“She had these little eyes that screamed for help.” Wendy Chairez was out for a bite with a few friends in Guadalajara, Mexico, the other night when something struck her eye — and shouted out to her heart. There was a rat on the muddy and rainy road. She'd been stuck in a storm drain's metal grating and was battling to get out. "I witnessed how she tried to force … [Read more...] about Rat Trapped In Storm Drain Had Lost Hope That Anyone Would Save Her
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An Adorable Litter of Endangered Red Wolf Puppies Gives Hope for the Future of an Endangered Species
The red wolf, which is native to the southeastern United States, has been listed as an endangered species since 1967. The US Fish and Wildlife Service has been undertaking a captive breeding program since the 1970s, and there is currently a wild population in North Carolina. However, these wolves have not had any pups in the last four years. This year, everything changed. The … [Read more...] about An Adorable Litter of Endangered Red Wolf Puppies Gives Hope for the Future of an Endangered Species
The Birth of a new Sumatran Rhino gives the Species new Hope, as There are only About 80 of Them Left in the Wild
The government of Indonesia recently announced the birth of a female Sumatran rhino — a species with fewer than 80 wild individuals – in the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Indonesia. The Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) is the most endangered of the five rhino species still alive, according to the World Wildlife Fund. The International Union for Conservation of … [Read more...] about The Birth of a new Sumatran Rhino gives the Species new Hope, as There are only About 80 of Them Left in the Wild
Lion was on The Verge of Death and Had Little Hope of Surviving – Until She met True Love
Meet Kahn, a stunning male African lion, and Sheila, a rare white lioness, who are a lovely couple of felines. Before being rescued by Texas' In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue and Education Center, the couple had been held in captivity together. When Kahn was taken in, he was starved and had the end of his tail eaten off as a source of tension and … [Read more...] about Lion was on The Verge of Death and Had Little Hope of Surviving – Until She met True Love
The Adorable and Expressive Irrawaddy Dolphin
The Irrawaddy dolphin, also known as Orcaella brevirostris, is a unique and charming species that inhabits the rivers and estuaries of Southeast Asia. With a petite frame of 2 to 2.8 meters (6 to 9 feet), the Irrawaddy dolphin may look like a baby beluga whale, but it is a species all of its own, with a distinctive set of characteristics that make it stand out in the animal … [Read more...] about The Adorable and Expressive Irrawaddy Dolphin