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A mountain rescue team in the Scottish Highlands saved a five-year-old spaniel who survived a freezing night alone after falling through snow into a hollow below a summit. The dramatic rescue flipped the usual script of dogs saving humans in the mountains.
A 5-year-old spaniel spent a freezing night 3,000 feet up a Scottish mountain after falling through a snow ledge, but rescuers brought her home safe and sound. In a heartwarming twist on the usual tale, it was the humans who saved the dog instead of the other way around.
Workers installing a sewer line in the Scottish Highlands discovered two Iron Age roundhouses up to 3,000 years old, along with rare decorated clay and ancient burial sites. The find is revealing how our ancestors lived, worked, and honored the dead thousands of years ago.
A red deer stag in Scotland's Glencoe approached a motorhome traveler so closely that his breath fogged up the camera lens in a rare wildlife encounter. The peaceful moment captured by Craig, who shares Scottish adventures as Roaming Thistle, shows the gentle side of Britain's largest land mammal.
Seven beavers have splashed back into Scotland's Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, returning to waters they haven't touched since the 1600s. These furry engineers are already hard at work rebuilding wetlands that will help fight floods, filter pollution, and boost local tourism.
Three Southern African nations are moving forward with an ambitious 700-kilometer water pipeline that will carry precious water from Lesotho's highlands through South Africa to water-scarce Botswana. A new $1.83 million grant will fund the critical planning studies needed to make this life-changing regional project a reality.
After a decade-long search, a National Geographic explorer may have finally found proof of a mysterious elephant herd long thought to be legend in Angola's remote highlands. Werner Herzog's new documentary captures the epic journey.
Indigenous Blaan communities, government workers, and a mining company have successfully planted and nurtured nearly 45,000 forest and fruit trees across South Cotabato's highlands. The remarkable survival rate shows how collaboration between tribes, officials, and private firms can restore denuded lands.