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Nine orangutans, including three expectant mothers, have returned to the wild in Borneo after weeks of loving rehabilitation. Rescuers released the thriving apes into a protected 23,000-hectare forest reserve where they can safely flourish.
A nearly dead fishing cat beaten by villagers in Bangladesh recovered from a dislocated jaw and severe malnutrition to return to the wild. The rescue could become a conservation model across 135 tea estates in the country's northeast.
A hedgehog who lost all 7,000 spines to ringworm is now the adorable face of a fundraising campaign to help hundreds of sick hedgehogs in Devon. Olly's transformation from patient to ambassador is raising awareness about wildlife rescue.
A wounded bald eagle is flying over Kentucky's Land Between the Lakes again after volunteers spotted the injured bird, rescued it, and gave it a month of expert care. The team effort shows how community action can save America's most iconic bird.
A juvenile bald eagle named after Dolly Parton just took flight over Miami wetlands after an incredible six-month recovery. Found too young to fly with a severe infection, Dolly learned to hunt fish and earned her freedom.
Conservation teams in Indonesia are pulling endangered orangutans from wildfire zones, giving injured apes like Novita and Bara a fighting chance at survival. Despite burns and smoke inhalation, rescued orangutans are recovering at rehabilitation centers across Borneo.
A wildlife center in northeastern Thailand is saving dozens of tiny leopard cats every year, nursing burned and orphaned cubs back to health before releasing them into the wild. The rescue numbers have jumped sixfold since 2023, but the team's success rate keeps improving.
University of Oklahoma students designed and built an award-winning recovery space where injured bats and chimney swifts can heal before returning to the wild. The hands-on project gave 20 students real-world construction experience while solving a critical wildlife care challenge.
When Venitia found a bright blue turtle in her Kentucky backyard, she discovered the previous homeowner had painted it. Now wildlife experts are working to restore the turtle's natural camouflage.
Office workers in Omaha discovered a cave myotis bat on their floor in September, marking the first time this Mexican species has ever been documented in Nebraska. Wildlife rescuers suspect the tiny traveler hitched a ride in freight shipments.
When a 53-year-old elephant named Joymoti was swept 55 kilometers by floodwaters in India, rescuers didn't just pull her to safety. They put her on a plane for the country's first-ever airlifted elephant medical treatment, showing how far wildlife care has come in less than a decade.
A leopard left paralyzed from the waist down after a highway accident in India has made a remarkable recovery, learning to walk again after specialized veterinary care. The big cat's journey from dragging itself with its front legs to standing on all fours shows what's possible when wildlife gets the treatment it deserves.