Two mountaineers engulfed by an avalanche 11,000 feet up a mountain peak, which swept them into a crevasse and buried them under the snow at the bottom, have been declared…
Emergency workers 'fish' a helpless deer out of a frozen river after it accidentally fell through the ice. The poor creature was spotted swimming desperately in ice-cold waters of the…
A pet pooch helped rescue workers find its owner after he had been missing for several days. Gregorio, 84, had left his home in Moctezuma, north-western Mexico, on Sunday, 27th…
These shocking images show the horrific abuse and conditions suffered by chickens on two poultry farms in Spain. Both farms - in Seville and in Tarragona Provinces - are said…
In a pioneering operation, more than 50 healthcare workers have saved the life of a child still inside its mother's womb. The one-of-a-kind procedure was recently carried out with resounding…
These images show how 41 rescuers saved a horse after it became stuck in a muddy swamp in Germany. The incident took place in an old arm of the Rur…
Three stray dogs were left with quills embedded in their muzzles after they attacked a porcupine. A snap shows one of the forlorn pooches with scores of spikes protruding from…
Vulnerable loggerhead sea turtle that had got itself tangled in a piece of fishing net was saved by rescue workers with the help of a drone. The rescue was carried…
A beekeeper who unleashed thousands of bees on demolition workers sent to tear down his house is facing grievous bodily harm charges. The building - in Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate state, Germany…
Baby humpback whale is freed after a seven-hour rescue operation when it got tangled in a discarded fishing net. The images show the trapped baby humpback whale thrashing as it…