Sometimes people make terrible decisions. Some of those people take is a step further and post them on social media. This was indeed the case for two men who bragged about “surfing” on an endangered species last week on Fraser Island. Ricky Rogers of Queensland, Australia proudly posted this image on Facebook, writing: “Surfed a […] More
Wildlife officials in Tanzania are training African giant pouched rats to help identify illegal shipments of pangolins, a heavily trafficked endangered species. Funded through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) as an effort to end wildlife trafficking, this program is currently assessing the rats’ ability to sniff out pangolins in various settings. […] More
Image: FTTT/FB This tiger has been on exhibit at a roadside truck stop for the last 16 years. The siberian tiger, named “Tony,” resides at a parking lot exhibit at the stop in Grosse Tete, Louisiana. Truck stop owner Michael Sandlin has been breeding, selling, and exhibiting tigers for over 20 years, and insists that […] More
The critically endangered creature is one of the most uniquely adorable animals on the planet, and yet most people don’t even know that it exists. This is a sad reality considering this species is on the brink of extinction. Meet the saiga antelope. Characterized by its bulbous flexible and inflatable nose (used as a filter and an […] More
Image: International Animal Rescue A baby orangutan, now named “Gito,” was found abandoned and lifeless in a box by staff at International Animal Rescue (IAR). He was in such poor condition that rescuers initially didn’t think he would pull through. Image: International Animal Rescue IAR said on their YouTube channel, “His arms were folded corpse-like across his […] More
Rescued! Two bears were successfully saved in an emergency last-minute effort after nearly a decade in cages. The previous owner of the Ukrainian brown bears “Julia” and “Zoya” is an animal trainer for the circus. When he was no longer able to care for them, he planned to sell them both to an illegal bear-baiting operation. […] More
Rhea reunited with her sisters: Wildlife S.O.S./Facebook Rhea, an Asian elephant who spent the first 53 years of her life in a circus, has been rescued and reunited with her adopted family at the Elephant Conservation and Care Center in India. The striking elephant was taken from the wild as a calf and sold to […] More
The people of Indonesia are tired of fishermen from around the world sneaking into their protected waters to fish illegally, and they’re taking a stand. Their new strategy is simple: Confiscate and destroy all prohibited fishing vessels. So far, Indonesian Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has seized and blown up over 170 vessels from several nations that […] More
An Asiatic black bear (or “moon bear”) named “Tuffy” was recently rescued from the tiny cages of a bile farm and brought to a sanctuary in Vietnam. He was elated when given the chance to play in water for the very first time; a video taken by Animals Asia shows him joyfully splashing around in […] More
A tortoise that survived a forest fire, two cases of pneumonia, and 45 days without food has been given a second chance at life. The red-footed tortoise named “Freddy” lost 85 percent of her shell in a forest fire in Brazil. Her shell continued sloughing off after the fire, leaving her defenseless. Lucky for Freddy, […] More
