Wild Ops
On Wild Ops, veterinary medicine meets Delta Force intensity. A crack team of veterinarians, muggers and pilots attempt to capture, study and relocate wild animals. Utilizing helicopters, snowmobiles, ATVs, radio-collars, dart guns, ropes, nets, hobbles and mobile ER units, these wildlife wranglers chase a wide variety of wildlife: deer, moose, elk, wolves, pronghorn, and bighorn sheep, to name a few. Once captured, the Wild Ops team administers necessary medicines and tracking devices to ensure the health of the individual animal and the entire species for generations to come.
- 2017-2017
- 1 season
- The Outdoor Channel
- Reality
On Wild Ops, veterinary medicine meets Delta Force intensity. A crack team of veterinarians, muggers and pilots attempt to capture, study and relocate wild animals. Utilizing helicopters, snowmobiles, ATVs, radio-collars, dart guns, ropes, nets, hobbles and mobile ER units, these wildlife wranglers chase a wide variety of wildlife: deer, moose, elk, wolves, pronghorn, and bighorn sheep, to name a few. Once captured, the Wild Ops team administers necessary medicines and tracking devices to ensure the health of the individual animal and the entire species for generations to come.
Season 1 Episode Guide
5 Episodes 2017
Episode 1
Darting Elk in New Mexico
Mon, Sep 25, 2017
Dr. Ole Alcumbrac and his team need to capture, study and collar 30 adult female elk, before dangerous weather shuts down the operation.
Episode 2
Desert Bighorn's Wild Ride
Mon, Oct 2, 2017
Two helicopter teams work together; the capture and relocation of 30 desert bighorn sheep in the mountains of Arizona.
Episode 3
A New Population of Sonoran Pronghorn
Mon, Oct 9, 2017
Sonoran pronghorn need to be captured, processed and released into the wild, to help grow the population of this critically endangered sub-species.
Episode 4
Back From the Brink of Extinction
Mon, Oct 16, 2017
Mexican gray wolves get darted and collared as researchers work to manage this controversial and endangered animal.
Episode 5
Tracking Mule Deer in New Mexico
Mon, Oct 23, 2017
Wildlife biologists work with aerial capture teams, to learn more about the annual migration of the mule deer.