In North Carolina, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office received a call that a child was wandering alone on the road on July 7th. Dispatching an officer to the Waxhaw Indian Trail Road, the child was located and secured, but being autistic and non-verbal, the officer had no idea where the boy had wandered away from. The post K9 Officer Rescues Lost Non-Verbal Child by Following the Boy’s Scent in Reverse to Find His Home appeared first on Good News Network.

Despite being brought up in the Nuremberg Zoo a young Carpathian lynx named Chapo was born to be wild. Respecting his wishes, the German zookeepers abandoned their intention to raise him to eventually contribute his genes to a vital captive breeding program and release him into the wilds of Germany. Now residing in the forests The post German Zoo Honors Little Lynx’s Wish to be Free After Repeat Escape Attempts appeared first on Good News Network.

Being that it took place in America, as far as volunteers at the Wild West Wildlife Rehabilitation Center were concerned it was a story that could only happen in Texas. A family in the north Texas city of Amarillo found a baby bird lying cold and abandoned on the ground in their yard during a The post Baby Bird Rescued in Texas Wrapped in a Warm Tortilla Until Wildlife Experts Arrived appeared first on Good News Network.

In a scientific paper demonstrating multiple breakthroughs, scientists at Sydney and Liverpool have identified a commonly available blood thinner that doubles as an antidote to cobra venom. The study relied on CRISPR gene modification technology to identify cells immune to snake venom and use them as case studies to figure out what would be the The post CRISPR Identifies Commonly Available Drug That Works as Cobra Venom Antidote appeared first on Good News Network.

2023 was a banner year for the Galapagos Islands: that wondrous archipelago so famous for its giant tortoises and other endemic species. The long-serving conservation organization the Galapagos Conservancy, also endemic to the islands, recently published its annual report featuring standout figures like over 500 giant tortoises of 5 different species reintroduced to their natural The post 500 Giant Tortoises Reintroduced to Four Galapagos Islands in 2023 appeared first on Good News Network.

In Cambodia, 60 eggs were found in the nest of one of the world’s most endangered large reptiles which after hatching set a new record for an international conservation effort to save them. It was believed the Siamese crocodile, with the distinctive bony crest running down its skull, was extinct in the wild until it The post A Record Hatch for Near-Extinct Siamese Crocodiles Signals a Croc Comeback appeared first on Good News Network.

A woman who rescued a dog from a shelter was amazed and overwhelmed to learn that the Siberian husky returned the favor. Samantha Griffen might have died before the carbon monoxide detector even went off, but the husky, Luna, had other ideas. Moving into a new house on 54th and Prestwick Sq, Marion, Indiana last The post ‘She saved our lives’: Woman Credits Rescue Dog for Alerting Her to Dangerous Carbon Monoxide Levels appeared first on Good News Network.

England is celebrating the first pair of beaver kits born in the country since they were reintroduced back into the country’s north last year. Landscape managers in England are beside themselves with surprise over the changes brought about by a single year of beaver residency at the Wallington Estate in Northumberland—with dams, mudflats, and ponds The post First Beaver in 400 Years Born in English Countryside as Reintroduced Pair Gives Birth–and Spurs Return of Nature appeared first on Good News Network.

Two dogs have been trained to sniff out post-traumatic stress by smelling survivors’ breath—with an accuracy success rate following initial training of 90 percent. Scientists say the breakthrough will make post-traumatic stress disorder support dogs more effective. PTSD is a mental health condition that’s triggered by a terrifying event such as a car crash or The post Dogs Trained to Sniff Out Post-Traumatic Stress – by Smelling Patients’ Breath – With 90% Accuracy appeared first on Good News Network.

I have a pet mouse that I hand raised since she was 10 days old. She was originally supposed to be snake food, but the snake wouldn’t eat her so I decided to raise her instead. I never believed she would actually pull through— she was so small. But she did survive, and became the The post People-Person Pet Mouse was Lost at Renaissance Fair But Showed Up for the After-Party appeared first on Good News Network.