Lonely Veteran Finds New Friend in a Four-Legged "Battle Buddy"
Since leaving the army, Chris's days have been--well, lonely. He missed the camaraderie and closeness of fellow soldiers. A little Puggle (Pug and Beagle mix) has changed that.
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Teaching Dogs to Drive Mini Coopers in Bid to Find Adoptive Homes
Every year, the SPCA needs to find homes for thousands of dogs that have been abused, abandoned, or just forgotten. The dogs may be mutts, but they are smart -- and this organization of animal lovers in New Zealand decided to prove it. They have been training three shelter dogs to drive a Mini Cooper.
Hidden Borneo Orangutans Provide Population Bump of 5-7 Percent
A team of conservationists have uncovered a hidden population of around 200 of the world's rarest Bornean orangutans in Malaysian Borneo. The Sarawak government has pledged protection.
Rarest of Tiny Birds Adapt to Thrive in Surprising New Habitat
With its natural habitat mostly gone, one of North America's rarest songbirds has found a surprising workaround: It's thriving in the industrial pine plantations of the southeastern United States, reports Nat Geo.
Jon Stewart Buys a Farm to Help Animal Victims of Cruelty
Jon Stewart his wife Tracey bought a farm in New Jersey that will soon provide a new home for rescued farm animals.
Rescued Baby Lamb Walks Again Thanks to Tote Bag Rehab
The folks at Edgar's Mission rescued little Soda Pop and rehabilitated her by helping the lamb learn to walk again using a tote bag.
Ducks Near Extinction Hang On, 18 Babies Hatched in Lab
On a remote lake in Madagascar, a fateful discovery of 22 ducks belonging to a variety thought to be extinct, inspired a group of conservationists to mobilize a last ditch effort to save the species, which had been previously been written off. This week, as the Madagascar pochard's only remaining wild population hangs on with just 22 adult birds surviving, the captive breeding program started in 2009 celebrated a huge success with the birth of 18 new babies.
Peregrine Falcons Return to London After Century of Decline
After decades of declining numbers, the world's fastest creature is populating Britain's cities once again. The peregrine falcon, which can travel at speeds of 200mph, is returning to Britain's cities in droves, with the highest number recorded in the capital for hundreds of years.
Camera Drones Enlisted in Fight Against Badger Cruelty in Ireland
In the UK, the world's second oldest animal welfare organization said it was shocked by the scale of organized badger persecution it has uncovered in Northern Ireland. But now, operatives working for the USPCA are using an aerial drone with a camera onboard to film gangs, and chase them away, as they prepare to attack badgers.
Cat Born Without Leg Bones Gets Operation Thanks to Facebook Donors
A 4-month-old kitten in Scotland born without bones in his front legs, will be able to get surgery for his rare genetic condition, the insertion of metal pins into his legs, thanks to a successful fundraising effort from cat lovers on Facebook.
Scruffy's Story Captured a Nation and Saved Hundreds of Dogs From Execution
Scruffy was a stray mongrel nobody wanted until Daily Mirror reporter Jack Stoneley turned up and was struck by the loveable stray sitting forlornly in a cold cage. Jack's story appeared on the front page of the British newspaper on the day Scruffy was due for execution - and the readers refused to let the little dog die.
Lifeboat Crews Rescue Lost Dog, Swept Out to Sea
Lifeboat crews have rescued a Labrador dog that was believed to have drowned off the Norfolk coast in eastern England, after she was swept away on Sunday morning.
Manchester Dogs' Home Raises £1 Million in 24hrs After Arson Attack
Since 1893, the English charity, Manchester & Cheshire Dogs' Home, has provided shelter and veterinary care, and overseen the adoption of more than one million dogs. Now it's people who are stepping up to rescue the animal shelter, after their kennels in Manchester burned to the ground last evening, as a result of arson, killing 53 dogs.
Kitten Survives 3000-Mile Trip From Egypt to UK Locked in a Box
An 8-month old kitten snuggled inside a shipping container full of linens in Egypt and survived 17 days without food and water during a 3,000 mile journey.
Bald Eagle Population Recovers in Indiana, From Zero to 200
In the 1980's Indiana wildlife officials imported 73 eagle chicks to raise in artificial nests at Lake Monroe, for eventually release into the wild. Today more than 200 eagles reside in Indiana, a number not seen in more than 100 years.
First Whooping Cranes Hatch in Midwest in Over 100 Years
Last week wildlife officials in Wisconsin celebrated the birth of two whooping crane chicks marking the first time in over 100 years that a whooping crane has hatched in the wild in the Midwest.
Tennessee: Brook Trout on the Rebound
The brook trout, once endangered in the Eastern US is making a comeback. So much that officials are allowing catching and keeping for the first time in 30 years.
New Agreement Governing High-Seas Fishing in Indian Ocean
Faced with a marked increase in fishing on the high seas, six countries and the EU have signed an agreement covering a vast area of the South Indian Ocean in what a United Nations official has hailed as a major step forward in conservation and sustainable fishing.
Rays of Hope in the Philippines
Nine manta rays were recently spotted for the first time in 20 years gliding through Basura, the internationally-renowned dive site in the Philippines.
Sea Turtles Nesting in Record Numbers on African Coast
Loggerhead nestings have reached record high levels in South Africa, a positive sign for the endangered marine turtle...
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