Category: Rescue Animals

The other day, animal caretakers from KOALA RESCUE Inc. in Australia were called to a property where a concerned citizen had reported seeing a koala lying motionless at the base of a tree. Sadly, when they arrived, they found that the koala in question had already passed away — but in her final moments, she was not…

Last month, Newhouse Wildlife Rescue (NWR) staff received what seemed like a typical call about an injured opossum. The adult opossum had collided with a vehicle and sadly suffered fatal injuries. But when the folks at NWR arrived at the scene, they quickly realized she wasn’t alone. The staff carefully pulled the joeys off their mom and…

The Newhouse Wildlife Rescue team, which helps injured and orphaned wildlife in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, was used to seeing unfortunate situations but was shocked when they found a skunk who was a nursing mama caught in an illegal trap a few years ago. The rescuers were not only upset by the fact that someone had put…

When you think of German Shepherds two words that might pop into your head are “protective” and “fierce”. After all, they are known as guard dogs for a reason. However, appearances can be deceiving and there’s much more to German Shepherds than their ferocious looks. If there’s anything to learn from this story it is…

Parveen Kaswan, a forest ranger in the Indian Foreign Service, posted a video of Indian elephants performing a human-like funeral service for a baby elephant last Friday. The adult elephant laid its body down and guarded it as it waited for more elephants to join. Walking in a line like a funeral procession, more elephants…

Last month, Newhouse Wildlife Rescue (NWR) staff received what seemed like a typical call about an injured opossum. The adult opossum had collided with a vehicle and sadly suffered fatal injuries. But when the folks at NWR arrived at the scene, they quickly realized she wasn’t alone. The staff carefully pulled the joeys off their mom and…

A remarkable 5-month-old black bear cub with cream-colored fur has been spotted in British Columbia with its commonly colored mother. The rare sight was seen and photographed by Arthur De Jong, who is an environmental planning manager. They believe it is either an albino bear or a spirit bear. Both of these outcomes relate to…

This is the heartwarming moment a seven-month-old leopard cub, which was paralysed after accident learns to walk again. The female cub was hit by a speeding vehicle near Igatpuri, a village in western India earlier this month. The critically injured animal was rescued by the local Forest Department and later transferred to the Manikdoh Leopard…

In the dense forests of Maharashtra, India, leopards once roamed freely. However, with increasing human settlements and agriculture, these magnificent creatures have been foгсed to adapt to new environments. Sugarcane farmers discovered four leopard cubs, barely able to open their eyes, huddled together with woᴜпdѕ and scars from unknown tһгeаtѕ. Driven by compassion, the farmers…

A pair of twin baby elephants was discovered in Addo Elephant National Park in the Eastern Cape. Twin births in elephants are extremely гагe, with multiple births accounting for only about 1% of elephant births, making this a ᴜпіqᴜe and special sighting. Watch the video at the end for more on this гагe eпсoᴜпteг. In…