Real Life Rescues

A RESCUE group dedicating to protecting the sun bear - the smallest bear species in the world - has just released its first bear back into the wild

A HEROIC dog lover came to the rescue when his family pet was DROWNING in a FREEZING LAKE

A BABY giraffe and an infant elephant have become best friends after being rescued by a wildlife charity

An ADORABLE baby orangutan and her doting mum clamber freely through the lush green jungle after being released back into the wild

A HUGE elephant is treated by a heroic team of medics after it was shot with a poacher's poisoned arrow

A PODGY pooch that weighed as much as a BABY HIPPO is now fighting fit after being rescued by a wildlife charity

THIS two-legged Chihuahua has found puppy love with a hot chick

A FEARLESS snake catcher rescues some of the world’s most dangerous snakes using his bare hands

AN INJURED baby elephant is saved by a heroic rescue team after being caught in on a poacher's snare and attacked with a spear

A GREAT white shark fighting for its life on a sandbar was rescued with the help of beachgoers

A COUGAR had to undergo two operations after it was rescued from a backyard zoo where it was allegedly fed live animals

AN ABUSED elephant that was shackled for half a century is enjoying his freedom a year on from his rescue

A MOBSTER turned his back on a life of crime after finding love with an abandoned Shih Tzu

A GIANT manta ray gave a British diver a show of thanks - after he untangled it from a commercial fishing line

CONSERVATIONISTS have moved the first of 100 rhinos across Africa in what is believed to be the start of the biggest relocation project of the species in history

A TEAM of heroic vets fight to save the life of a baby elephant who has been seriously injured by a poacher's snare

A BIRD of prey had to be rescued after getting trapped upside down in a tree

A BRITISH wildlife photographer has documented the rescue and release of endangered orangutans

A HUGE 16ft anaconda was captured after it was found hiding behind a pensioner couple's holiday cabin

A BOX of baby foxes was saved after being abandoned in a car park

A GIANT humpback whale was rescued after being tangled in heavy fishing line for a week

A HUGE 35-stone sea turtle has been successfully returned to sea after four days of life-saving care

A GREAT white shark desperately fights for its life - after being caught by a fisherman's hook

A HEROIC team of vets successfully treat a giraffe after it was caught in a poacher's deadly snare