Rescue Staff Are Shocked When a Pile of Wild Babies Arrives in a Popcorn Bucket
It was quite a shock. It was an ordinary day at Highland Wildlife Rescue when someone walked in carrying a popcorn bucket. At first, staff members were puzzled — until…
Grandma Calls for Help After Spotting Gorgeous Animal Trapped in Solar Panels
“It was a long night of worry.” Earlier this week, staff at the Links Der Weser clinic in Bremen, Germany, encountered an unusual “patient” outside their emergency room doors. A…
Grandma Calls for Help After Spotting Gorgeous Animal Trapped in Solar Panels
“It was a long night of worry.” On a recent fall evening in Connecticut, a grandmother babysitting her grandchildren glanced up at the roof and spotted something unusual. Perched awkwardly…
Minneapolis Shelter Cares for Pets After ICE Detains Their Owners
In late January, Minneapolis nonprofit The Bond Between shared a heartbreaking photo of a gray, wrinkly-faced dog named Chapo. “This is Chapo. His whole world was changed in an instant,”…
This cat with ‘otter-like feet’ went extinct in Thailand nearly 30 years ago. Then trail cameras caught it on film
The Prionailurus genus includes five small Asian wild cats: the fishing cat, leopard cat, rusty-spotted cat, Iriomote cat and flat-headed cat. While all face mounting threats from habitat loss, the…
This sea creature’s arms are longer than a camper van. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime sighting
A groundbreaking ocean expedition off the coast of Argentina has revealed 28 species completely new to science, highlighting just how little we know about the deep ocean. Scientists explored waters…
Gentoo Penguins First Birds in Australian Territory to Contract H5N1 as Bird Flu Spreads
Australian Antarctic Program scientists have confirmed that the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has spread to new species on Heard Island, an Australian external territory in the sub-Antarctic. First Bird…
The Norwich Pigeon Wars: How Birds Are Dividing a UK City
At 9 a.m., Norwich market is only just waking up. Shutters remain down and traders sip their first coffees. Yet in the nearby Memorial Gardens, another ritual is already underway…
Tiny Ponies Buddy and Bauble Make a Remarkable Recovery
A Staffordshire man has been sentenced to prison after operating an illegal pet business from his council-owned home, where dozens of exotic animals were kept in poor conditions. Robert Gillan,…
Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Exotic Pet Trafficking
“It’s a privilege to work with so many species,” says Rhiannon Wolff — and she truly means it. Wolff is a hoofstock keeper at Marwell Zoo, near Winchester in Hampshire.…