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Foxes under the shed, fawns in the grass, owls on the verge — when to help, and when helping is the mistake.

A Diver Saw A Flash Of Orange — Then A Sea Turtle Swam Straight At Her Asking For Help

"She came right up to me and stopped." Forty metres of discarded net had wrapped a green turtle's front flipper. What the diver did next was the hard part.

Theo BrandtAug 12, 20266 min read

Wildlife

A Fox Family Moved In Under A Garden Shed — Officials Say Leave Them Alone

Four kits, one vixen, and a homeowner who spent two weeks convinced she had a problem. By August the den will be empty on its own.

Theo BrandtAug 6, 2026

Wildlife

People Keep 'Rescuing' Fawns That Were Never Lost — This One Got Her Mother Back

A fawn lying alone and motionless in tall grass is not abandoned. She is doing precisely what she is supposed to be doing.

Theo BrandtAug 3, 2026

Wildlife

The Barn Owl Hit By A Car On Route 9 Flew Out Of A Box Last Night

Six weeks, one fractured coracoid, and a release protocol that hinges on a single question: can she fly silently?

Theo BrandtJul 27, 2026

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A Hedgehog Out In Daylight In November Is Always An Emergency

This one weighed 284 grams — well under the threshold for surviving a winter. The rule rehabilitators want you to memorize is simple.

Theo BrandtJul 21, 20265 min

Wildlife

Four Orphaned Squirrels Arrived In A Shoebox — And Got Rebuilt Over Twelve Weeks

A tree came down in a storm. What followed is one of the most labour-intensive jobs in wildlife rehabilitation, and it looks nothing like people imagine.

Theo BrandtJul 15, 20266 min

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