Wild Bear Rescue

Northern Lights Shelter is crawling with a record number of black bears when a seriously injured new cub comes in. Angelika works around the clock to try to save her. Volunteer Thomas is put in charge of raising a fawn who becomes an internet sensation after a farmer delivered her by roadside C-section.

Angelika needs to start releasing the yearling black bears back to the wild, but tranquilizing the first two proves difficult. Volunteers Kim and Amy try to release two squirrels they've raised from infancy, but the job takes a funny and humiliating turn.

Angelika is about to release four more yearling bears back to the wild when she gets a more pressing call. A mother bear has been shot and three orphaned cubs need to be rescued. Tanja and Kim take over the release of two yearling bears and see how basic instincts instantly take over.

Angelika is preparing to move the cubs into a bigger cage when two new traumatized black bears arrive. One is showing signs of extreme stress while the other just curls up in the corner of his pen. Angelika must figure out how to help them both.

The last two yearling bears to be released seem to grow too attached to the volunteers. If Angelika can't teach them a healthy fear of humans, they could put the whole bear rehab program in jeopardy.

The Northern Lights team prep for their biggest event of the year, the shelter's annual Open House. As hundreds arrive Angelika tries to rescue a fawn mauled by dogs, while Kim worries the crowd might spook one of the shyest bear cubs.