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Joanna Page's Wild Life
Follow Joanna on her journey to become a wildlife rescue volunteer. Catch up with the latest episodes on BBC Two iPlayer
Wild Life, starring Joanna Page, beloved actress and presenter, and Wildlife Aid, is coming to BBC Two and iPlayer on 6th January at 6:30pm.
The 15 part series combines Joanna's lifelong passion for wildlife and her infectious personality, as she embarks on her journey to learn what it takes to become a wildlife rescue volunteer. Can she master the three ‘R’s’: Rescue, Rehab and Release?
Knowing our great British wildlife is under threat, Joanna spent the summer working at Wildlife Aid, with our dedicated team, learning how she can help
With no special treatment, Joanna first must pass the ‘smell test’, starting with mucky cage and pen cleaning but hoping to progress to animal triage training, helping in the vet room and going out on rescues and releases. Along the way, Joanna encounters lovestruck hedgehogs, baby badgers, tiny wood mice and fox cubs, but will she be professional enough to resist getting too emotionally involved and naming all the animals after her Gavin and Stacey co-stars?
Of course, alongside the adorable wildlife come the ups and the downs of what it takes to become a fully-fledged volunteer. However, with each tricky rescue, and after treating and rehabilitating each wild animal, often with sharp teeth or talons, comes a wonderfully uplifting release back into the wild.
We hope you enjoy joining Joanna on her journey, and getting a look behind the scenes at Wildlife Aid.
Donate to Wildlife Aid
Wildlife Aid is one of the UK’s busiest wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centres. We deal with over 20,000 wildlife-related incidents, each year. It’s a 24/7 job. On any day, our rescuers will be scaling trees to rescue stranded baby owls or cutting fox cubs from garden netting. Our vets will be performing life-saving surgery, while our carers look after hundreds of patients and young babies being nursed in our rehab centre.
We are in constant need of medications, food, bedding, and supplies. If you would like to support our work, any donation, today, will help care for the beaten, broken, and alone wildlife that needs us most.