Last year, researchers set up trail cameras across Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales, Australia, hoping to capture footage of the endangered smoky mouse. Known for their soft gray…
While checking on a roof leak at her pet supply shop Tiny Pets in the Philippines, Maruja Daine Valdez suddenly froze. From outside came faint, desperate cries. “Kittens,” she realized.…
Driving through rural Mississippi earlier this month, Carlin Curtis noticed movement along the roadside. Pulling over, she spotted a thin dog curled protectively around three tiny puppies in the dirt…
A woman was tending to her backyard garden when something unusual caught her eye. What at first looked like a trick of the light turned out to be a pair…
Scuba diver Casey Barrick has an ambitious goal: to explore 500 of Florida’s natural springs — crystal-clear oases teeming with wildlife. But during one dive earlier this year, his mission…
For many dogs, the Fourth of July isn’t a fun, festive celebration — it’s terrifying. Sudden explosions, bright flashes and crowds can send even the most laid-back pups into panic…
On the streets of New Jersey, a young pup named Fiddler had nowhere to turn. Hungry and alone, he somehow climbed onto the roof of a suburban home — as…
Three years ago, a puppy named Franny left PAWS Chicago for what she thought would be her forever home. But before long, she was returned — and she’s been waiting…
One April morning, staff at the Little Creek Navy Base in Norfolk, Virginia, noticed two unexpected visitors outside an administration building — tiny, shivering otter pups, no more than 5…
