May 18, 2020 · 45m
Vet Emily attempts a life-threatening giraffe relocation, while three warthogs run Emma ragged. And on the Western Cape, marine biologist Alison finds a new way of dealing with plastic pollution.


The highs and lows of the vets and volunteers who've given up their day jobs in the UK and moved to South Africa to rescue, rehabilitate and release some of the world's most iconic species of animals.
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May 18, 2020 · 45m
Vet Emily attempts a life-threatening giraffe relocation, while three warthogs run Emma ragged. And on the Western Cape, marine biologist Alison finds a new way of dealing with plastic pollution.
May 19, 2020 · 45m
Emily has a close call with a lion during a challenging relocation. Harriet searches for an elephant. At the largest orphan rhino sanctuary in the world, a baby rhino isn't putting on enough weight.
May 20, 2020 · 45m
Emma has a very poorly patient, Emily has a hard decision to make when a Cape buffalo is seriously injured, and Anna hopes to help dehorn five white rhinos to make them less valuable to poachers
May 21, 2020 · 45m
Emma looks after an aardvark who needs five-hour walks every night, Jenna and Sean try to discover just how good an elephant's hearing is, and Josie deals with an injured vervet monkey
May 22, 2020 · 45m
Harriet helps with an elephant whose leg has been wounded by a poacher's snare, Debbie is kept busy with nine orphaned baby monkeys, and Emma becomes a surrogate mum to a three-week-old baby hippo.
May 25, 2020 · 46m
Will moves a five-tonne elephant to a new home, Debbie has her hands full with two orphaned baboons, and Alison prepares to release three critically endangered African penguins back into the ocean
May 26, 2020 · 45m
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Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.
Work on the Wild Side Season 1 premiered on May 18, 2020.
Work on the Wild Side Season 1 has 20 episodes.
The season opens with Season 1 Episode 1, "Episode 1". It aired on May 18, 2020.
Go to Season 1 Episode 1