Business Booms At Bakery Thanks To Surprise Endorsement From Local Squirrel
“I was stunned …” At Philomena’s Salumeria, a delicatessen and bakery in Utica, New York, the wafting aroma of freshly baked goods is usually more than enough to lure in…
Wild Bird Sits By His Tangled Friend For 12 Hours, Waiting For Help
He refused to leave his side. When Pelican Harbor Seabird Station received a late-night call about two birds stuck high in a tree in South Florida, rescuers knew it was…
Sea Life holds talks on future of its penguins
Sea Life London Aquarium has said it has made “meaningful progress in identifying areas for action” following sustained criticism over the conditions in which its penguins are kept. Merlin Entertainments,…
Centre ‘heartbroken’ to stop bird of prey rescues
A wildlife sanctuary in Dorset has announced it will no longer be able to rescue injured wild birds, citing mounting financial pressures after more than two decades of providing the…
Dehydrated seal rescued after travelling 120km
A grey seal pup is recovering under specialist care after being found dehydrated and severely underweight following an extraordinary 120km (75-mile) journey along the coast. The RSPCA said the young…
Echidna population count underway in Queensland amid urbanisation and climate change fears
Echidnas may be one of Australia’s most recognisable native animals, but scientists still know surprisingly little about how many exist in the wild — a gap in knowledge that has…
Woman who lost home in Koolewong bushfire reunited with cat seriously injured in blaze
A cat badly injured in bushfires that destroyed homes along the New South Wales Central Coast is slowly recovering after undergoing dozens of skin grafts and receiving more than $50,000…
Stray Cat Caught In Fence Gets Rescued — And Reunited With Someone Special
Last February, a black-and-white cat was found hanging from a fence with her paw trapped between wooden slats. Local police quickly contacted Frankie Floridia, an experienced animal rescuer and president…
Zero Rhinos Poached in India’s Stronghold for the Second Year on Record
India’s main stronghold for greater one-horned rhinos, the state of Assam, recorded zero rhino deaths due to poaching in 2025. This marked a repeat of the success achieved in 2023,…
Large, bone-crushing dogs stalked ‘Rhino Pompeii’ after Yellowstone eruption 12 million years ago, ancient footprints reveal
Researchers have found footprints of large, bone-crushing dogs in the 12 million-year-old Ashfall Fossil Beds in northeastern Nebraska, suggesting these large carnivores may have survived a cataclysmic Yellowstone eruption that…