Animals

Humpback whale swimming underwater in deep blue water, with small fish visible beneath its body.

Stranded Humpback Whale Endures A 76 Hour Fight For Freedom In Shallow Baltic Waters

Rescue teams race to save a stranded humpback whale trapped on a Baltic Sea sandbar near northern Germany.

Stranded Humpback Whale Endures A 76 Hour Fight For Freedom In Shallow Baltic Waters

Rescue teams race to save a stranded humpback whale trapped on a Baltic Sea sandbar near northern Germany.

Close-up of a manatee’s face just below the water’s surface, with its broad snout and whiskers visible.

Melby The Manatee Escapes A Deadly Trap And Fights His Way Back To Freedom

Melby’s successful manatee rescue highlights coordinated care and urgent need to protect warm-water habitat for Florida manatees.

Melby The Manatee Escapes A Deadly Trap And Fights His Way Back To Freedom

Melby’s successful manatee rescue highlights coordinated care and urgent need to protect warm-water habitat for Florida manatees.

Split image of a sea turtle with heavy barnacle growth on its head and neck before cleanup or treatment.

Barnacle Covered Turtle Fights Back From The Brink In A Rescue Few Thought She Could Survive

A rescued loggerhead sea turtle recovered from debilitated turtle syndrome after 92 days of dedicated care and was released.

Barnacle Covered Turtle Fights Back From The Brink In A Rescue Few Thought She Could Survive

A rescued loggerhead sea turtle recovered from debilitated turtle syndrome after 92 days of dedicated care and was released.

A young seal pup, with its feet curled under its body, sitting on a beach.

Seal Pup Escapes A Slow Death After Fishing Net Tightens Around His Neck

Hopeful rescue of a seal pup entangled in ghost gear highlights risks of discarded fishing nets and marine rubbish.

Seal Pup Escapes A Slow Death After Fishing Net Tightens Around His Neck

Hopeful rescue of a seal pup entangled in ghost gear highlights risks of discarded fishing nets and marine rubbish.

Split image of a small puppy stuck in the center hole of a tire rim before and during rescue.

Curious Puppy Gets Trapped In A Tire Rim Until Patient Firefighters Pull Off A Gentle Rescue

Cal Fire firefighters patiently freed a puppy stuck in a tire rim in Fresno County, rescuing it unharmed.

Curious Puppy Gets Trapped In A Tire Rim Until Patient Firefighters Pull Off A Gentle Rescue

Cal Fire firefighters patiently freed a puppy stuck in a tire rim in Fresno County, rescuing it unharmed.

Two wild horses rear up and clash in a cloud of dust while other horses surround them on open land.

Helicopter Roundups Push Wild Horses To Exhaustion Across The West

Wild horses are being driven for miles by helicopters, pushed beyond their limits in government roundups. Some collapse. Others lose their families. There are safer, more humane ways to manage these...

Helicopter Roundups Push Wild Horses To Exhaustion Across The West

Wild horses are being driven for miles by helicopters, pushed beyond their limits in government roundups. Some collapse. Others lose their families. There are safer, more humane ways to manage these...