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Wildlife rehabilitation expert Hope Swinimer and her dedicated team rescue and heal injured and orphaned animals of all kinds. Hope's passion for wildlife conservation shines through everything she does as she and her team go on difficult missions to care for and return each animal to the wild.
2011
Hope is taking on more animals and more responsibilities, but there are concerns about Hope's own health.
2012
Hope cares for the first two beavers to arrive at the rehab centre and learns the fate of her most famous patient.
2014
Hope Swinimer rescues, rehabilitates and releases thousands of animals each year, all while struggling to make ends meet. In the face of it all, she is driven by her compassion and belief that every animal matters.
2010
Each year Hope rescues and rehabilitates over 1000 animals. Now it is spring and she must release the last of her deer - but are they all ready to return to the wild?
2013
The first mammal of the year is born.
2018
A mild winter makes everything unpredictable as hungry harbour seals arrive early and songbirds are quickly ready for release. Plus, an injured bald eagle needs emergency care.
2015
Hope's first orphaned mammal arrives earlier than ever; a mysterious patient from last year is back.
2025
2019
Hope scrambles to save the animals when a burglar busts down the door to the rehab, as the spring baby boom brings in a flood of injured and orphaned animals.
2016
Construction for a new location has been halted by the worst winter in a century. Faced with the bitter cold, Hope's team digs in to help birds and bobcats struggling to survive in the brutal temperatures.
2020
When a mountie saves a beaver, Hope helps the most Canadian wildlife rescue ever reach a happy ending.
When an orphaned black bear cubs needs help, Hope puts everything on the line to save it. Two bobcats are ready for release, but they won't go easy.
Hope's team struggles to help two rescued harp seals learn the natural behaviours they will need to survive in the wild.
When a great horned owl arrives covered in oil, Doctor Sherri must put it through a terrifying, life-saving procedure; boxes of young foxes need help and attention.
When a tiny piece of trash ruins a raccoon's life, Doctor Jessica cuts it free, but Hope faces tough decisions about its future; a volunteer plunges in to save an injured goose.
When a tiny fawn gets hit by a car, Doctor Jessica must splint its broken leg or it will never return to the wild; a mother porcupine arrives with baby in tow and both need life-saving attention for a parasitic infection.
Just as Hope is scrambling to get ready for her busiest day of the year, the government comes to seize the bear cub that Hope has worked so hard to save.
When a Category 2 hurricane slams straight into the rehab, Hope and her team struggle to protect their patients in the middle of the raging storm.
A photographer snaps into action to save a turkey vulture's life after it gets trapped under a seal carcass.
When a worldwide pandemic cripples the rehab, wildlife emergencies keep coming in: a bobcat that's been shot, and a massive adult seal; Hope's down to a skeleton crew as critical team members go into quarantine.
