Category: Rescue Animals
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“Don’t go,” the baby elephant seemed to plead, as rescuers breathed life back into her tiny, trembling body.
A video of the CPR has gone viral on social media wherein Mana is seen giving two-handed compressions to a small elephant lying on its side A baby elephant in Thailand which was hit by a motorcycle in Thailand, fortunately survived after a rescue worker performed Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on the injured animal. As a rescue…
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With trembling legs and desperate eyes, the mother nudged the truck, begging the lifeless body beneath to rise.
Video footage captured the heartbreaking moment a grief-stricken mother elephant desperately tried to move the truck that killed her calf. The heavy vehicle collided with the young elephant in Perak, northern Malaysia, in the early hours of Sunday morning. The baby elephant is said to have died trapped under the front end of the motortruck. The…
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After years of chains and cameras, the elephant takes one last look back—toward a life that stole her spirit.
Poaching, deforestation and tourism are three major threats to elephants in Asia, and very few get a second chance in life like Tofu, an 8-month-old elephant rescued from a life in chains in Laos. “I found Tofu at a horrible tourist riding camp in Laos while investigating another young elephant found stuck in chains for…
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“Mummy, please wake up,” the calf whimpered, nuzzling her lifeless body, refusing to leave the only love he’d ever known.
This is the heart-wrenching moment a baby elephant found its mother dead in the forest – and refused to leave her side. The two-year-old calf nudges its mother again and again – and even sits on her – during the vigil in Rajaji Reserve Forest in northern India. The desperate attempt to rouse the 40-year-old mother…
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[Video] With every clumsy swing of her tiny trunk, the baby elephant melts hearts, learning love before mastery.
Growing up isn’t easy — just ask this baby elephant who’s still trying to learn how to use her trunk! One TikToker shared the most adorable video from Disney’s Animal Kingdom. In the clip, the little critter crouches down by the edge of the water for a drink. However, the calf can’t seem to get…
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“I can do everything for you!” Terrified of water, she still stepped in—just to guide her blind best friend, proving love conquers every fear.
The blind elephant had been rescued from a trekking camp, where she’d been forced to work, and all she wanted to do was relax and make new friends. As soon as she met Malai Ngun, her wish came true. Malai Ngun was also rescued from a trekking camp, so she knew all too well what…
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Chained and broken, these baby elephants are robbed of their freedom—all for the cruel entertainment of tourists.
Disturbing footage has emerged of the inhumane treatment elephants in Thailand endure at the hands of trainers to make them ‘perform’ for tourists and break their spirits. Eight young elephants were seen being forcibly taken from their mothers, tied to wooden structures while beaten repeatedly, and walking tied up – sometimes along busy highways. In…
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“You look so bad,” whispered the rescuer, cradling the fragile bird whose broken wings still held a spark of hope.
The injured bird was nursed back to health at the Seaside Seabird Sanctuary. Today, a bald eagle is being released back into the wild after recovering at Seaside Seabird Sanctuary. Back in December, Richard and Alisa Rushing were shocked when they found a bald eagle struggling in their Seminole backyard. The Rushings called the Seaside…
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With trunks entwined and hearts united, the herd worked together, lifting their struggling calf back to safety.
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men may not have been able to put Humpty Dumpty back together again. Perhaps they should have handed the job over to these incredible elephants who worked as a team to rescue a calf from their herd stuck in a waterhole. Footage captured at South Africa’s Kruger…
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For eleven agonizing hours, the desperate mother tugged and cried, refusing to leave her baby trapped in the mud.
This is the heart-wrenching moment a mother elephant desperately tried to pull her baby from a well after, staying by their side for 11 hours. The determined mum refused to leave her calf, first using her trunk and then her feet in a bid to haul her precious baby to safety. Tugging: A mum frantically…