Earlier this month, Captain Tom Mattmuller of Sea Tow Venice in Florida was patrolling the calm waters of Lyons Bay when something strange caught his attention. Up ahead, high in…
When rescuers learned that a sea lion was struggling in the Salish Sea with a piece of plastic deeply embedded around her neck, they knew they had to act fast.…
In a peaceful corner of Michigan, around 50 happy hens spend their days roaming Jessica Hank’s backyard — pecking, dust-bathing, and living their best farm life. But as it turns…
A massive bull moose found himself in serious trouble this week after tumbling into an abandoned well deep in the woods of northern Maine — but thanks to a determined…
In 2018, Cal Poly Humboldt biology professor Silvia Pavan was deep in the Peruvian Andes on a research expedition, scanning the rugged terrain for a little-known squirrel species. What she…
While out on his usual delivery route in Australia, a mail carrier named Wayne noticed something unusual lying on the ground. Curious, he stopped his truck and went over to…
When Jonathan discovered a mouse had moved into one of the electrical boxes at his workplace, he figured it was time to evict her. The little tenant had built herself…
Earlier this year, a team of researchers from the Schmidt Ocean Institute sent a remotely operated vehicle, ROV SuBastian, plunging two miles beneath the ocean’s surface. Their mission: to explore…
For weeks after moving into their new trailer-style home in Jacksonville, Florida, Isa Machado and her family couldn’t shake the feeling that something else was living there with them. “We…
One stormy afternoon in Yorkshire, England, a woman was walking her dog when something on the wet pavement caught her eye — a tiny, motionless shape beneath the trees. It…
From a distance, Boots looks like any other red fox — sleek copper fur, bright eyes, and a tail that swishes proudly as he runs. But anyone who meets him…
When Maria Yabetta heard about a domestic bunny wandering alone in Lafreniere Park in New Orleans, she didn’t hesitate for a second. As a seasoned rabbit rescuer, she’s helped her…
While walking along a quiet stretch of beach in the U.S. Virgin Islands a few years ago, Dr. Larry Wood noticed a faint rustle in a pile of dried leaves.…
What began as a dream safari through the tranquil waterways of Botswana turned into a fight for survival — and it was all caught on camera. Two tourists, Jeff Melvin…
It was a bright, sunny afternoon in late September when Thera Bullen noticed something strange as she drove through her quiet Toronto neighborhood. A large diaper box sat overturned on…
They say it takes a village to raise a child — but in East Petersburg, Pennsylvania, it took a village to rescue a pig. It all began over a month…
What began as an ordinary Friday quickly turned into an unexpected rescue mission for the team at Edgar’s Mission, a farm sanctuary in Australia. A concerned caller had been walking…
At the Greenville Humane Society in South Carolina, mornings usually start the same way — rows of wagging tails, excited barks, and curious meows greeting the staff as they walk…
On a warm, sunny afternoon in Southwest Florida, one paddleboarder’s peaceful day on the water suddenly turned into a life-saving mission. From a distance, she noticed what looked like a…
When Stijn François set out for work one morning in British Columbia, Canada, he expected an ordinary commute. But just a few miles down the road, he noticed something small…
