Nature
Station:
Three (NZ)
Status:
Running
Start:
2022-10-08
Rating:
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This beautifully filmed wildlife conservation series with exclusive access follows the vital work being undertaken by Auckland Zoo professionals as they rescue, rehabilitate and protect endangered animals inside the Zoo and out into the stunning wilds of Aotearoa New Zealand.
There is no Next Episode of Wild Heroes planned.
S4E4 - Episode 4
The vets treat an albatross that had been kept in someone's home for a week, and the Zoo team is in rural Auckland, supporting efforts to save an endemic bat species.
Air Date: 17 May 2026 01:30 (CDT)
S4E5 - Episode 5
The world's first skink birth is filmed at Auckland Zoo, the vets treat an injured zebra and the zoo team hatch and release the country's rarest tern species to the wild.
Air Date: 24 May 2026 01:30 (CDT)
S4E6 - Episode 6
Goliath Bird-Eating tarantulas come to the Zoo, the vets treat a native ruru and Zoo staff travel north to support important research on native skinks.
Air Date: 31 May 2026 01:30 (CDT)