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Sea lion (briefly) escapes enclosure at Central Park Zoo during New York City flood event

October 1, 2023

A female sea lion named Sally managed to escape her pool at the Central Park Zoo as record-setting rain in New York City flooded…

Crocodiles skip doggie meal and instead nudge stray pooch to safety in river in India

September 23, 2023

A stray dog seemingly doomed either to be torn apart by a pack of feral dogs or devoured by crocodiles, instead was “nudged and…

Bat trapped in “enormous” spiderweb saved by scientists in national preserve in Texas

September 19, 2023

You could call it a case of Batman versus Spider-Man — but on a somewhat smaller-than superhero scale. Big Thicket National Preserve in southeastern…

Rescue chimp forms “extraordinary bond” with “friendly bees” at Florida sanctuary

September 17, 2023

If ever there was an unusual pairing, surely it is September and her hive of bees. September, is a resident chimpanzee at Save the…

More than 70 crocodiles from farm on the loose after flooding in China

September 13, 2023

Authorities in a southern Chinese city have launched an operation to recapture more than 70 crocodiles that escaped from a commercial farm after intense…

Urban heat and loss of bird diversity linked for first time after hundreds of cities surveyed.

August 28, 2023

Humans aren’t the only ones leaving town when city heat becomes unbearable. A study done on 336 cities in China concludes that heat-retaining buildings…

Dik-dik tangled in snare saved by anti-poaching squad on patrol in Kenya

August 27, 2023

When most people think of the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, they imagine baby elephants being rescued and rehabilitated. But the Kenyan-based animal welfare organization also…

Strangers pitching in to help pets affected by the Hawaii wildfires

August 13, 2023

Hundreds of animals who have been burned or lost during the evacuation process inn Maui need help say animal shelters in Hawaii.. The Hawaiian…

Toxic algae bloom in Mexico’s Pacific coast leads to beaches awash with dead fish

August 3, 2023

A town on northern Mexico’s Pacific coast saw its beaches carpeted with dead fish after what experts describe as a toxic algae bloom. Officials in…

Search for lioness chasing wild boar in Berlin suburbs called off

July 21, 2023

A large-scale operation including 100 armed police, drones, hunters and a veterinarian has been called off after an overnight search for a lioness on…