A walrus biologist and a college student were counting carcasses on a remote Alaskan beach when they found something that changed their plans: a living calf, alone, wedged between the bodies of two adults. A Calf Between Two Carcasses In mid-September 2026, U.S. Geological Survey walrus biologist Tony Fischbach and Violet Anniskett, an Ilisaġvik College student from Point … [Read more...] about Orphaned walrus calf rescued from nearby polar bears in Alaska
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Man Rescues Lone Wolf Caught In A Trap — And What He Did Next Left The Internet In Awe
Trapping is a routine part of wildlife management in many parts of the United States, especially when it comes to coyotes. But every so often, a trap set for one animal ends up catching another — and one such case, caught on camera in Wisconsin, turned into an unexpectedly heartwarming rescue. A Trap Meant For A Coyote, A Wolf Instead Coyote trapping is common across much … [Read more...] about Man Rescues Lone Wolf Caught In A Trap — And What He Did Next Left The Internet In Awe
A Family Reeled In a Shark by Accident. One Woman Pinned It Down to Set It Free
A day of surf fishing at Cape Hatteras took an unplanned turn when a family's line hooked something much bigger than they expected — and one member of the group ended up wrestling a shark to set it free. The Catch Nobody Was Ready For According to Olivia Talbot, who filmed the encounter, a family fishing at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, hooked a shark that pulled them … [Read more...] about A Family Reeled In a Shark by Accident. One Woman Pinned It Down to Set It Free
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
Rescuers Removed A Bamboo Skewer From A Gull’s Body — Then Watched Her Reunite With Her Chick
A great black-backed gull spotted on Long Island this past summer was carrying something no bird should have to: a bamboo skewer lodged in her cloaca, the rear opening birds use for both excretion and reproduction. Getting it out safely would take patience, a specialized trap, and more than a week of careful work. A Difficult Bird To Catch The gull was first spotted in … [Read more...] about Rescuers Removed A Bamboo Skewer From A Gull’s Body — Then Watched Her Reunite With Her Chick