Vets on the Wild Side

In South Africa's Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve, covering 97,000 hectares of rugged terrain, wildlife vet Dave Cooper faces a demanding day.

In Kruger National Park, vets test a new elephant contraception method.

Zimbabwe's Imire Game Sanctuary works to protect black rhinos, whose numbers had dropped to around 200 due to poaching.

This episode explores game capture techniques for rhinos, zebras, and how to avoid crocodile attacks.

Wildlife vets test milder anesthetics on nyalas in the cool early hours, minimizing animal stress during captures.

Buffalo, dangerous yet valuable if disease-free, require constant monitoring for bovine tuberculosis.