They Thought She Was a Bear Cub. She Was a Baby Eagle, and Four Months Later She Circled Over Her Rescuers Five Times

A young brown bald eagle spreading her wings as she lifts off from an open carrier crate over a marsh

An off-duty officer fishing near Corry, Pennsylvania thought he saw a bear cub in the brush. It was a young bald eagle who had fallen from her nest. After more than four months at Tamarack Wildlife Center, Ursa was released at Hartstown Marsh and circled the crowd five times.

Two Baby Raccoons Died Because Nobody Had Room for Them. So This Couple Built a Rescue That Has Helped 800

When two orphaned raccoon kits died because no rehabilitator had room for them, veterinarian Paul Bookbinder and his wife Sarah promised it would never happen again. They built a raccoon rehabilitation center on 53 acres in Earlville, New York, and estimate they have helped more than 800 raccoons.