Good Animal News

Celebrating positive news about animals making a difference for people — and people making a difference for animals

Two screenshots of TikToks. In them, a woman in a pink shirt looks down at a Chihuahua and then looks back at the camera, mouth agog

Spanish-speaking foster dog warms the hearts of millions: 'So many pets separated from families in ICE raids'

Nacho the Chihuahua finally feels safe with his new family.

Because of Jane Goodall, I became a primatologist

In large part because of her, I became a primatologist, co-discovered a new species of lemur in Madagascar, and have had an amazing life and career.

Two photos side by side. On the left is a rendering of an autonomous drone next to a green sea turtle underwater. On the right is a 15-year-old boy holding up a robot and smiling in front of a lake

This teen invented an autonomous 'sea turtle robot' to monitor coral reefs. He just won an award from the EU

Evan Budz says his device “detects replicated coral bleaching with 96% accuracy.”

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Jane Goodall's most iconic quotes on hope & making a difference

In celebration of Jane Goodall's birthday, let's learn from her wisdom and deep sense of hope.

a hedgehog pokes its head out of a hole in a fence. A green sign above the hole reads "Hedgehog Highway: please keep this hole open!"

British neighbors are cutting holes in their backyard fences to create a 'hedgehog highway'

Hedgehogs can travel about a mile or more each night — but backyard fences often leave them trapped.

This creature found off the coast of Antarctica looks like something straight out of 'Stranger Things.' It's a new species

Russian scientist Mikhail V. Nazarkin has added a new species to the scientific record, four decades after it was fished from the freezing waters of Eastern Antarctica.

A close-up of a tortoiseshell cat in the arms of a woman, surrounded by natural light and plants

New study finds cat people donate more to charity than dog people

And there’s one group that donates even more.

Two baby owls, fluffy and newborn, sit on a yellow towel.

Pocket-sized owl babies mark first sighting for rare species in over 100 years

A pair of ornithologists were rewarded for their patience in Poland after several treks into the woods for a rare owl species.

From left to right: A blue Jay, a Blue jay-green jay hybrid, and a green jay in close-up shots within nature.

This 'blue-green jay' may be the first climate change-created bird hybrid found in nature. Here's why that's good news

The peculiar bird caught the attention of Ph.D. student Brian Stokes as he was scrolling through Facebook.

On the left, a "hairy" looking coral species that is white floating underwater. On the right, a close up of its branches.

New, 'hairy' coral discovered in Hawaii named after Chewbacca

The towering pile of “hair” reminded marine biologist Les Watling of a beloved character from the “Star Wars” universe.

A grey nurse shark, a 10 foot long shark with gray and white coloring and crooked teeth, swims in ocean waters with fish in the background.

Critically endangered shark, called the 'labrador of the sea,' rebounds in Australia

The world’s friendliest shark is finally getting some good news after decades of decline.

Two white ducks sit inside of a pinecone-shaped shelter in a pond

These floating 'pinecone huts' keep ducks safe from hot temperatures, typhoons

They were designed by acclaimed architect Cheng Tsung Feng.