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Zoo Rescues

Information about zoos rescuing and rehabilitating animals from around the world.

An empty stretch of beach on South Padre Island under a cloudy sky, with surf breaking on the left, eroded grass-topped dunes rising on the right, and a line of pelicans flying low over the sand

Conservation Projects

New England Aquarium Follows Its Turtles to Texas

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A tiger lies anesthetized on a treatment table surrounded by a dozen veterinary and dental staff in a clinic room.

North America

Eight Rescued Big Cats Get Root Canals in Two Days

September 5, 2026

A polar bear swims past an underwater viewing window as a young girl presses both hands to the glass and looks up at it.

Conservation Projects

Orphaned Polar Bear Cub Arrives in Winnipeg

A Kemp's ridley sea turtle rests on wet sand with a small transmitter mounted on its shell, facing the water.

Conservation Projects

Kemp’s Ridley Turtle Pancake Returns to the Atlantic

Two people in white protective coveralls and gloves examine a box turtle together in a quarantine room.

Conservation Projects

The Bronx Zoo Has Taken In 800 Trafficked Turtles

The Bronx Zoo has helped rescue and rehabilitate more than 800 North American ...

Three ocellaris clownfish swim in a pale, sparsely furnished quarantine tank.

Conservation Projects

An Aquarium Took In 500 Trafficked Animals Overnight

Wildlife officials stopped a box truck carrying more than two thousand animals. The ...

Two southern sea otters float side by side at the surface of a pool, both looking up toward the camera.

Conservation Projects

Two Rescued Sea Otters Debut at Monterey Bay

Monterey Bay Aquarium has two new southern sea otters on exhibit, and the ...

Three infant spider monkeys sit together in a small hanging fabric hammock, looking toward the camera.

Conservation Projects

Three Confiscated Spider Monkeys Arrive in Nashville

Three infant Mexican spider monkeys confiscated from the illegal pet trade have arrived ...

A young Florida panther walks toward the camera across a pale concrete floor, ears forward and mouth slightly open.

Conservation Projects

Rescued Panther Kitten Peppercorn Finds a Home

A Florida panther kitten who was found abandoned in the wild at eight ...

A timestamped habitat camera view of a Florida black bear cub resting on a raised wooden platform in an outdoor rehabilitation enclosure.

Conservation Projects

A Fifth Orphaned Bear Cub Arrives at Brevard Zoo

A Florida black bear cub named Avocado is being raised for release at ...

Two young grizzly bear cubs rest side by side on a canvas hammock in a wooded outdoor habitat.

Conservation Projects

Orphaned Grizzly Cubs Named Scout and Ranger

The two orphaned grizzly bear cubs that arrived at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo from ...

An aquarium staff member crouches on wet sand guiding a small sea turtle toward the surf while a crowd watches from the beach behind.

Conservation Projects

Nine Rehabilitated Sea Turtles Go Back to the Atlantic

Nine rehabilitated sea turtles went back into the Atlantic at Ocean City, Maryland ...

Three green Amazon parrots perch together on a branch, one with a red forehead and purplish crown, another with red markings around the eye.

Conservation Projects

Trafficked Parrot Eggs Became Nine Living Birds

On October 26, 2025, inspectors at Rio de Janeiro’s Galeão International Airport stopped ...

An American alligator rests on dry sandy ground in sunlight, head and forelimb in close view.

Conservation Projects

An Alligator Dumped in a Reservoir Now Lives in Bonsall

An American alligator named Dolce lives at Wild Wonders in Bonsall, California, because ...

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