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Animal Planet's My New Wild Life
 Life
at Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation (WRR) in Kendalia,
Texas, is the subject of Animal Planet's 13-episode series,
My
New Wild Life, which will air on weekdays at 2:00
p.m. CT (3:00 p.m. ET/PT) starting on June 30, 2008. This
series takes a close look at wildlife, their too-often debilitating
encounters with humans, and the compassionate people who nurse
them back to health.
WRR rescues, rehabilitates, and releases orphaned,
injured, and displaced wild animals and provides sanctuary
with dignity for non-releasable and non-native wildlife. The
Texas Hill Country facility consists of a rehabilitation clinic
and nursery, a 200-acre sanctuary grounds with the staff,
interns, and volunteers to provide round-the-clock care for
the thousands of domesticated and wild animals needing help.
New interns Kirsten and Jordan experienced
the joys and sorrows of caring for wild and domesticated animals
at the WRR sanctuary. During their eight-week tenure, they
learned to feed orphaned infant mammals, care for primates
in sanctuary, and tend to the farmed animals in the Do
No Harm Farm. The new interns learned firsthand what it
truly takes to be an animal caretaker.
 WRR's
animal care and administrative staff were thoroughly involved
during the eight weeks the production crew was on site filming.
Great time and resources were invested in making sure that
Animal Planet would get the footage they needed to make an
exciting and popular series that represented WRR and all that
we do for the animals. WRR provided on-site housing for the
interns as well as in-depth on-the-job training.
The administration, staff, and interns at
WRR thoroughly enjoyed their experience working on My New
Wild Life. It helped us to look at our life's work through
fresh eyes and truly appreciate what this organization is
able to do for thousands of animals each year. The production
crew from Painless Productions was talented, professional,
and fun to be around, and we were honored to have a part in
Animal Planet's programming.
If you have always wondered what it would
be like to spend your days and nights caring for animals in
need, tune in to My New Wild Life — a behind-the-scenes
look at a true wildlife sanctuary and rehabilitation facility.
Press Releases & Media Coverage
Local
Animal Rescue Featured on Animal Planet
Press Release by Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Wildlife
Rescue & Rehabilitation Featured on Animal Planet
Press Release by Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Episodes
Reality
Check
Hoping their dreams of working with animals
will be fulfilled, Texas interns Jordan and Kirsten learn
the strict rules of the sanctuary. In California interns Robert,
Amaia, and Claire become tired with the tedious chores involved
in caring for elephants.
Creatures
Big and Small
Tragedy strikes in Texas when a baby bird dies
while Kirsten is feeding him. In California, Robert, Amaia
and Claire feed animals on a much larger scale.
Upset
Marmoset
Jordan develops a special bond with a marmoset
who has been confiscated from a pet store by law enforcement
officials and brought to the Texas sanctuary. In California,
Robert, Amaia, and Claire must gain the endorsement of one
dominate African elephant.
Hope
for Javelina
In California, the oldest tiger, Miss Kitty,
suffers from mysterious seizures and suddenly stops eating.
In Texas, an orphaned javelina arrives at the sanctuary.
Feline
Fix
In California, some of the male tigers are
becoming territorial and begin to fight eachother. To calm
them down, the interns assist the medical staff with neutering
seven tigers. In Texas, a woman drops off a calf that she
has rescued and raised as a pet.
Cat
Tales
In California, there is trouble with the largest
tiger at the sanctuary. Intern Claire is chosen to accompany
the tiger to the hospital for its surgery. Three orphaned
bobcat cubs arrive in Texas and the interns turn all of their
attention to save them.
Bear
Necessities
In Texas, Jordan assists the staff when they
try to tranquilize an elderly wolf in order to shave her matted
fur and treat her irritated skin. California intern Robert
is put in charge of outfitting a new enclosure at the sanctuary
for an abandoned bear.
Below
the Gate
In Texas, interns Kirsten and Jordan are finally
allowed to work "Below the Gate," where the most
dangerous animals of the sanctuary dwell. In California Robert,
Amaia, and Claire work to enrich the tiger habitat to keep
the big cats active and healthy.
Curiosity
Bites
In Texas, Jordan and Kirsten are finally ready
to work without direct supervision at the sanctuary. Kirsten's
first day alone turns to chaos. California intern Claire is
assigned to learn the do's and don'ts when working with the
magnificent tigers.
Possum
PR
In California, Amaia has been given the task
of supervising the building of a new enclosure and moving
Sosha, the mountain lion, into it. In Texas, a San Antonio
newspaper article about possums unduly alarms everyone about
the animals.
Elephant
Curfew
The temperature is dropping in California at
night and one elephant, is not returning to the barn in the
evening, as she should. Amaia takes it upon herself to teach
her. In Texas, an injured racoon and an elderly lion fight
to survive.
Pachyderm
Pedicure
Texas interns Jordan and Kirsten meet the macaque
monkeys that were rescued from a lab where various tests were
preformed on them. In California, the interns participate
in a pachyderm pedicure where they clean the feet of the elephants
at the sanctuary.
Yesterday
and Tomorrow
The journey has come to an end for the interns
in both California and Texas. After each intern is given a
final evaluation, they say goodbye to their favorite animals
and reflect on the experiences they have had at the sanctuaries.
The WRR Animals on My New Wild Life
To see photos of the animals featured on My
New Wild Life and others living at Wildlife Rescue &
Rehabilitation visit our Photo
Gallery.
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