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Vet on a mission on 'Born to be Wild'
BORN TO BE WILD VET ON A MISSION Airing date: May 30, 2012 
For almost two decades, Doc Nielsen Donato has responded to hundreds of cases of animals in distress. This time on Born to be Wild, Doc Nielsen embarks on a medical mission in the wild forests of Aurora. But the mission turns into the discovery of illegal wildlife trade in the area. What looks like an ordinary household was found to be holding three butaan lizards, an endemic species of monitor lizard filmed by the Born to be Wild team in Aurora two years ago. But there’s a bigger surprise in store – the large “dragon” which Doc Ferds and his team sought to document in the forests of Isabela two years ago was found in the hands of another local, ready to be traded. This is the elusive varanus bitatawa, a newly discovered species of reptile that made headlines in 2010. Faced with threats to this endemic wildlife, what will Doc Nielsen do?
For almost two decades, Doc Nielsen Donato has responded to hundreds of cases of animals in distress. This time on Born to be Wild, Doc Nielsen embarks on a medical mission in the wild forests of Aurora. But the mission turns into the discovery of illegal wildlife trade in the area. What looks like an ordinary household was found to be holding three butaan lizards, an endemic species of monitor lizard filmed by the Born to be Wild team in Aurora two years ago. But there’s a bigger surprise in store – the large “dragon” which Doc Ferds and his team sought to document in the forests of Isabela two years ago was found in the hands of another local, ready to be traded. This is the elusive varanus bitatawa, a newly discovered species of reptile that made headlines in 2010. Faced with threats to this endemic wildlife, what will Doc Nielsen do? Born to be Wild’s "Vet on a Mission" airs Wednesday, May 30, after Saksi!
