Category: Rescue Animals
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“Poor baby, we will help,” whisper the rescuers, wrapping the grieving calf in warmth—teaching her heart and feet to rise again.
The 9-month-old elephant, which rescuers have named Bani (Mother Earth), was hit by a speeding train near Corbett National Park in northern India in mid-December, leaving her seriously injured and paralyzed. Bani’s mother, who was pregnant at the time, died in the same accident. A veterinary worker at the Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation and Care…
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The rescued calf trotted joyfully beside its new herd, tiny trunk swaying—at last embraced by the family it never had.
When Phabeni was just four months old, he was spotted wandering alone near the Kruger National Park in South Africa, with his mother and herd nowhere in sight. Our partner, HERD, raced to his rescue. They found the little calf covered head-to-toe in wounds and showing signs of severe starvation and dehydration. Judging from his…
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The abandoned baby elephant cried out, sinking deeper into the muddy well—until gentle hands lifted her, moments before hope drowned.
The calf was found lying in the muddy, shallow well with no family around, nonprofit organization the Northern Rangelands Trust said in a statement. After alerting the Northern Rangelands Trust and other local authorities, villagers worked together to save the calf, heaving him out of the well. The Northern Rangelands Trust said in a statement…
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Covered in thousands of painful barnacles, the elephant stood in silent agony—until gentle hands arrived to give her life back.
In a quiet corner of the world, where saltwater kisses the forest’s edge, a heartbreaking scene unfolded—one that would test the limits of compassion, patience, and the human will to save. A majestic elephant, later named Amari, was found standing silently in brackish waters, her body coated with thousands of barnacles clinging like a cruel…
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Buried beneath millions of barnacles and parasites, the white elephant stood suffering—until a heroic rescue team gave her hope again.
White Elephant Covered in Millions of Barnacles & Parasites Saved by Heroic Rescue Team In one of the most heartbreaking wildlife rescues in recent memory, a rare white elephant was discovered in a state of unimaginable suffering—her once-glorious pale skin hidden beneath a blanket of barnacles, parasites, and open wounds. Locals in a remote coastal…
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Covered in millions of painful barnacles, the elephant stood silently suffering—until kind hands freed her from a nightmare of agony.
In a story that has broken hearts across the globe, a majestic elephant, later named Bala, was discovered in a heartbreaking state—her massive body weighed down by millions of barnacles clinging to her skin like armor. Found near a coastal mangrove region where freshwater met brackish tides, she had likely become trapped after a storm…
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Kiko the giraffe and Loboito the orphaned elephant snuggle side by side—proving that friendship heals wounds words never could.
At one-month-old he was too small to sleep in the giraffe stable, but was instead housed next to the elephants, where he struck up an unlikely friendship with fellow orphan Loboito, a boisterous three-week-old calf. They say love knows no bounds, and that is definitely true of an abandoned elephant and giraffe who have formed an…
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The abandoned baby elephant cried helplessly, sinking in a muddy well—until rescuers arrived, just before hope disappeared beneath the surface.
The calf was found lying in the muddy, shallow well with no family around, nonprofit organization the Northern Rangelands Trust said in a statement. After alerting the Northern Rangelands Trust and other local authorities, villagers worked together to save the calf, heaving him out of the well. The Northern Rangelands Trust said in a statement…
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Tears streamed down Varagaliyar’s face as Ramu took his final steps away from the only home he’d known for 47 years.
As dawn breaks over the Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation and Care Centre, Ramu, our majestic tusker, prepares himself for a day filled with fun activities such as dismantling enrichments in his enclosure and taking ample dust baths. At the tender age of 20 years, Ramu is the youngest bull elephant under our care and holds…
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For 50 years, the dame fed orphaned elephants her special milk, giving each one love, strength, and a second chance.
Nobody gives hugs like grandma — especially when the hugs are bringing life to orphan elephants that would otherwise die without their mama in the wake of poaching tragedies. This explains why the elephants at Kenya’s Nairobi National Park line up for love from 80-year-old Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick. A pioneer of elephant…