Good Animal News

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On the left: a simple rock listed for 10 Australian dollars that's labled "smooth pebble." On the right: a colony of penguins.

You can buy a pebble from the 'tariffed' Heard Island penguins to support wildlife conservation

The tongue-in-cheek social media campaign is finding a creative way to donate to penguin conservation through the World Wildlife Fund.

On the left: a pangolin looks down at the ground by a chain link fence. On the right: a pangolin curls up in a ball.

World's first 'Pangolarium' is helping endangered pangolins — the most trafficked animal on the planet

The highly classified facility is helping pangolins bounce back from the brink of extinction.

Two vets hold a small jack russell terrier on a vet examination table.

Animal charity gives free vet checkups for unhoused neighbors, says pets are 'arguably better cared for than some housed animals'

The free clinic is part of Bath Cats and Dogs Home’s Together Project, which keeps pets with their owners even after they’ve become homeless.

On the left, a group of men unload foam boxes at an airport tarmac. On the right, a green iguana opens its mouth, as if in shock.

21 animals, 6 of which are critically endangered, rescued after smuggling attempt at Thailand airport

The seizure comes months after over 1,000 lemurs and tortoises were smuggled into Thailand by way of Madagascar.

A tabby cat is surrounded by suckling kittens on a street

Animal shelters buckle in for 'kitten season' by hosting foster workshops, fundraisers, and 'kitten baby showers'

Kitten season runs from March to October. Here’s how shelters are buckling in for the huge influx of cats across the country.

Jane Goodall blows out the candles on a birthday cake

Colorado honors Jane Goodall's birthday with new 'Animals Matter' holiday

Governor Jared Polis shared the proclamation on April 3.

An endangered plains-wanderer bird in the wild in Austrailia

Thanks to AI sound analysis, an endangered bird was located for the first time in 30 years

The rare bird species hadn’t been seen west of Melbourne since 1989. One conservationist said it's like “finding gold.”

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a collection of darwin's rhea chicks gather around the head of their mother, a large ostrich-like bird.

This huge flightless bird was facing mass extinction. Then Argentina and Chile struck a deal

The fast-running, flightless bird is a species that is pivotal to keeping the Patagonia grasslands growing and thriving.

A photo collage of a solar farm, a plant, a penguin, a car driving away from a cloud of smoke, and a solar wind farm

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