A few weeks ago, Kim made a startling discovery in her yard: a tiny, hairless, pink wild baby whose eyes hadn’t even opened yet. Alarmed but determined to help, she…
Liz Belanger and her family were enjoying a peaceful day tubing down the Cowichan River in Canada when a tiny, unusual sound caught their attention. “My 16-year-old son, Connor, floated…
Raisin the Jamaican fruit bat has lived an extraordinary life — one that started in a sterile laboratory and now unfolds in comfort, surrounded by love, at Bat World Sanctuary.…
When Kirsten Duggan, founder of Sweet Acres Pig Sanctuary in Ontario, got a call from animal control about a 13-year-old duck who needed a home, she hesitated. Her sanctuary was…
When Clare Staples walked into a Texas auction house that day, she was searching for horses in need of rescue. She had no idea she’d stumble upon one of the…
When Tiffany Paltauf, founder of Sleepy Pig Farm Animal Sanctuary, got a call about a baby pig found in a dark basement, she didn’t hesitate — she knew he needed…
When scuba diver and ocean content creator Jorinde Maré heard whispers of an extraordinary sighting off the coast of Bonaire, she could hardly believe it. A friend of hers, fellow…
Firefighter Burke Alexander has faced countless emergencies in his career — but the life he saved one quiet morning at the Klein Fire Department in Texas was smaller and more…
When the phone rang at Raven Ridge Wildlife Center (RRWC) one morning last week, staff could immediately hear the panic in the caller’s voice. The woman on the line had…
In late August, a small toad in The Colony, Texas, found himself in a seriously awkward situation. While trying to squeeze through a hole in a sprinkler valve cover, he…
On their very first morning in a new house, Kaylee Massey opened her eyes to a surprising sight: her two kids standing beside the bed, grinning — and holding a…
More than four decades ago, a tiny red-eared slider turtle hatched in the wilds of Missouri. Her journey through life should’ve been simple — sunning on logs, gliding through ponds…
Touran Bristow lives on a wildlife reserve in South Africa, where her husband works as an anti-poaching ranger protecting the endangered rhinos that roam the land. Over time, Bristow has…
After a long, tiring day at work, Cassidy, a Florida resident, pulled into her driveway ready to unwind. But as she walked up to her front porch, she suddenly had…
Two years ago, wildlife photographer Nick Volpe was hiking through the lush forests of Wellington, New Zealand, when something caught his eye — something green, bumpy, and unmistakably … pickle-shaped.…
When rescuers first met Molly, a mature loggerhead sea turtle, they could barely recognize the majestic creature beneath the weight of her suffering. Her shell was blanketed in barnacles, fishing…
A few months ago, a woman strolling along the beach stopped in her tracks. There, in the shallow surf, was something she’d never seen before — a small, jelly-like blob,…
On the second day of school, veteran first grade teacher Jeannette Zirbel thought she’d seen it all. During lunch, she began unpacking her students’ backpacks — a routine task since…
When communications technician Andre Souza Santana climbed up a ladder to work on some overhead cables in Brazil, he expected nothing more than a normal day at work. But a…
When deputies from the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office responded to an early-morning call at a South Lake Tahoe ice cream parlor, they expected to find a break-in.They just didn’t…
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