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Born to Be Wild

Series 1

Shetland Otter

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Scotland HD

Inside the Scottish SPCA’s world leading wildlife rescue centre. The centre receives an unusual case: an otter from the very north of Shetland that has already failed twice to be successfully reintroduced to the wild. Can they persuade this large male that he is a wild animal? And how will he cope with the 90-minute flight to the UK’s most northerly isles? Romain Pizzi, the centre’s chief vet, has to draw on all his years of experience and skills when he tries to save a vixen whose leg is in need of a life-saving operation. And the bird unit battle to save the life of a peregrine falcon with a gun shot wound.

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Nigel Pope
Executive Producer:
Jackie Savery

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