Read more about the article Ivory Smugglers Hid Carved Horns In Underpants And Had Raw Diamond In Luggage
Image shows the seized items, undated photo. Two men were caught smuggling ivory carvings in their underwear at Vienna Airport, Austria, June, 2024. (BMF, Zoll/Newsflash)

Ivory Smugglers Hid Carved Horns In Underpants And Had Raw Diamond In Luggage

Traffickers who were caught smuggling banned ivory carvings in their underwear have been seized by customs police in Austria. The Polish nationals, aged 53 and 55, were transiting through Vienna…

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Read more about the article Cherry Trees Blossom Next To Forest Devastated By Fire As Mountain’s Nature Slowly Heals
Cherry blossoms bloom on the forest burned by the wildfires in Anshun, Guizhou, China, undated. Cherry blossoms on one side and buds are sprouting on the other. (dy36tm76k4yk/AsiaWire)

Cherry Trees Blossom Next To Forest Devastated By Fire As Mountain’s Nature Slowly Heals

A mountain ravaged by recent wildfires experiencing a rebirth with the arrival of spring as thousands of cherry trees bloomed among the ashes. Breath-taking aerial images show one side of…

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Read more about the article Worshiped 2,200-Year-Old Tree Nearly Destroyed By Sudden Fire In The Dead Of Winter
An ancient locust tree catches fire in Yangquan, Shanxi, China, undated. The fire parts are mainly concentrated in the roots and branches of trees. (70147750966/AsiaWire)

Worshiped 2,200-Year-Old Tree Nearly Destroyed By Sudden Fire In The Dead Of Winter

Locals from a small village in China were devasted after they discovered a 2,200-year-old sacred tree burning after somehow catching fire in the middle of winter. Witnesses immediately reported the…

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Read more about the article Rescuers Pluck Frozen Hiker From Mountaintop
Photo shows the rescued of a hiker who had become stranded on a rocky ledge, on Saturday, January 13, 2024. The man was treated at a hospital for injuries to his lower extremities and frostbite. ( @csfdpio/Newsflash)

Rescuers Pluck Frozen Hiker From Mountaintop

Mountain rescuers guide a frozen hiker as they inch down the virtually sheer side of a 9,000-foot canyon. The hiker, not named by local media in the US state of…

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Read more about the article Hundreds Of Firefighters Battle Huge Blaze Threatening City
Picture shows a firefighter battling the wildfire in Simon's Town, South Africa, in December, 2023. Residents were evacuated and 300 firefighters were involved. (Gunnar Oberhosel, @theglobetrotterguy/Newsflash)

Hundreds Of Firefighters Battle Huge Blaze Threatening City

These images show a huge wildfire on the edge of Cape Town in South Africa that was threatening to engulf parts of the city last week and which is still…

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Read more about the article Incredible Video Shows Rescue Helicopter Hovering Over Snow Coloured Orange By Lava
Picture shows a volcanic eruption north of Grindavik, Iceland, on Tuesday, Dec 19, 2023. A helicopter crew was called out to fly with three scientists so that the extent of the eruption, the length of the fissure and the flow of lava could be assessed. (Icelandic Coast Guard/Newsflash)

Incredible Video Shows Rescue Helicopter Hovering Over Snow Coloured Orange By Lava

Icelandic rescue helicopter flying into action after a volcanic eruption in Iceland. As the footage of the helicopter shows, the night sky was lit up by the deep orange glow…

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Read more about the article Wild Panther Takes Cat Nap In Golf Club Shrubbery
Photo shows the panther caught in a Florida country club, undated. The animal was taking a nap near a stairwell. (Lee County Sheriff's Office/Newsflash)

Wild Panther Takes Cat Nap In Golf Club Shrubbery

Astonished golf club staff called police when they found a wild panther cat napping in the shrubbery as it sheltered from the Florida sun. The big cat was discovered snoozing…

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Read more about the article Horrified Holidaymaker Finds Snake In Hotel Loo
Picture shows the snake that crawled out of a hotel toilet in Vienna's 22nd district, Austria, undated. Tierschutz Austria published a list of recommendations on how to behave if you find a snake in nature, in the garden or even in a toilet. (Tierschutz Austria/Newsflash)

Horrified Holidaymaker Finds Snake In Hotel Loo

A horrified holidaymaker fled in terror when they found a four-foot-long snake slithering up out of their hotel loo. The huge snake, believed to be an escaped pet, appeared at…

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Read more about the article Wildlife Cop Saves Deer Swimming Four Miles Out To Sea
Photo shows one of the deer rescued by Alaska State Troopers, undated. The animal were found in Southeast Alaska's Clarence Strait, four miles from land, in October 2023. (@akstatetrooper/Newsflash)

Wildlife Cop Saves Deer Swimming Four Miles Out To Sea

Two exhausted deer are rescued after they were spotted four miles out to sea swimming for their lives off the rugged Alaskan coast. The pair, filmed in the region's Clarence…

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Read more about the article Firefighters Rescue Ducklings With Kitchen Ladle
Image shows one of the ducklings being rescued with a soup ladle, undated photo. The rescue happened in the city of Frankfurt, Hesse State, Germany. (Frankfurt Fire Department/Newsflash)

Firefighters Rescue Ducklings With Kitchen Ladle

Quick-thinking firefighters had a soup-er idea to rescue ducklings trapped in an overflow pipe when they borrowed a kitchen ladle to scoop them out. The youngsters had been swimming with…

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