A motorcyclist showed his softer side when he pulled over on the side of the road and ran to rescue a kitten with the help of another good Samaritan. In footage shared with social media, the motorcycle driver can be heard yelling "No" before he is joined by another man, who also spotted the kitten and pulled over. This is probably the best thing you'll see this week.
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Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. Some even come covered in tattoos riding motorcycles. Imagine that: a roaming group of bikers who are not looking for trouble but rather for defenseless animals in need of their protection. Meet the gang of bikers with a heart of gold that likes to call themselves Rescue Ink.
In 2015, Brolga, an Australian man who was living out in the bush with his family of kangaroos, decided to build a 188-acre sanctuary for kangaroos in Central Australia. His vision was to rescue, rehabilitate and release orphaned baby kangaroos back into the wild and to serve as a refuge for all kangaroos that have been raised by wildlife carers and cannot be released back into the wild due to injury and to provide them with good quality of life.
Brolga was approached by the BBC UK in 2011 and was asked if he would be interested in making a documentary about his work with kangaroos. Brolga thought this would be a great way to raise more awareness about the plight of kangaroos orphaned by highway accidents and about kindness towards animals around the world. The BBC went on to make the documentary Kangaroo Dundee which was a huge success. Kangaroo Dundee has just completed its third series which aired in 2016.
On its Instagram page, the sanctuary shares some cute photos and videos of baby kangaroos.
Via Great Big Story
Al Larson is a 97-year-old birdwatcher from Idaho who has built and placed more than 350 wooden nest boxes throughout the state's southwest. He started the project in the late 1970s after reading how important the shelters are to the survival of bluebirds. Today, at the age of 97, he is still at it. Larson monitors the little houses to record vital data about the number of eggs and nestlings. To date, Larson has helped fledge over 40,000 bluebirds.
Ken the Cat is a brand by Steven Smith, a British graphic designer, who was inspired by his feline companion. With the motto "like most cats, he's a bit of an arseh*le," his illustrations make a very strong case for animal safety and rescue. Steven's drawings of Ken the Cat are quite humorous and unapologetic. The graphics are present on greeting cards, tote bags, phone cases, and mugs. With each purchase, consumers will make an impact on animal rescue centers as proceeds go toward supporting cats in need. For more, visit his Instagram page.
With over 90% of Kaziranga National Park, home to the endangered one-horned rhinoceros, flooded, authorities have been battling to move the animals to higher ground. Monsoon rains and floods have affected millions of people across the north-eastern Indian state of Assam. Watch this epic rescue operation.
Lady Walker, a wildlife rehabber and the owner and lead photographer of WildHeart Family Pet Portraits, has created this 18-month calendar features North American marsupials only — and opossums are the only living marsupials native to North America. the aim is to raise funds to help Gulf Coast wildlife rehabs. Walker told PEOPLE she came up with the idea to use opossums as calendar stars after encountering one of the animals at a wild life rehabber's ranch. The process of getting all the models together was easier than she thought. While some may think opossums are scary or stinky, there were plenty of guys ready to prove this unfair stereotype wrong. And the results are great! You can buy it here for only 25$.
The page, "Save the Dogs of Chernobyl," was originally created on May 10, 2017, but is being renewed these days, after the critically acclaimed HBO series "Chernobyl" brought to the attention of the public the real-life nuclear disaster that occurred in 1986. The page is aimed at raising money for the hundreds of dogs and cats living at the site of the Chernobyl Power Plant nuclear accident, as well as on the 30 kilometers that surrounds it.
Being trapped in a cage as active combat rages around you is actually the terrifying reality for zoo animals living in war zones. Veterinarian Amir Khalil(52) is trying to save as many as he can while risking his own life rushing into trouble spots around the world, treating and evacuating starving and injured animals. Here is his amazing story.
Who said the perfect job doesn't exist? This might be one of the best summer internship opportunities you'll come across.
This luxury hotel in the Maldives is running a marine turtle rescue centre and is currently looking to hire an intern for two weeks in August to look after the turtles along with their veterinary experts. The list of duties includes feeding the turtles, cleaning their tanks, attending turtle rescue missions, providing information to guests and posting about the experience on Instagram. And if that's not enough, the lucky candidate will have all their expenses covered including flights, accommodation and food.
Volunteers from Jaguar Rescue Center in Costa Rica played recordings of displaced baby's cries over handheld speaker to locate brown-throated three-toed sloth mother. The infant was returned to its mother in a moving video. Via: National Geographic
