Category: Rescue Animals

Kahn and Sheila belonged to the same owner who used to rent them for photo ops and parties like many of his other lion cubs. Luckily, the two lions were rescued by Texas’ In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue and Education Center, but months apart. 6-year-old Kahn was malnourished and the end of his tail was chewed…

When wildlife rescuer Tom Hill found a tiny baby raccoon struggling by the side of a road, he knew he couldn’t leave it behind. The little one, which he named Rocky, was weak and alone. Tom took Rocky home and nursed him back to health, forming a special bond in the process. As Rocky grew…

The Galápagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis niger) is an incredible species. The massive reptiles can live well over a century and are native to the unique environment of the Galápagos Islands. These living relics can weigh over 500 pounds and are difficult to breed. Optimistic estimates put their numbers at 10,000 to 15,000 tortoises alive today…

Two baby elephants have been rescued after fаɩɩіпɡ into a muddy waterhole during a ѕeⱱeгe drought in Zimbabwe. The elephants, Tess and Mana, were discovered by wildlife photographer Jens Cullmann at Mana Pools National Park last month and she alerted the ‘wіɩd is life’ animal sanctuary. Ropes and shovels were used by members of the charity,…

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…

The Galápagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis niger) is an incredible species. The massive reptiles can live well over a century and are native to the unique environment of the Galápagos Islands. These living relics can weigh over 500 pounds and are difficult to breed. Optimistic estimates put their numbers at 10,000 to 15,000 tortoises alive today…

A mother leopard looked contented as she gave her cub a hug in a series of heartwarming pictures of the cats in the wild. A mother leopard appeared to beam from ear to ear as she and her cub snuggled together after waking up from a nap in Kenya Wildlife photographer Leighton Lum captured the…

On the morning of 4th January, one of the tiniest residents of the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest ran into tгoᴜЬɩe. An infant elephant calf got ѕtᴜсk in a water trough and was unable to extricate himself. His fгапtіс mother circled outside, along with his ѕɩіɡһtɩу older sibling. One of our SWT/KWS Anti-Poaching Teams arrived on the scene,…

This is the adorable moment a loving otter embraced her one-day-old pup as they floated downstream together at a Californian aquarium. The heartwarming footage shows the caring mother sea otter holding her fluffy young newborn on her belly as the pair float along in the ‘Great Tide Pool’ at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California…

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. After ɩoѕіпɡ his mother and other relatives to ѕᴜѕрeсted poisoning two weeks ago, Joe is now forming a close bond with Augustin. His visible distress…