Wild Vets
Formats
Series I 13x 1/2 hr
Series 2 10x 1/2 hr
This is not the truth about cats and dogs. This is vets out in the wild, in zoos, safari parks and wildlife veterinary clinics. Unpredictable animals, controllable conditions, the joy of success and the sadness of a case too hard to fix; this series is pack filled with dramatic and heart warming moments.
Episode Overview
Episode 1
A chimp riot at Wellington Zoo, fur seals play hard to get on the West Coast and trouble in paradise for lion cubs Aslan and Asher
Episode 2Katja comes face to face with the king of the jungle, the search is on for blue ducks on the West Coast and it's time to go home for Reeves the sea turtle
Episode 3Tonight. What's bugging Shommil the sunbear, a royal albatross gets in a flap and training big cats at Wellington Zoo
Episode 4A race against time to save a penguin's eye, it's "dog day afternoon" at Wellington zoo and Jenny the lioness may need emergency surgery
Episode 5Cara the Chimp's up to some monkey business, Jaws pays a friendly visit to the Manukau Harbour. And a little brown kiwi plays hard to get.
Episode 6A stand-off at Wellington zoo, things go a bit batty on Kapiti Island.
And frisky lion cubs prove more than a handful.
A mercy dash to save a sick albatross, an old baboon proves he's no pushover and solving the mystery behind a cheetah's limp
Episode 8An angry sun bear on the loose, the hunt's on for the yellow-eyed penguin, and a baby giraffe fights for its life.
Episode 9Catching cheeky kea at Mount Cook, two new cheetahs for Wellington Zoo and a very prickly situation for Mandela the porcupine.
Episode 10A very grumpy lioness gets a mini-makeove, grappling with the sharp end of a sable antelope, saving the whales in Golden Bay, and is Reeka the Red Panda going to be a mum?
Episode 11Monkey business at the dental clinic, and at Wellington Zoo, creepy crawlies on Mana Island, and a stubborn water buffalo keeps everyone waiting
Episode 12There's pandemonium in the chimp enclosure, a pair of servals meet for the very first time…and a rare kiwi chick is homeward bound.
Episode 13The spider monkeys got a mystery illness, it's Rosie the wallabies big day out, and Zilcat the cheetah has arrives from across the ditch
Season 2
Episode 1Back again with vets all over NZ treating animals in zoos and in the wild. Tonight Katja gives birth to two babies in one extraordinary day. There's trouble in paradise for the lions and Kate kidnaps a Kaka.
Episode 2Kate finds sea lions – in a forest. A tiny monkey causes big trouble for Mike, and at Wellington zoo Lisa releases a wild animal.
Episode 3Lisa needs to fix some DIY surgery. Everyone loves a lucky little lion. Some naughty penguins have a new mum and a royal visitor is sent packing.
Episode 4Lisa helps Cara the chimp to get out of the zoo, Kate tracks down a bird that was once extinct and a waterbuck worries the whole park
Episode 5Mother Nature threatens some new cheetah cubs. Lisa performs a tricky op to try and save a wild penguin. And some rare frogs eggs cause great excitement.
Episode 6A grumpy lion nearly finishes Robin off. Is it love or war for the lemurs? And a giraffe teaches Lisa a very big lesson
Episode 7Flightless birds take to the skies, up close and personal with two cold-blooded killers, and can Kito the white rhino save her calf.
Episode 8Tonight…Rosie the world's first deep-sea diving wallaby, a yellow-eyed penguin proves he's no pushover, and some little brown kiwis play hard to get.
Episode 9After two years in rehab, will these endangered turtles ever make it back to the ocean? Without his sight, Turnbull the Takahe won't survive in the wild. But can vets mend his injured eye? And at Wellington Zoo, moving three feisty lionesses is a race against time.
Episode 10Natureland Park have a kidnapped monkey on their hands, an albatross gets in a flap, and an identity crisis for Priscilla the lioness
