Wildlife SOS (TV series)

Wildlife SOS
Created by	Channel 5 ITV London ITV Meridian
Release	1996 (1996) – 2014 (2014)

Wildlife SOS is a TV show on

. The series can be found on Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Channel 5 and DMAX. In 2014, the first made-for-web episodes of Wildlife SOS have started to appear on-line, made by the Wildlife Aid Foundation. Throughout Wildlife SOS, in addition to 'special' episodes filmed at wildlife centres on the world, the main focus of the series has been on the work of staff and volunteers at the WAF wildlife centre in Surrey.

Wildlife Aid

In 1996, following a fire that destroyed one third of the hospital complex, Cowell found his organisation reliant on media attention for its continued survival. Cowell was approached by representatives of the newly formed Animal Planet

. The TV series originally had 30-minute episodes but in 2012, this changed to a 60-minute format. The newest (2014) series of Wildlife SOS comprises shorter episodes available on-line on The WildlifeAidTV channel on YouTube.

Wild Productions

Wild Productions were the official makers of Wildlife SOS until 2013 when production was taken over directly by the Wildlife Aid Foundation itself. The writer, narrator and presenter of Wildlife SOS is Simon Cowell MBE who is also the chief executive of the Wildlife Aid Foundation.

See also

• The Bionic Vet, another Wild Productions' television series.

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