Bear with plastic container stuck on head rescued by wildlife officers in Florida December 2, 2021 For one long month, an adult female bear was wandering around Collier County in Florida with a large plastic jug lodged on her head…. Continue Reading
Starving dog found in cellar of abandoned house in Alberta February 19, 2020 Exactly how and when it got there isn’t clear, but one thing is certain: This is one very lucky dog. Mounties and animal welfare… Continue Reading
Rescued! Pair of elk trapped in hay stack in northern British Columbia February 15, 2020 Oh, hay! Two elk are lucky to survive what they must have thought at first was an easy meal. Instead, on Thursday wildlife officers… Continue Reading
Hello up there? Raccoon rescued after head stuck in sewer grate August 2, 2019 Big or small, the Newton Fire Department saves them all. And that includes a young raccoon spotted in the Massachusetts town Thursday morning trapped in… Continue Reading
Good Samaritan stops to free baby moose caught in barbed wire fence May 15, 2019 Chris Fisher was in the right place at the right time and just happened to be the right guy. The wildlife biologist was travelling… Continue Reading
California firefighters rescue three bear cubs trapped in dumpster October 4, 2018 Three little bear cubs really couldn’t find a better spot to be saved. Last Saturday night, the bears clamoured into a dumpster looking for… Continue Reading
Kitten survives ride through Virginia lodged under wheel well July 23, 2018 This ride could have been a catastrophe. Instead, one lucky kitty somehow lived through a 45-mile (72 kilometre) trip through Virginia trapped behind the… Continue Reading
What the hoot? Owl trapped in soccer net gets helping hands in Alberta September 12, 2017 Mounties always get their owl. Early Monday morning, students and staff arrived at Ralph McCall School in Airdrie, Alberta to find a Great horned… Continue Reading
Meatless Monday: Seagulls trapped in tofu vat March 14, 2016 It was a Meatless Monday last Friday for seagulls who had a hankering for tofu. The BC Wildlife Rescue Association had to rush to… Continue Reading