Wild Dog Island features large-than-life characters, both human and animal, on an island paradise where a number of hungry hunters will stop at nothing in their quest for food. Located in the searing Zimbabwean bushland, the documentary follows the footsteps of two researchers, Peter and Jealous, united by their passion to save one of the least known animals in the world, the African wild dog. The researchers set up a unique experiment and give five orphaned dogs a chance to experience paradise.