Animal stories that resonate with humans.

Animal Planet

Two cubs become deathly ill from a parasite that has killed many bears; the shelter gets their 45 bears ready for hibernation.

Wild Bear Rescue

Lights Out

Tanya and Peter head to the coast to search for an orphan grizzly cub, leaving Angelika to move 40 black bears into a new pen to make room.

Grizzlies!

The cubs fight over food as Angelika struggles to feed them all; a shelter fawn goes missing; a rescue gets dangerous when a cub feels cornered.

Hungry Bears

One cub becomes gravely ill and another gets a wound on her belly; Angelika and Peter race to finish a bigger enclosure for the bears.

Mud and Guts

Angelika is exhausted and accidentally leaves a cage door unlocked; when two cubs escape, she must try to get them back; Peter tries to capture a wily wolf.

The Elusive Ones

Peter and Angelika race to rescue two cubs whose mother was hit by a car.

Roadside Triage

When thousands of people turn out to the shelter's annual Open House, Angelika balances public relations with caring for a seriously injured fawn.

Open Gate

Two yearling bears appear too attached to the volunteers to be released to the wild; Angelika must condition them to fear people.

Bearly Ready

40 black bear cub orphans are preparing for re-release into the wild at the Langen family's unique B.C. wildlife shelter.

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