Category: Rescue Animals
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Trapped in thick mud and too weak to stand, the sick elephant reached out—real-life heroes answered with love and rescue.
In a quiet corner of the forest, beneath the blistering sun and thick, suffocating mud, a sick elephant lay motionless—her massive body half-submerged, her strength all but gone. She had wandered into the marsh, exhausted and dehydrated, and simply couldn’t pull herself free. Each attempt to rise only dragged her deeper into despair. Local villagers…
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After 36 grueling hours, rescuers cheered as the injured elephant was gently lifted from the 20-foot well—hope rising with him.
The elephant had fallen into the well after she and her herd were chased by villagers in the Surajpur district, who suspected the creatures of trying to raid their crops. The villagers had woken to the sound of the 18-member herd and had managed to chase them away by lighting up torches and waiving them…
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Each night, little Kerrio curls into soft hay, tongue peeking out—safe, loved, and watched over by the gentle keeper beside her.
Baby elephant bedtime looks a little like this at the Nairobi Nursery Every night, the orphaned baby elephants recline on a mattress of soft hay and catch up on their forty winks. Some, like our little sleeping beauty Kerrio, drift off immediately, knackered out by their day of adventures and explorations in the National Park.…
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We found the baby elephant ensnared and bleeding—her cries fading—just in time to save her from a slow, silent death.
An elephant calf in Lake Kariba has been abandoned by her herd as she struggles through the rugged vegetation with a crude wire snare wrapped tightly around her leg, slowly ripping through her flesh as it tightens by the hour. The calf – believed to be under two years of age – was spotted by…
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Struggling to breathe, the elephant raised his trunk above the water—until rescuers arrived, lifting him from fear into life again.
In early September, people living near Tsavo East National Park in Kenya came across a bizarre sight — in the middle of a dam was a strange gray lump. It was a baby elephant. The elephant had fallen in the dam and clearly couldn’t get out on his own. He was lying on his side…
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The baby elephant, swept by the canal’s current, was finally rescued—its mother’s anxious trumpets turning to joyful cries of reunion.
For the past few weeks, elephants from the Western Ghats, which have caused a lot of anxiety by venturing into in Kerala towns resulting in the death of two people, have been splitting the social media in two over the ramifications involved in managing human-animal conflicts. This morning though, all stood united and rooted for…
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After 24 years in a concrete cage, the elephant stepped onto soft earth—tears falling as freedom finally touched her soul.
Guillermina, now 25 years old, and her mother were kept in an underground pit for decades. “Guillermina had never even had grass under her feet, so everything was new to her,” a representative from Global Sanctuary for Elephants told Newsweek. The transition to the sanctuary was overwhelming for both elephants, who had grown accustomed to…
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Once frail and sick, the rescued tiger cub now roars with strength—his incredible recovery fueled by love and second chances.
Aasha, a Bengal tiger, was just 9 months old. But she weighed around 30 pounds, which was a size more appropriate for a 3-month-old cub. “I asked how could a 9-month-old tiger be that small,” Keahey told The Dodo. As Keahey learned more, Aasha’s sad story came together piece by piece – painting the…
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Beaten for years in silence, the temple elephant flinched at kindness—her eyes finally weeping not from pain, but overwhelming relief.
When Lilly was found, she had been chained to stand under the hot sun with no access to fresh food, water or even a resting mound for 60 days straight. What happened next gave her a second chance at life. Devotees at a temple in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra awaited for their chance to see Champa the…
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The tiny elephant, missing its trunk, wandered helplessly—its eyes full of fear, as survival without its most vital tool seemed impossible.
Fears for the calf’s safety have grown after footage showed the baby animal walking among a herd of elephants in Kruger National Park without its critical body part. Safari workers said they didn’t know exactly how it had lost its iconic appendage but it was likely ripped off by a predator. A young elephant has…