Dodo Heroes

British Marine Pen Farthing runs Afghanistan's only official animal sanctuary. He's determined to reunite six dogs with the soldier who saved them in Texas.

Chimpanzee expert Estelle Raballand is determined to find Ponso, the 'loneliest chimp in the world', a companion. Has she finally found the perfect match?

Derrick Campana fits Jabu, an elephant with a life-threatening injury, the world's first elephant orthotic leg brace in the hopes it will save his life.

Animal Defenders International has helped ban animal circuses in 40 countries. But Peru proves to be their biggest animal rescue mission yet.

A family who dedicate their time rescuing animals in Australia, release Crickey the koala back into the wild after a year of nursing him back to health.

Katherine Connor and her family run an elephant sanctuary in Thailand. She wants to rescue an older elephant, Pang Fai, to release her from chains forever.

The team at Ireland's only seal rescue centre recount their most amazing rescues. Egg was two months old when she had a flipper amputated.

The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust rescue baby animals in Kenya. They saved elephant Malkia when she was six months old. Now she's ready to go back into the wild.

7-year-old social media sensation Roman McConn and his mum have saved over 1,500 shelter dogs by connecting them with adopters around the USA.

After rescuing abused and neglected horses, Ashley DiFelice started Twist of Fate Farm and Sanctuary. Now, she and her 5-year-old son welcome two dwarf ponies.

Donna Stepan runs Sleepy Burrow Wombat Sanctuary. When she takes in a new orphaned baby in critical condition, the next 24 hours become a fight for its life.

Theresa and Tony "Scruff" Matthews turned their retirement home in Australia into a kangaroo rescue and are releasing three back into the wild.