Wildlife

Split image comparing an underdeveloped, featherless chick and a healthy, fully feathered bird.

Starving Baby Bird Was Too Weak to Eat Until His Feathered Roommate Stepped In

Uplifting rescue shows an older fledgling teaching a baby jackdaw to eat, boosting its chances for wild release.

Starving Baby Bird Was Too Weak to Eat Until His Feathered Roommate Stepped In

Uplifting rescue shows an older fledgling teaching a baby jackdaw to eat, boosting its chances for wild release.

Split image of a whale tail above water and a humpback whale swimming underwater.

Decades After Whaling Wiped Them Out, One Whale Population Is Staging an Extraordinary Return

Humpback whales returning off Rio showcase conservation success and inspire responsible whale watching between June and November.

Decades After Whaling Wiped Them Out, One Whale Population Is Staging an Extraordinary Return

Humpback whales returning off Rio showcase conservation success and inspire responsible whale watching between June and November.

Four Orphaned Bobkittens Arrive Within Days and Suddenly Become a Family

Four Orphaned Bobkittens Arrive Within Days and Suddenly Become a Family

Four orphaned bobkittens recover together at Saratoga, showcasing compassionate wildlife rehabilitation and hope for their return to the wild.

Four Orphaned Bobkittens Arrive Within Days and Suddenly Become a Family

Four orphaned bobkittens recover together at Saratoga, showcasing compassionate wildlife rehabilitation and hope for their return to the wild.

Two young elephants walking along a narrow dirt trail through dense green forest.

Two Baby Elephants With Painful Pasts Begin an Unexpected Friendship

Uplifting story of companionship and recovery as two rescued elephant calves find care and hope at CWRC.

Two Baby Elephants With Painful Pasts Begin an Unexpected Friendship

Uplifting story of companionship and recovery as two rescued elephant calves find care and hope at CWRC.

Close-up of a rescued sun bear cub inside a crate, mouth slightly open. A black bear climbs a tree in a forest, gripping the trunk with its limbs.

Rescued Sun Bear Has to Learn What His Mother Never Got to Teach Him

Uplifting look at sun bear rehabilitation as Mano's recovery shows how rescue, care, and reintroduction restore wild lives.

Rescued Sun Bear Has to Learn What His Mother Never Got to Teach Him

Uplifting look at sun bear rehabilitation as Mano's recovery shows how rescue, care, and reintroduction restore wild lives.

Rocket on launch pad glowing under dramatic purple and pink evening sky. Two sea turtles crawl across sandy beach toward the ocean, leaving tracks behind them.

Federal Officials Explore Turning Offshore Oil Platforms Into Rocket Launch Sites

Federal officials are exploring whether rockets could launch and re-enter from the Outer Continental Shelf, with existing offshore infrastructure among the options under consideration. 

Federal Officials Explore Turning Offshore Oil Platforms Into Rocket Launch Sites

Federal officials are exploring whether rockets could launch and re-enter from the Outer Continental Shelf, with existing offshore infrastructure among the options under consideration.