Danny Trevanion, his family and companions face life-changing challenges in this gripping sixth series of Wild at Heart. Danny s wife Alice is pregnant and sensitive to her surroundings. So when a lion attack endangers her, she becomes traumatised and in danger of shutting down all together. With Danny appointed State Vet, he can t be in two places at once and is frequently away from Leopard s Den grappling with problems of his own. Olivia s friend Thabo has been released from prison and comes to stay, but this leads to an intimacy which not all approve of and a risk of much more when his brother comes calling. But Leopard s Den faces its greatest crisis ever when a mining concern initiated by Christian Peeters starts blowing holes and digging up the landscape. His plans involve the gradual take-over of Mara from Vanessa, and driving a road through the Trevanion family home. Anders is prepared to fight dirty, but once the gloves are off, everyone is endangered animals and humans alike.