Category: Rescue Animals

Now, Ruben has been offered a second chance at life after making the 5,200-mile journey from Armenia to the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary in Free State, South Africa. The lion Ruben has been returned to his natural habitat. ADI / SWNS The lion was left behind at an abandoned zoo in Armenia after its owner passed…

This picture captures the incredible moment a photographer lies in the grass beside a cheetah at an African game reserve. Photographer Chris Du Plessis and Mtombi the Cheetah reviewing the photos Cat’s amazing: The predator is the picture of spotty elegance as she poses with the photographer, completely at ease with the situation Photographer Chris…

The mockingbird was given tiny “snowshows” to help “retrain” its damaged feet. (California Wildlife Centre) A US wildlife centre has shared its inventive approach to treating an injured bird that could not stand properly. Last month, the California Wildlife Centre revealed it had given a lame Northern Mockingbird “snowshoes in summer”. The shoes were crafted…

Joey, an 82-year-old tortoise in Cornwall, is recovering from surgery after the removal of a bladder stone the size of a cricket ball. Two veterinary surgeons had to cut through Joey’s shell to remove the growth, which at 150g was almost three times the weight of a tennis ball. One of the vets, Viliam Hoferica,…

Her name is Wounda, but her name says it all. In the Congo it means ‘close to dying’ – and that is exactly how she was found when she was taken in by the Jane Goodall Institute’s Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center in the Republic of Congo. Never forget: Wounda hugs her caregiver and rescuer Dr.…

Chained up inside a dark concrete building in Jaipur, India, Suman the elephant calf can’t do anything but cry out for her mom. She’s only 6 years old — but her torturous and lonely role as a show elephant has already begun. Recent video taken by undercover agents with Wildlife SOS shows the young elephant…

The rhino named Gertjie and his new friend Lammie the goat are seen fooling around and having lots of fun in an adorable two minute video filmed in Pretoria, South Africa. Bond: Two orphans Little G the rhino and Lammie the goat have become ‘inseparable’ at the animal centre The adorable footage was captured by…

The 3-month-old elephant calf was first spotted by a camp manager at the Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area (TFCA) in Zimbabwe during the first week of July. His right hind leg was severely swollen, leaving him in desperate need of medical attention. The camp manager took photos of the elephant and sent them to AWARE…

Nalakite was everything to her three calves. Not only had the elephant matriarch given birth to them, but she’d raised them and guided them through life. So when Nalakite became terminally ill, her children were understandably distressed. The rangers, who work for Elephant Aware Masai Mara, an organization that monitors and protects elephants in the…