He Rode Past a Huge Spider—Then Turned Around to Help
A motorcycle ride near Fresno, Colombia, turned into an unexpected wildlife rescue when Junior Arboleda Franco and his son, Thiago, spotted a large tarantula sitting in the middle of the…
Shocking Moving Grimy Hose Surprises Her
The grimy state of my anxiety level shot through the roof. What began as routine work on a car turned into an unexpected wildlife rescue for a Milwaukee-area woman after…
Rambo the 100kg ram rescued after getting stuck in pipe
A 100kg ram named Rambo had to be rescued by firefighters after becoming tightly stuck inside a concrete drainage pipe in Somerset. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said…
Indigenous ‘turtle women’ help save endangered freshwater turtles in the Amazon
Along the Aguarico River in Ecuador’s Amazon region, a small group of Indigenous Siekopai women is blending ancestral knowledge with digital tools to protect one of the river’s vulnerable native…
Hamster-sized ‘burramys’ had to cross a major roadway during mating season. So scientists built them a ‘tunnel of love’
The burramy, better known as the mountain pygmy-possum, plays an important role in Australia’s delicate alpine ecosystems. As the tiny marsupial moves through rocky mountain terrain, it helps spread seeds…
Black bears were nearly hunted to extinction in the US South. Decades later, they’re finally rebounding
A photograph of a black bear resting at the edge of a Tennessee cornfield on the Fourth of July quickly drew attention across social media. That sighting was only the…
Rabbits are the biggest threat to Australia’s native species. Why are their numbers booming again?
Jojo, a rabbit-detection dog, is working eight days on and two days off, sometimes covering as much as 20 kilometres a day as she tracks rabbits across the south-western reaches…
HumaneCNY fundraiser to host events to help stock shelter, support animal medical care
LIVERPOOL, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — HumaneCNY will host its Stock the Shelter fundraiser and Huge Silent Auction on Saturday, Sept. 26, to help provide food, supplies and medical care for hundreds…
PETA Scientists Help Breathe New Life into Non-Animal Toxicity Testing
Another significant step forward has been made in the effort to reduce animal use in toxicology testing. PETA scientists and their collaborators have published new data on an advanced non-animal…
A rise in animal hoarding cases shows the riskier side of animal rescue
Animal hoarding cases are increasingly challenging rescuers across the United States. In recent months, stations within the Scripps News Group have reported several rescues involving dozens of animals, many of…