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Neglected Horses Get Second Chance
Bryce and Chris LeJeune have started the nonprofit Second Chance Equine Association to help a growing number of abandoned and neglected horses, ponies and...
Cats to Compete in Reality TV
Ten cats in search of owners, chosen from shelters around the country, will compete for loudest purr, most prolific sleeper and who can catch...
Lifeboat Rescues Deer Swimming out to Sea
A lifeboat crew has rescued a young deer which was spotted swimming out to sea from Arbroath Harbour in the UK. The disoriented animal...
Sanctuary Cares For Hundreds of Misfit Pigs
An 80-acre sanctuary near Phoenix is a refuge to more than 400 pigs, casualties of the potbellied pig craze of the 80's and 90's....
The Whale Rescuer, Hero of Southern Calif. Coast
“I couldn’t have gotten a clearer sign that this is my calling,” explained Peter Wallerstein. “Saving such magnificent, once almost-extinct creatures is a...
German Shepherd Carries Two Baby Ducks in Mouth to Safety
A spokesman at the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, commented on recent behavior by a Scottish German shepherd: "The...
New Technology Turns Garbage Into Gold
(Reprint of a GNN story from 2003; in preparation for a followup article soon)
IMAGINE. . . Imagine a machine that can turn almost...
Barbaro: More Inspiring Than If He’d Won Triple Crown
Last year, Afleet Alex made our hearts skip a beat and then leap for joy when he fell to his knees and then miraculously...
Chihuahua Adopts Baby Possums
A nursing Chihuahua with two new puppies has become a foster mom to five more babies — tiny possums that lost their mother. Now all...
A Hero to Iraqi Kids, American Soldier Inspired to Give Gifts
From the Oregonian comes this Memorial Day tribute to an American soldier who gets a kick out of bringing gifts to the kids in...
Corporate Board Rooms Open the Doors to Green Advisors
Environmentalists Cooperate With Business, Praise Every Good Step A special collection in the New York Times Business section...
Grassroots Internet Campaign Pressures Indonesia to Save Orangutan Rainforest
Under intense international pressure, the Indonesian government has virtually abandoned plans to convert large areas of ancient rainforest in the "Heart of Borneo" that...
Reuniting Panda Populations Long Separated by Highway
Xi’an, China — Two isolated giant panda sub-populations that were fragmented by a national highway 23 years ago will be reunited by a new effort...
Jaguars Returning to U.S.
It seemed that jaguars were gone from the United States. The cat's historic range extended from northeastern Argentina through Brazil, Central America, Mexico and...
Mad Cow Disease on the Wane Worldwide
(23 March) ROME — Cases of mad cow disease worldwide are declining at a rapid rate, some 50 percent a year over the past three...
Valuable Borneo Forests Set Aside to Sustain Endangered Orangutans, Elephants and Rhinos
The government of the Malaysian state of Sabah announced Friday it will protect its most important remaining lowland forests on the island of Borneo....
A Sure Sign of Spring: Wild Whooping Cranes Return to Wisconsin
Among the signs of springtime these days in central Wisconsin is the arrival of wild whooping cranes on Necedah National Wildlife Refuge and along...
Clicks Against Breast Cancer, and Hunger, and Deforestation, and…
My friend Katharine sent me a message that the Breast Cancer Site was having trouble getting enough people to click on their site for...
Six months after Katrina, Kitty Reunited with Owner
A 7-pound black kitty named "Cupcake" proved to be tough and streetwise prowling the devastated New Orleans neighborhood for six months in search of...
Blue Butterfly Back From the Brink
The Smithsonian published a feature article in 2005 called Back From the Brink that asserted: "Not every endangered species is doomed. Thanks to tough laws,...