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A wildlife officer freed a trapped great horned owl from barbed wire, then rescued a baby fox from an attic hours later. Both animals are recovering at rehabilitation centers with plans to return to the wild.
A great horned owlet thought dead in its nest has found a second chance with Eddison, a surrogate owl who's teaching it wild survival skills. The rescue happened after staff spotted movement in Athena's nest at Austin's Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
A young great horned owl trapped in a concrete mixer has returned to the wild after a Utah sanctuary performed its first-ever feather transplant surgery. The 90-minute procedure restored the owl's silent flight, a survival skill it needs to hunt.
A young great horned owl survived being encased in concrete and received a groundbreaking feather transplant to fly again. After seven months of innovative care, he soared back into the Utah sky.
When 2-year-old Novalee stopped breathing after a seizure, her 87-year-old great-great-grandmother didn't hesitate. Wilma Whitmore's decades as an emergency room nurse kicked in just when her family needed her most.
When both parent owls died from electrocution, volunteers climbed 40 feet to rescue three helpless babies from their nest. The orphaned great horned owlets are now safe at a wildlife rehabilitation center and will return home once power lines are made safer.
Volunteers across Southwest Michigan will gather at Lake Michigan beaches this month to mark 35 years of removing plastic pollution from Great Lakes shorelines. The Alliance for the Great Lakes is making it easy for anyone to join the effort or even lead their own cleanup event.
A male eagle owl in a Dutch quarry has become a father twice over in one night, fertilizing two females an hour apart in a rare case of bigamy for this normally monogamous species. The discovery offers new insights into owl behavior while highlighting the remarkable comeback of a species once extinct in the Netherlands.
Nature is transforming an abandoned English coal mine into a thriving wildlife sanctuary, with owls, wildflowers, and other creatures making the industrial site their home. Five decades after its final coal shipment, the Chatterley Whitfield mine shows how quickly the natural world can heal.
Two rare brown wood owl chicks successfully fledged at Hong Kong's Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden in May, marking a major milestone for the species that only arrived in the region two decades ago. The secretive breeding program kept the family undisturbed until the chicks were ready to fly.
A barred owl hit by a car in Powell River has returned to the wild after months of recovery from a fractured leg. The bird made the journey home thanks to a free airline ticket and two dedicated wildlife organizations.
The Great Lakes have enough wind potential to generate three times what surrounding states currently use. Despite strong winds and state control over lakebeds, zero turbines exist there today.
When an owl was found hanging helplessly from a tree, wrapped in fishing line, four rescue teams came together to save its life. The coordinated effort in Polk County shows how first responders protect all creatures in need.
Scientists are asking everyday people to help measure ice thickness on the Great Lakes, turning winter enthusiasts into citizen scientists who are improving climate research. Middle schoolers, ice fishers, and boat captains are already joining in.
The Upper Nicola Band is bringing three pairs of endangered burrowing owls back to the wild next week, celebrating a decade of successful conservation. Their program has helped reverse a 90% population crash that nearly wiped out the species in western Canada.
Two barn owl pairs in Northern Ireland each raised five healthy chicks this summer, doubling typical numbers for the endangered species. The conservation win follows years of habitat restoration by local farmers and wildlife groups.
A Great Dane from New England just earned the Guinness World Record for tallest living female dog. Her big personality matches her record-breaking height.
Two barn owl pairs in County Fermanagh successfully raised ten healthy chicks this summer, a major win for a species with fewer than 30 breeding pairs left in Northern Ireland. The milestone marks the first time chicks have been ringed in the region to track their survival.
River otters have returned to the Great Lakes basin after nearly vanishing in the 1980s, thanks to cleanup efforts and wildlife reintroductions. Their comeback shows what's possible when communities invest in healing damaged waterways.
A gentle giant from North Stonington just became the world's tallest living female dog. Minnie the Great Dane stands over three feet tall and loves nothing more than naps and horse shows.
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