World-famous squirrel, Little Thumbelina Girl, recovering from life-saving surgery May 28, 2022 The rescue squirrel that captured hearts around the world is now back home in New York after life-altering surgery in Florida funded largely with… Continue Reading
Shelter cat takes in rejected, frail newborn kitten — and now they’re both up for adoption May 6, 2022 Here’s a Mother’s Day tale that will give your feline heart the warm and fuzzies. Back in March, an “extremely fragile” newborn Sphynx/American Curl… Continue Reading
Oil-covered puffin rescued off English coast April 18, 2022 An oil-doused puffin is now being cared for by animal welfare workers after being scooped up along the English coast. The RSPCA said Monday… Continue Reading
Wild javelina breaks into vehicle in Arizona to chow down on a bag of Cheetos April 12, 2022 Call it a criminal case of the munchies, but Arizona cops caught the critter culprit with craving for Cheetos. The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office… Continue Reading
Baby elephant rescued from borehole in Kenya April 4, 2022 The tiny elephant calf was hopelessly trapped deep in a borehole in Kenya’s Meru National Park as its frantic mother looked on. Officials said… Continue Reading
Rescued bats released “to fly and to live” amid intense fighting in northeastern Ukraine March 30, 2022 The Ukrainian Bat Rehabilitation Center says it has finally released the last of its bats that are well enough to fend for themselves in… Continue Reading
Nine kangaroos successfully rescued from bombed zoo in Ukraine March 27, 2022 The Feldman Ecopark in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region continues to save animals as Russian bombs fall all around — and into — the zoo Nine… Continue Reading
Unbearably close 500-pound bear relocated to remote forest region in Tennessee March 26, 2022 Habituation to humans and feasting on unnatural foods is normally a death sentence for bears. But one very large, very habituated black bear was… Continue Reading
Orphaned black bear cub successfully placed with foster mother in the wilds of Tennessee March 13, 2022 Sometimes timing is everything in animal rescue. Little more than a week ago, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency was in the field removing a… Continue Reading
Opossum saved after getting dangerously stuck in sky-high prison fence in Massachusetts February 9, 2022 It’s not clear if he was trying to break in or break out, but inmates at a Massachusetts jail were the first to spot… Continue Reading
