Category: Rescue Animals

When wildlife rescuer Tom Hill found a tiny baby raccoon struggling by the side of a road, he knew he couldn’t leave it behind. The little one, which he named Rocky, was weak and alone. Tom took Rocky home and nursed him back to health, forming a special bond in the process. As Rocky grew…

Many animals suffering from drought in Africa are desperate for rain — but when it comes, it can cause some unexpected problems. For one devoted elephant mom with a newborn, a sudden shower threatened to separate her from her baby forever. The baby had slipped into a drinking trough in Kenya’s Tsavo National Park, and…

Has spring come to Penza, Russia? Gerda, a garden cheetah whose fur has reached the molting period, is being brushed by her husband Sasha. However, it’s not just about having them do it. Gerda also returned the favor by grooming Sasha’s head…well, I don’t know what to say in the case of Sasha, who is…

Well, last time we reported on a male bald eagle that continued to warm up the stones it picked up, thinking they were eggs , but it seems like there has been some progress since then. Murphy, a bald eagle, is blind in one eye and cannot be released back into the wild, so he…

Wһіɩe dгіⱱіпɡ ɩаte Tᴜeѕdау піɡһt, а ѕtаffeг fгom Hіɩɩѕіde Αпіmаɩ Տапсtᴜагу іп tһe U.K. ѕрotted а mᴜпtjас deeг сoɩɩарѕed oп tһe гoаd. He qᴜісkɩу ѕtoррed to сһeсk oп һeг апd offeг аѕѕіѕtапсe. ᴜпfoгtᴜпаteɩу, tһe deeг һаd раѕѕed аwау, Ьᴜt һe пotісed ѕometһіпɡ ᴜпᴜѕᴜаɩ—һeг Ьeɩɩу wаѕ moⱱіпɡ. Տһe һаd Ьeeп һeаⱱіɩу ргeɡпапt wһeп һіt Ьу а…

When baby screech owls come through the doors of Austin Wildlife Rescue, animal advocates always attempt to re-nest the babies with their original families. If they can’t be re-nested, these owlets don’t have to worry — they’ll soon be safe with new loved ones. “We always combine babies [who are] the same age,” Kathryn Mattison,…

They were reunited this week in their new home in Longleat Safari Park and welcomed each other with open arms – followed by  shoulder squeezes, handshakes and the odd bit of brotherly rough and tumble. Embrace: Gorillas Kesho and Alf embrace give each other a hug after being reunited at Longleat Safari Park He proved…

These heroes have dedicated their lives to rescuing circus animals. They work for the animal rights group Animal Defenders International and their intention is to give poorly cared for animals a new life. While on a rescue mission at a circus in Peru, they managed to save 3 lions. Unfortunately, they had to leave behind…

Waddling as fast as their little legs can carry them, these excited penguins have good reason to be happy. Their delighted fɩіɡһt towards the sealine on Mount Maunganui beach in Tauranga, New Zealand, follows almost two months in humane captivity. When the hatches to their yellow and blue transport cases were opened by a mixture…

Karaya, a western lowland gorilla, has given birth to her first child at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC. This is the first time in nine years that a gorilla has given birth at the zoo. A video of that special moment was released on the official website. I picked up my newborn baby…