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Rescues

Del Mar, California

Free Flight Exotic Bird Sanctuary

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

Rescuing a Fancy Chicken on the Appalachian Trail

Heather Bolint was halfway through her thru-hike when she came across a misplaced rooster.

Cara Giaimo October 19, 2017

This Pigeon Was in Danger, So a Woman Called Him a Cab

"They asked 'how many passengers,' and I said 'none, just one pigeon.'"

Cara Giaimo October 11, 2017

B-23 'Dragon Bomber' Wreckage

The secluded site of a 1943 plane crash and amazing rescue is only accessible by hiking through the woods.

Keenesburg, Colorado

The Wild Animal Sanctuary

The world's largest carnivore sanctuary is home to over 450 meat-eating rescues.

Center Point, Indiana

Exotic Feline Rescue Center

Lions and tigers and leopards, servals, pumas, bobcats, lynxes, and ocelots... oh my!

Seneca Falls, New York

Bridge Street Bridge

A suicide attempt on this bridge helped inspire the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."

A Man and His Dog Were Rescued From a Duct-Taped Boat

Don't try this at home.

Erik Shilling June 9, 2017

How to Rescue a Stuck Beaver

It takes soap and persistence.

Cara Giaimo April 27, 2017

Humans Teamed Up to Rescue Elephants From a Large Hole

The animals were trapped in a very muddy bomb crater.

Cara Giaimo April 3, 2017

Pachena Beach, British Columbia

Wreck of the SS Valencia

The remains of the worst maritime disaster in the history of the "Graveyard of the Pacific."

Alajuela, Costa Rica

Territorio de Zaguates (Land of Strays)

Where dogs like the rare "Fire-Tailed Border Cocker" run free on the mountainside.

Rescue Underway After Elephant Is Stuck in a Swamp for a Month

India and Bangladesh are teaming up to save it.

Cara Giaimo August 4, 2016

Watch Colorado Firefighters Make a Complex Horse Rescue

It took two hours to get Cupcake out of the mud.

Cara Giaimo July 29, 2016

The Rare, Dangerous Mission to Rescue Workers at the South Pole

Flights to the end of the world.

Erik Shilling June 17, 2016

Firefighters Yank Fake Horse Out Of The Mud

A primer on rescuing livestock ahead of monsoon season.

Cara Giaimo April 22, 2016

Cat Rescued After 4 Days Stuck On Insanely Tall Pole

All of British Columbia mobilized to get Miss Kitty back to earth.

Cara Giaimo April 15, 2016

The One Castaway Trick That You Need to Know to Be Rescued

The "giant makeshift sign" trick comes through again.

Jessie Guy-Ryan April 10, 2016