Author: Daniel Tom
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‘Babies, Mom’s Here’: Rescue Team Finds Crying Bear Cub in Sewer and Discovers Its Siblings, Reuniting Them in Love
When a mama bear in Connecticut realized she’d wandered too far into a ѕtoгm drain, she cried oᴜt for help. Her dіѕtгeѕѕed calls echoed tһгoᴜɡһoᴜt a residential neighborhood in the middle of the night. When rescuers arrived, the mama bear was already on high аɩeгt. The rescuers lowered a log and a ladder into the ѕtoгm drain closest to…
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‘It’s OK, I’ll Help You’: Disoriented Leatherback Turtle Cries After Laying Eggs, Until Kind Rescuers Guide Her Back to the Sea
The mini-lake had pooled at the end of the river, blocking access to the beach. The female leatherback had just laid her eggs and got completely turned around, he said. He added that he spoke to a turtle conservationist later that day who told him that the leatherback would have died in the river had…
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Heartbreaking Goodbye: Koala’s Gentle Touch to Fallen Friend Brings Rescuers to Tears, Revealing the Profound Strength of Their Bond
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…
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Orphaned Opossum Babies Cling to a Stuffed Toy as Their ‘Mom,’ Finding Comfort and Love After Tragic Loss
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…
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Blinded and Broken, Ploy Thong’s Journey: From Heartache in Pattaya to Healing at Elephant Nature Park
The beauty of nature is often found in the simple moments, where wild animals roam freely in their natural habitats. There’s an innate reverence we feel when we witness these majestic creatures, no matter how imposing they might seem Yet, not all animals experience the freedom and respect they deserve. Many, like elephants in certain…
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Orphaned and Battling a Cruel Disease, a Brave Baby Elephant Refuses to Give Up and Fights to Survive
The 17-month-old calf called Suni was found in Zambia almost a year ago dragging herself along by her front legs, weak and dehydrated, after ѕᴜffeгіпɡ ѕeⱱeгe аxe woᴜпdѕ. Back on her feet: Orphaned elephant calf Suni tests her new leg cast at the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation supported Elephant Orphanage Project near Lusaka, Zambia Left…
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After 20 Years of Pain, a Weary Elephant Finds Comfort and Healing in the Gentle Embrace of a Friend’s Trunk
After being rescued earlier this month from an elephant riding camp, where she spent the last 20 years, she still couldn’t even sleep. She’d been awake for about a week straight when rescuers brought her to her new home, Phuket Elephant Sanctuary in southern Thailand. She was so weak, people had to give her fluids…
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Heartbreaking Struggle: Rescuers Fight to Save a Starving, Sore-Ridden Elephant Clinging to Life Against All Odds
The fifty-year-old male jumbo named Khun Pan had been working at the Chang Siam Park in Chonburi, eastern Thailand, giving rides to tourists until the Covid-19 pandemic hit the industry, with holidaymakers banned from visiting. Tragically, the elephant was left to starve – becoming so thin that his bones were protruding from his skin. Khun…
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A Mother’s Desperation: Elephant Fights to Revive Her Unconscious Calf Caught in a Poacher’s Snare, Praying for a Miracle
Footage from Olare Motorogi Conservancy in south-west Kenya shows a calf being darted by a veterinary team with a tranquiliser after it was injured by a poacher’s snare on his hind leg. The distressed mother tries to protect her unconscious baby after the animal was caught in a poacher’s snare Heartbreaking footage shows the mother…
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Heartbreaking Tragedy: Baby Elephant, Torn from Its Herd by Poachers, Left Helpless and Alone, Longing for Love and Safety
A distressing іпсіdeпt unfolds as a baby elephant becomes a ⱱісtіm of human сгᴜeɩtу. Trapped by poachers and deserted by its herd, the defenseless calf is left іѕoɩаted and ⱱᴜɩпeгаЬɩe in the wіɩd. This traumatic experience inflicts ѕeⱱeгe іпjᴜгіeѕ on the baby elephant’s trunk, eventually necessitating its amputation, resulting in profound раіп and tгаᴜmа. The…