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Inside the SSPCA's wildlife rescue centre, the team receive a nest of orphaned red squirrels, and head vet Romain uses an ancient falconer’s trick to help an injured bird fly.

Following the Scottish SPCA’s world leading wildlife rescue centre. Today the team receive a delivery of a nest of orphaned red squirrel kits, who will need careful looking after if they are to survive and grow into adult red squirrels, fit for release. The Centre’s head vet, Romain Pizzi, uses an ancient falconer’s trick to get an injured bird flying again after severe wing damage. Head of the bird unit, Lorraine, has to work round the clock to give a day-old orphaned sparrow a chance of life and in the Hedgehog unit a new staff member helps a hedgehog with a record number of tics get parasite free.

58 minutes

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Executive Producer Nigel Pope
Executive Producer Jackie Savery

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