From a media release:
Celebrated Canadian wildlife rehabilitator, Hope Swinimer, returns to Cottage Life with Hope for Wildlife: The Next Generation, an all-new season of the long-running hit original series Hope for Wildlife. Premiering Tuesday, March 4 at 8 p.m. ET/PT as part of Cottage Life’s nationwide free preview event, Hope for Wildlife: The Next Generation gives Canadian audiences exclusive access into Swinimer’s world-class wildlife rehabilitation center in Nova Scotia. With wildlife facing increasing threats, the all-new season shines a spotlight on urgent issues, including habitat loss due to human encroachment, the climate crisis, rising wildfires and flash floods, as well as wildlife diseases and outbreaks.
“After 30 years of rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing more than 50,000 animals, I am thrilled to continue sharing our story with the world,” says Hope Swinimer, founder of Hope for Wildlife. “The struggles we face have never been more real, and our successes never more important. The Hope for Wildlife TV series has become such a key part of our operation, it’s hard to imagine things without it. We’re ready and excited to kick off a new season.”
Since its opening in 1997, Swinimer’s Hope for Wildlife center has become widely recognized as one of Canada’s leading wildlife rescue facilities. Now, as she marks 30 years in the field, Swinimer is training a new generation of young rehabbers to follow in her footsteps. The new season showcases some of the most unusual and challenging cases the rehab team has ever encountered—from rescuing a snapping turtle trapped in a city water reservoir, to treating a groundhog with PTSD who refuses to eat, and a healthy bald eagle that simply won’t fly. Each episode of Hope for Wildlife: The Next Generation takes audiences on an emotional and inspiring journey, featuring dramatic rescues, miraculous recoveries, and heartwarming releases back into the wild.
Swinimer’s medical team at Hope for Wildlife is top-notch, consisting of experienced staff and a group of new interns—some of whom were inspired to join her team after watching the TV series on Cottage Life. The facility has also welcomed a new nutritionist and expanded its facilities, including newly constructed outdoor raccoon enclosures designed to safely house even more young kits while reducing the risk of disease.
Following its broadcast premiere, Hope for Wildlife: The Next Generation will also be available on Cottage Life’s Apple TV channel beginning March 5, with new episodes rolling out weekly.
On March 21 and 22, fans in the Greater Toronto Area can meet Hope Swinimer at the Spring Cottage Life Show in Mississauga, where she will share insights into her wildlife work during a Main Stage presentation. Hope will also appear at the Ottawa Cottage Life & Backyard Show on April 12 at the EY Centre in Ottawa, where she will present the same discussion. Both events offer fans the opportunity to meet Hope and learn more about her wildlife expertise.
Hope for Wildlife: The Next Generation is produced by Arcadia Entertainment. John Wesley Chisholm serves as Executive Producer with Johanna Eliot as Producer. Sean McShane is Director and Writer, with Andrew Killawee also serving as Director.
