Early one morning in Colwyn Bay, Wales, pedestrians passing an old office building noticed something unusual about an uncovered manhole. When they peered inside, they were stunned to discover a…
Of the millions of beetle species on Earth, dung beetles stand out not for how they look, but for what they do. These industrious insects are famous for collecting animal…
Gliding for miles through the mangrove forests of western Florida, the Weeki Wachee River is known for close encounters with wildlife like manatees, dolphins, turtles and otters. But during a…
Life on Shamrock Island — a 110-acre protected preserve off the Texas Gulf Coast — is usually calm. The small island is home to 19 species of waterbirds living undisturbed…
In early November, a pelican in Iowa found herself in serious trouble beneath a pedestrian bridge along the Des Moines River. Likely pausing to rest after searching for food, she…
Last week in Washington state, Cosmopolis Police Chief Heath Layman began receiving some very unusual reports. Drivers were calling in about a giant animal sprawled across a quiet, forest-lined road…
When a Maryland resident sent animal rescuer Bob Swensen a photo of a deer wandering through their yard with a bright blue Halloween candy bucket stuck on his head, Swensen…
Sometimes survival comes down to a single, desperate choice. For one harbor seal in Puget Sound, that choice meant trusting a boat full of humans. Earlier this week off the…
When homeowners in Texas uncovered a cozy litter of what they believed were kittens tucked beneath their shed, they were stunned — and a little confused. While clearing their yard,…
Late one morning in Colorado, sheriff’s deputies responded to a call about a car break-in in the foothills of Larimer County. But when they arrived, the “suspect” wasn’t exactly who…
Last August, the team at Raven Ridge Wildlife Center (RRWC) got an urgent call about a mysterious, sickly creature wandering a Lancaster, Pennsylvania neighborhood. Residents had spotted the animal for…
When Diane left city life behind and moved to the tiny town of Field in Ontario, she found herself surrounded by wildlife she wasn’t quite sure how to live alongside.…
When Crystal Zhang got a call one night about a pigeon stuck in an apartment stairwell, she didn’t hesitate. As a volunteer pigeon rescuer in Sydney, she’s used to emergencies…
Rozalla Radchishin was driving near her Asheville, North Carolina home when she stumbled onto a scene that made her hit the brakes — pure, unfiltered joy playing out right in…
Spanish wildlife photographer Ángel Hidalgo has spent years tracking some of the world’s most elusive animals. Iberian lynxes — mysterious, quick, and notoriously hard to spot — are his specialty.…
When Alex Carreles pulled into a Chevron station near Lake Tahoe, California, the last thing he expected to see was a giant, fuzzy behind sticking out of a trash can.…
Deep in the nighttime silence of Australia’s Kosciuszko National Park, a small, whiskered marsupial hurried across the forest floor. He paused in a clearing, ears perked, then slipped back into…
Earlier this year, the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Nairobi, Kenya, welcomed a tiny, wounded newcomer — an orphaned zebra named Bombi. She had survived what no baby should ever face:…
As winter creeps closer, bears across North America are on a mission — to eat as much as possible before settling in for their long seasonal nap. But one Colorado…
For baby sea turtles hatching along the beaches of Tulum, Mexico, the journey from nest to ocean is a life-or-death sprint. Loggerheads, leatherbacks and green sea turtles are all protected…
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