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A backyard with a swimming pool, patio furniture, and a surrounding fence.

Home

Homebuyer wants to fill in an in-ground pool, then learns it's easier said than done

A dog near a swimming pool.

Outdoors

Kansas dog loves chasing backyard bunnies, then gently lifts one from the pool

A wild landscape.

Outdoors

In England, 3 fox cubs pulled from a 6-inch gap between houses return to the wild

An opossum forages among leaves and twigs, near eggs on the ground.

Outdoors

Australia rescuer reaches for 'dead' possum stuck in gate before it suddenly opens its eyes

A water meter in a utility box next to a hedgehog resting on a blue towel in a container.

Outdoors

Hedgehog found 3 feet down water meter shaft rescued with old paint roller

A cluster of orange and black monarch butterflies completely covering branches with the sun behind them glowing through their wings.

Outdoors

Monarch butterfly population increases by 64%

A monarch butterfly feeding on milkweed.

Outdoors

Wisconsin inmates raise monarch butterflies behind bars, helping a species in decline

A pale possum peeks out from a wooden box on a tree branch.

Outdoors

Rare golden brushtail possum found limping in Australia makes safe return to the wild

A pile of cut logs in a forested area.

Home

On 0.48 acres in the Southeast, one homesteader's firewood plan runs into a blunt reality check

A small bird resting on a carpet near a wall.

Outdoors

Rescuer frees baby birds from indoor fireplace in tense operation

A raccoon lies in the grass and is in a carrier, and then three raccoons interact near a bowl of grapes in an enclosure.

Outdoors

After 8-hour drive, rescuer stops for baby raccoon on highway, gives it another shot at the wild

A hedgehog is resting on a rock near a stone wall.

Outdoors

Passerby spots hedgehog in wall, and rescuers call escape 'nothing short of a miracle'