Good Animal News

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

Boy cows don't survive the dairy industry. A dad and his daughter drove 600 miles to save two of them

The dairy industry has no use for boy cows. So Joanna Zelman and her father drove across the country to save two of them.

A college student with long, brown curly hair stands in front of an elephant habitat at Zoo Atlanta

College students invent 'enrichment wall' for zoo elephants that plays music only they can hear

Four elephants at Zoo Atlanta have been eager to play with the new wall, which includes treat puzzles and sounds designed to stimulate their brains.

Clouded leopards are 'one of the most elusive cat species' in the world. The Nashville Zoo just celebrated the birth of its 50th cub

Less than 10,000 clouded leopards remain in the wild today.

Two baby sloths wrap their arms around each other

Orphaned sloths are paired together for comfort after abandonment. These two are named Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce

A two-fingered sloth was found orphaned in the wild last November. That’s when The Sloth Institute of Costa Rica stepped in to save her.

Two sea turtle hatchlings walk along a sandy beach

Hundreds of sea turtles visit this national park to lay their eggs every year. To protect them, locals 'adopt a nest'

Over seven years, 600 supporters have helped raise nearly $126,000 to protect endangered sea turtle eggs.

A closeup photo of a loggerhead sea turtle

Sea turtle with tumor 'bigger than her head' makes miraculous recovery: 'She takes the cake for the scariest tumor I've seen'

The 170-pound loggerhead sea turtle “beat the odds” last summer and has since swam over 870 miles around the Florida Keys.

A baby Indian elephant runs around an enclosure.

British 'Knitting Nannas' sent mini sweaters to penguins, toys to monkeys, and baby blankets to a rhino. Now they're knitting for elephants

The Knitting Nannas have been saving animals around the world one stitch at a time.

National park volunteers stand guard between humans and tigers, preventing wildlife conflict

The Bardiya National Park region experiences frequent human-wildlife conflict incidents, mostly involving elephants and tigers, leading to fatalities and injuries among both communities and wildlife.

A Kemp's ridley sea turtle, with a missing forelimb, dives in a tank.

One of the world's most endangered sea turtles lost her flipper in a 'traumatic amputation.' Her next chapter is being tracked from space

Amelie has joined a unique group of amputee sea turtles that are being monitored by the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute.

A sea turtle swimming in a clear, circular tank with sunlight shining through the water.

A passing boat shattered the back of this loggerhead sea turtle's shell. See her incredible four-month recovery

Swim Shady, and fellow loggerhead Paddles, were in critical condition when they were rescued near Juno Beach, Florida.

When leopard cubs get separated from their mother, these wildlife experts step in with 'overnight boxes.' They've saved over 100 cubs

When leopardesses go off to hunt, their babies can get separated in the process. That’s when Wildlife SOS steps in to help.

A tortoise is treated at the hands of a veterinary team in the Philippines

Vet constructs custom contraption to save tortoise run over by a car

The right side of the tortoise's carapace, or shell, was completely shattered.