A group of local fishermen in West Bengal turned an ordinary morning on the water into a wildlife rescue, pulling an exhausted elephant calf from the Teesta River and helping guide it back into its mother's care before the pair returned safely to the forest. Spotted Drifting Near The Barrage The rescue took place around 8:30 a.m. on September 21, near Gajoldoba in the … [Read more...] about Fishermen Rescue Elephant Calf From Teesta River, Reunite It With Its Mother
Raging 1,100-Pound Bull Leaps Over Safety Barrier, Sparks Panic At Spanish Bullfight
A bullfight in southeastern Spain descended into chaos this week when a half-ton bull cleared a safety barrier and came startlingly close to spectators seated near the ring. A Bull Breaks Loose The incident took place during the final bullfight of Murcia's annual fair, according to the New York Post. Spanish outlet 20minutos reported that video from the event showed the … [Read more...] about Raging 1,100-Pound Bull Leaps Over Safety Barrier, Sparks Panic At Spanish Bullfight
A Sea Turtle Just Nested On A Southern California Beach — For The First Time On Record
A sea turtle nesting on a beach in Orange County has just made wildlife history — the first documented natural sea turtle nest ever recorded anywhere on the West Coast of the United States, according to NOAA Fisheries. A First For The West Coast An olive ridley sea turtle was spotted digging a nest and laying eggs near Seal Beach on September 16. Three days later, a sea … [Read more...] about A Sea Turtle Just Nested On A Southern California Beach — For The First Time On Record
A Rock in a California Creek Turned Out to Be an Ice Age Mastodon’s Tooth
Brigid Lynch was surveying a creek for frog habitat when a lumpy, oddly textured object caught her eye. A few photos and a reverse image search later, it was identified as one of the best-preserved mastodon molars the Bay Area has produced. A Frog Survey Turns Up a Mastodon Lynch, a geomorphologist with Balance Hydrologics, was working in a Midpeninsula Regional Open … [Read more...] about A Rock in a California Creek Turned Out to Be an Ice Age Mastodon’s Tooth
Woman Frees Choking Deer From Backyard Soccer Net With Bare Hands After No One Answers Her Calls for Help
A routine drive to work turned into an unexpected wildlife rescue when a woman spotted a young deer struggling in a backyard soccer net near a wooded neighborhood. With the nylon cords tightening around its neck and no one responding to her calls for help, she decided to intervene herself. Without a knife or anyone nearby to assist, she wrestled with the tangled netting, … [Read more...] about Woman Frees Choking Deer From Backyard Soccer Net With Bare Hands After No One Answers Her Calls for Help