An American senior recently went viral on social media while doing a bit of gardening—with the help of a 150 pound dog. Barbara Collins has some flowers in her hand, and she points to the giant brown Newfoundland where she wants to put them. Then Chewy the Newfy starts to dig. Collins kneels down and The post Grandmother Gets Help From Her Dog While Gardening: She Points and He Digs appeared first on Good News Network.

The kraken: a giant squid or octopus of myth, seems to have swam in the Cretaceous oceans, a Japanese study shows. Recovering a selection of truly revolutionary fossils from sediments in Japan and Vancouver Island, the researchers present a prehistoric octopus that could grow as long as 60 feet, and use its powerful jaws to The post Release the Kraken: 60-foot Octopuses Predators 100 Million Years Ago, Fossils Shows appeared first on Good News Network.

In Australia, the eastern barred bandicoot was declared extinct in the wild in 1991, after the population dwindled to just 60 living at a landfill site in Victoria. But now, the marsupial has been “bred for survival” and will be released into a half dozen reintroduction sites across the country after previous attempts to reintroduce The post Once Extinct in the Wild, Bandicoot Marsupial to be Released Across Australia After Being Bred For Survival (LOOK) appeared first on Good News Network.

In a world-first conservation achievement, Northern Ireland has successfully eradicated an invasive population of ferrets on Rathlin Island, host of the commonwealth nation’s largest seabird colony. One of the most effective conservation strategies currently employed on a wide scale, invasive animal elimination has allowed hundreds of islands worldwide to recover their native wildlife populations. Typical The post Eradication of Invasive Ferrets Within N. Ireland’s Largest Seabird Colony Is a World First appeared first on Good News Network.

Towering above the crystal clear waters of the Euphrates River, sandstone cliffs have for thousands of years played host to the bald ibis, returning from Ethiopia during the spring migration. But when modern dangers upset this delicate age-old balance, a coalition of local wildlife enthusiasts and international conservation efforts rescued this majestic bird from the The post Bald Ibis ‘the Herald of Spring’ Saved from Extinction in Turkey Thanks to Semi-Wild Breeding appeared first on Good News Network.

A mom was left stunned when her 10-year-old daughter spotted a critically-endangered axolotl under a bridge in Wales—an exciting moment that made the family cut their vacation short to rescue and research the rare salamander. Melanie Hill and her family were traveling around South Wales in their camper van when on April 10 her daughter The post Girl Spots Endangered Axolotl Under a Bridge in Wales and Family Mounts Extraordinary Rescue appeared first on Good News Network.

Jessica Johnston was lucky to have survived after plummeting from the top of a 180-foot waterfall while hiking in the mountains. But when she lost her footing—she also lost her dog. They were enjoying one of the world’s richest landscapes, New Zealand’s South Island—with its rainforests, glaciers, fjords, and crystal-clear lakes.  Every day was a The post After Hiker Falls From Cliff, Dog is Left Behind Shivering Until Pilot Crowdfunds for Rescue Flight to Reunite Them appeared first on Good News Network.

Employees at a Lowe’s in Pennsylvania were shocked after they went to retrieve a pallet high on a shelf and heard a chorus of frightened mewling. Atop the boxes the pallet held, they discovered 7 kittens across two litters. The store in Downingtown called Lucky Dawg Rescue shelter and explained their predicament. Lisa Newton from The post 2 Litters of Kittens Discovered Living Atop a Shelf at Lowe’s – Soon Ready to Be Adopted appeared first on Good News Network.

On April 13th, the world’s oldest gorilla celebrated her birthday with a vegetable feast at the Berlin Zoo. Named Fatou, no one knows how she was taken from her home in Africa, but one story says she was brought to France by a sailor who later had to sell her to settle a bar debt. The post World’s Oldest Gorilla, Known for Her Dignified Manner, Celebrates 69 appeared first on Good News Network.

A woman was dubbed a heroine after she rescued an injured seagull that had been stuck in fishing line for more than five hours near the Irish Sea. Dramatic photos show Lorraine Bullar swimming out 50 feet in frigid Stanley Park Lake in Blackpool, Lancashire, to save the injured gull whose leg was trapped in The post Woman Braves Frigid Water to Rescue Seagull Trapped and Hooked by Fishing Line appeared first on Good News Network.