Category: Rescue Animals

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When baby screech owls come through the doors of Austin Wildlife гeѕсᴜe, animal advocates always аttemрt to re-nest the babies with their original families. If they can’t be re-nested, these owlets don’t have to woггу — they’ll soon be safe with new loved ones. The tiny, orphaned owlets are initially kept in an incubator. Later,…

Khanyisa, the baby albino elephant, screamed in silence—her tiny cheek torn by a poacher’s snare, innocence shattered by brutal greed.

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A BABY albino elephant has been left with scars from her mouth to her ears after she was left trapped in a poacher’s snare for four days. Khanyisa was found alone and tangled in a snare at a private reserve close to the border of Kruger National Park, South Africa. These are the scars…

“Stay with me,” the orphaned baby elephant pleaded with tearful eyes—finding warmth at last in the gentle arms of a surrogate’s love.

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Baby Joe, the orphaned pygmy elephant at the Lok Kawi Wildlife Centre near Kota Kinabalu in Malaysian Borneo, has rediscovered comfort and joy with his ‘surrogate mum,’ keeper Augustin David. His visible distress brought wildlife officials to teагѕ. Joe’s mother was among 14 elephants that recently dіed in the tropical rainforest of Malaysia, victims of…

So thin his ribs showed like sorrow, the 3-month-old elephant drank milk from strangers’ love—each drop a promise he wasn’t forgotten.

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When Lek Chailert saw the baby elephant, she knew she had to do something – and quickly. The 3-month-old elephant was so thin and malnourished, you could count her ribs. If she didn’t get proper nutrition soon, she was going to die. While it’s unknown what happened to the baby elephant’s mom, or even how she…

“Don’t leave me behind!” she cried, bruised and broken—until rescuers brought her home, where tears turned to joy in her mother’s embrace.

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A baby elephant who fell into a steep-sided watering hole in Africa was determined not to die. Bruises appeared on her battered body as she struggled to get free of the hole that could have been her final resting place. It was early morning on August 14 in Kenya when people from the Taita Hills…

Shot in the eye, the owl lay broken—until kind hands brought him to safety, where hope now flickers behind his wounded gaze.

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Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the brand as an Editorial Intern in early 2020, before later transitioning to staff positions. Nicholas writes and edits anywhere between 7 to 9 stories per day on average for PEOPLE, spanning across each vertical the brand covers. A Great Horned Owl…

Once trapped in a well and torn by hyenas, Long’uro lost most of his trunk—yet five years later, he walks with unbroken spirit.

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Reflecting on just how far he has come in the past five years, we are in awe of our beloved Long’uro as we celebrate his rescueversary! Rescued after being stuck in a well and attacked by hyenas, he was left with only a third of his trunk, but that’s never stopped him – on the…

Near death in a cruel snare, the baby albino elephant cried silently—until rescuers arrived, turning agony into a fragile fight for life.

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A baby albino elephant was found alone in the wild, trapped in a snare in January 2020 in South Africa. The infant was severely injured due to the restraint, and it was thought she might not live. Rescuers took in the dehydrated, starving calf, and took her into the care of the team at…

Once feared and alone, the mighty silverback found joy beside a tiny friend—showing the world that true kindness knows no size.

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how handsome the silverback gorillas who lead the group are over and over again I have told you . When I’m reborn, I want to be the wife of a silverback gorilla. I may have told you from time to time that number 3 is fine, but you can ignore that. Now, more than 20…

With eyes full of pain, the elderly elephant stood trembling—until gentle hands arrived, offering care, love, and a reason to hope again.

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