National Geographic Wild Highlights – September 2023

SNAKES IN THE CITY (S9) (8 x 60)

Siouxie Gillett, Simon Keys and Mbali Mtshali holding various snakes. (National Geographic for Disney)

Sundays at 18:00 from 3 September (ends 22 October)

Simon and Sioux continue to train their apprentice Mbali before heading to the snake capital of the world. It’s monsoon season in the Indian city of Mysore and local snake catcher, Snake Shyam, needs help rescuing a deadly spectacled cobra trapped underwater, a lethal Russell’s viper hiding in a city park, to a huge rat snake stuck in a motorbike and many more snakes they’ve never handled before.

THE INCREDIBLE DR. POL 22 (10 x 60)

Dr. Pol enjoys explaining procedures to children. (National Geographic)

Mondays at 21:15 from 4 September

On The Incredible Dr. Pol, the docs are racing from critical clinic visits to emergency farm calls. The crew of Pol Veterinary Services works seven days a week pulling calves, pushing prolapses, and triaging the mayhem that comes with the central Michigan territory.

BARKFEST

Wednesdays from 6 September at 18:00

Wild September’s Wednesdays will be a celebration of our forever friends. Sometimes they are adorable, sometimes a tearjerker, but always warm and fuzzy. Premiering Yukon Vet, Critter Fixers, Cesar Millan and Heartland Docs specials, with clinic stories and canine education, that reflect not only their professionalism but their love for man´s best friend.

FEATURED SHOWS

A DOG’S DAY

Wednesday 6 September at 18:00

Synopsis TBC

PUPPY AGAIN

Wednesday 6 September at 18:45

From surgery and a rare diagnosis to emergency cases, the Schroeder’s are always there for man’s best friend. Ben and Erin race to treat a puppy hit by a car, help a dog with severe separation anxiety, and treat a dog with a mysterious condition. Despite the challenging cases, the Schroeder’s do not rest until these precious pets are on a path to recovery.

YUKON VET (S7) (3 x 3)

Sierra Oakley hugs Sadie the golden retriever puppy. (National Geographic/Liz Scherffius)

Wednesday 6 September at 18:00

Foul weather and foul tempered animals are no match for Dr. Michelle Oakley! Celebrate this incredible Alaskan vet as she braves the blistering cold and brutal terrain, to care for animals of all kinds. Later, pooches are pulling the Oakley’s in every direction, in this special canine-centered compilation. Then, Michelle teams up with an incredible cast of all-female animal caretakers, proving Oakley “Girl Power” is a force to be reckoned with.

CESAR MILLAN: BETTER HUMAN BETTER DOG (S2a) (1 x 10)

Cesar instructs Nyla to sit. (National Geographic)

Wednesday 13 Sep at 18:00

In this special episode, Cesar jumps in to work with Angie and Jerome, two dog-owners with health concerns whose aggressive pups, Shira and Mirai, are proving difficult to control. Later Cesar is called to help Thanno and Cypher, two Dobermans whose fight for dominance has pet-owner Senai worried about her children’s safety.

CESAR MILLAN: BETTER HUMAN BETTER DOG (S2a) (5 x 10)

Wednesday 20 September at 18:00

In this special episode, Cesar works with an emotional support dog, Fendi Vladimir, whose strength worries his family and is proving difficult to handle. Later, Cesar works with Dream, a husky with a habit of running from his owners, and another family whose two pups, Ollie and Bailey, are acting aggressively on walks and pulling their owners into the street.

CESAR MILLAN: BETTER HUMAN BETTER DOG (S2a) (7 x 10)

Wednesday 27 September at 18:00

In this special episode, Cesar works with a family whose unpredictable pup, Hendrix, aggressively mounts and bites at home. Later, Cesar jumps in to help a family whose over-protective dog, Kylo, is causing problems in public. Kylo’s family is worried his guarding behavior may be negatively affecting their business.

CONTINUING SHOWS

DR OAKLEY, YUKON VET (S11) (10 x 60)

Sierra Oakley and Michelle Dawson-Beattie pet Freddy the horse. (National Geographic/Whitney Eveland)

Mondays at 18:00 from 3 July (ends 4 September)

Every day is a unique challenge for Dr. Michelle Oakley, the only all-species vet for hundreds of miles in the Yukon. Whether wrestling bison, tracking ibex in the mountains, performing surgery on a wolverine, or braving fierce landscapes to return moose calves to the wild, Dr. Oakley will do whatever it takes to keep the animals in her charge safe and healthy.

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