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An endangered northern quoll accidentally hitchhiked 600 kilometers hidden in a truck's wheel arch from Rockhampton to Brisbane and survived the journey. After a week of care at a wildlife hospital, the lucky marsupial was released back into the wild near its home.
A new wildlife conservation center in Glen Ellyn, Illinois is treating over 11,000 injured animals each year while producing as much clean energy as it uses. The 27,000-square-foot facility combines cutting-edge animal care with sustainable design that could inspire future wildlife centers nationwide.
A mystery donor just gave London Zoo $25 million to build a groundbreaking wildlife hospital where visitors can watch vets care for everything from penguins to gorillas. Opening on the zoo's 200th anniversary, it's the first facility in the UK to let the public see live veterinary procedures on wild animals.
Wildlife Recovery Australia has treated more than 12,000 native animals since 2020, bringing veterinary care directly to injured wildlife across the country. The mobile hospital recently helped local animals near Strath Creek, including a sugar glider named Grayson.
A specialized wildlife hospital near Paris is giving injured and orphaned animals a fighting chance, treating more than 10,400 creatures last year alone. From fox cubs to swans, the facility is the only one in the region equipped to handle wild species with care designed to return them to nature.
When Cyclone Narelle devastated Western Australia's coast, a veterinarian drove a fully equipped mobile hospital 2,500 miles across the country to save hundreds of injured animals. Matilda, Australia's first mobile wildlife hospital, is now treating turtle hatchlings, dolphins, and seabirds that washed ashore.
Australia just deployed its first fully mobile wildlife hospital that can rush to any disaster zone in the country. Matilda is completely self-sufficient and equipped like an A-grade veterinary facility.
Southern Cross University is partnering with Wildlife Recovery Australia to train veterinary students in wildlife care, creating the only hands-on wildlife hospital program in the country. The initiative tackles Australia's critical shortage of 1,500 veterinarians while ensuring injured native animals get the expert care they deserve.
A leopard cub named Jaggu was hours from death when rescuers found him alone in the forest. Today he's thriving at a wildlife center that's treated over 40,000 animals and needs support to keep saving lives.
Think Wild Animal Hospital in Bend, Oregon is training new volunteers to help save injured wildlife. The nonprofit needs helpers for evening and weekend shifts starting in February.
Think Wild Animal Hospital in Bend needs volunteer help to care for injured wildlife, especially during weekday evenings and weekends. Training starts in February and welcomes people of all skill levels.
A Florida wildlife hospital is tagging brown pelicans to track which birds keep getting tangled in fishing line at the same spots. The innovative approach could help rescuers prevent injuries before they happen.