; a visit to the Rescue Centre where a harbor seal pup may lose its eyesight; a baby sea otter needs a risky but life-saving surgery.

Get to know Winston, a tiny abandoned cub who imprints on Judy as she nurses him 24-7.

Celebrate as a newly arrived trio of sisters teaches Winston about friendship.

Bone up on outdoor skills as Winston and the X girls move into their new fresh-air enclosure; witness Yasmine and Yara's kindergarten power struggle.

Navigate rain, new climbing structures, and a first meeting of the summer cubs.

Spy on the summer cubs as they learn to climb trees and forage for food in preparation for their release into the wild; get surprised by a set of new arrivals, observe the annual pre-hibernation eating binge and enjoy a bear-friendly Thanksgiving.

Prepare for the summer cubs' release with Roger; meet Ace and Little Blueberry, two newbies with serious health issues who will have to stay over the winter with the Z cubs; six happy, healthy bears embark on their new lives in the wild.

An introduction to some of the big characters including "class clown" Valentino and "Big Boy" Beni; an emergency arrival of teenage mom Clara and her baby Clarita; vets round up the older orangutans, who are now ready to be released.

An up-close look at the character traits exhibited by different species of animals when it comes to survival amid any kind of perceived danger.

A look at the extraordinary wildlife, landscapes and people of the Amazon, the world's greatest river; from boiling streams and transparent lagoons, to pink river dolphins and riotous river carnivals, its great size hides spectacular secrets.

Cockatoos and platypuses inspire new careers; a shared trauma bonds a human and an elephant for life; George the turkey vulture gets playful; a farewell to human-raised kangaroos.

The St. Lawrence River is one that forged North America, allowing ships to traverse the continent; the adventure begins in Canada's first capital city of Kingston and near Canada's second-largest city of Montreal.

Hope's first fawn of the season is doing better than expected, while a goose receives care at the Burnside Veterinary Hospital following a potentially fatal encounter; more than 60 raccoons are now in rehab.

The first skunk of the year arrives while Dr. Sherri operates on a pigeon's toe, and saves it from infection; the first songbirds of the year are released.

Lynn plays surrogate to baby beavers; Zach is forced to follow a seal along the coastline; a patient returns after a release goes wrong.

The St. Lawrence River is one that forged North America, allowing ships to traverse the continent; the adventure begins in Canada's first capital city of Kingston and near Canada's second-largest city of Montreal.

Hope's first fawn of the season is doing better than expected, while a goose receives care at the Burnside Veterinary Hospital following a potentially fatal encounter; more than 60 raccoons are now in rehab.

The first skunk of the year arrives while Dr. Sherri operates on a pigeon's toe, and saves it from infection; the first songbirds of the year are released.

Amanda races to save an elephant calf tangled in a poacher's wire snare; Alma tries to get a baby baboon nicknamed Doodle Bob to bond with a foster baboon mother.

Amanda puts a radio collar on one of the first cheetah cubs born in Malawi in twenty years; the team struggles to give a 4-meter python a physical; a group of tourists deliver a rambunctious baby monkey they rescued from the pet trade.

The team prepares to release two servals and a giant eagle owl, but the plan goes awry when a serval escapes into the dangerous city of Lilongwe; finding a foster mom for an orphaned vervet.

An infection slows a duiker's release.

Dr. Amanda removes a sable antelope's tracking collar and the animal-care team help a flea-riddled baby vervet monkey find a new mom, free two orphaned serval cats, and follow 20 yellow baboons into their new enclosure.

The staff attempts to calm an orphaned baby rhino.

Discover how staff treat a wounded eland and reunite a hartebeest with her herd.

Along the bank of the Luangwa River is a troop of eighty or so baboons. This is the story of a family, and a young male baboon who faces difficult choices as he comes of age.

Zambia's wildest places are a paradise for the animals that call them home, including the Luangwa River Valley, the Liuwa Plain and the Kasanka National Park.

From Africa to Sri Lanka to Iceland, animal babies learn the most basic tools for survival during the first three months of life.

Baby animals face new challenges as they learn how to get around on their own, from searching for food to surviving in harsh environments.

Baby animals approach the end of their first year of life, branching away from their mothers and exploring the world on their own.

The great plains of Africa are home to some of the most iconic animals on the planet. Growing up here means safari babies face immense challenges that will really test them.

Many animals that live in water come on land to have their babies. Being born this way presents some major challenges for water babies to overcome. For some, simply getting to water in the first place can be the biggest trial of their young lives.

Mountains are some of the most challenging places for animals to live. Mountain babies must battle extreme weather and hungry predators. With food difficult to find, they have to work hard for every mouthful.