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Good News About Animals

Wildlife rescues, species finding their way back, and people going out of their way for creatures big and small. Uplifting animal stories from trusted good news publishers, all in one place.

Latest animal good news

24 recent stories

Night owls aren’t lazy. Psychologists say they have 6 unique personality traits that set them apart.

Upworthy · 2h ago

The Bee Gees wrote the hit ‘Islands in the Stream,’ but Dolly and Kenny weren’t their first choice

Upworthy · 2h ago

A comedian fed The Lion King’s plot into an AI job interview. The bot bought the whole thing.

Upworthy · 1d ago

Smartphones, ancient tracking skills and a future for desert lions

Positive News · 1d ago

A photographer found dogs their human lookalikes. The matching portraits are hilariously convincing.

Upworthy · 2d ago

Researchers find honey bee hives have their own 'immune system'

Good Good Good · 2d ago

Six baby dolphins were born in Cambodia this year, bringing one of the world's rarest dolphins to 118

Good Good Good · 2d ago

When Humans Rise, Must Another Life Fall? Rethinking Human Interests and Animal Flourishing in an Anthropocentric World

Happy Eco News · 2d ago

One of the Bee Gees’ most memorable songs began as a hit cover song by another group

Upworthy · 2d ago

A fun personality test determines ‘how you love’ based on your animal archetype

Upworthy · 3d ago

Scientists are using sharks to forecast hurricanes. The secret lies in what they track beneath the waves.

Upworthy · 3d ago

Gramma and Grampa’s photobook after spending 2 weeks watching Ricky the kitten is everything

Upworthy · 4d ago

Oregon Zoo shares footage of rescued sea otters playing basketball with pumpkins: 'It plays a critical role in their well-being'

Good Good Good · 4d ago

Baby orangutan ‘Irene’ becomes the face of wildlife rescue efforts in months-long Borneo fires

Upworthy · 4d ago

Numbers of Endangered and Sacred River Dolphin Grow by 6 After Successful Breeding Season

Good News Network · 4d ago

How Burrowing Owls Nesting on Solar Farms are Rewriting a Species’ Future    

Happy Eco News · 4d ago

NYC food pantries are now stocking pet food for struggling households

The Optimist Daily · 4d ago

LIVE Webcam Brings You Inside Cheetah Den With 5 Tiny Cubs Tended By Mom (The Meows are Mesmerizing)

Good News Network · 4d ago

Testing SEHMUA Infrared Solar Wildlife and Security Cameras

Happy Eco News · 5d ago

Wildlife Photog Captures Hummingbird Hawk-Moth Hovering at 85 Wingbeats Per Second

Nice News · 1w ago

Man’s inability to control himself over his new kitten’s cuteness is beyond relatable

Upworthy · 1w ago

The Bee Gees perform ‘How Deep Is Your Love’ live and a capella in resurfaced 1998 clip

Upworthy · 1w ago

Service dog spots his favorite Disney character on a cruise and goes bananas with joy

Upworthy · 1w ago

Samoan Island Witnesses Explosion of Native Wildlife Following Removal of Invasive Rats and Pigs

Good News Network · 1w ago

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The animal news that rarely makes the headlines

Most coverage of wildlife is about loss, and the losses are real. But alongside them runs a quieter and steadier story: animals returning to rivers, forests, and mountains after years away, rescues that end well, and communities deciding a species is worth protecting. Conservation work is slow, and slow progress is exactly the kind of story that tends to go unreported.

This page is a place for that other half of the story. For good news on every subject, see today's good news or this week's roundup, and for the bigger trends behind individual stories, is the world actually getting better looks at the long run data.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find good news about animals?

This page gathers uplifting animal stories from trusted positive news publishers in one place: wildlife rescues, species returning to places they had vanished from, conservation wins, and people going out of their way for creatures big and small. New stories are added automatically as they are published, and each one links to the original article.

What kinds of animal stories are included?

Stories about animals and the people helping them: rescues and rehabilitation, endangered species recoveries, reintroductions, new protected habitats, and discoveries about how animals live. Multi-topic news roundups are left out so the page stays focused on animals, and every story comes from an established good news publisher.

How often are new animal stories added?

Whenever a matching story appears in our live feed of positive news publishers, it is added here. The page keeps the most recent sixty animal stories, newest first, and shows the latest two dozen, so there is always something to read even on a quiet news day.

Is there an app for good news about animals?

Uplifting News for iPhone includes animal and wildlife stories alongside good news about health, science, and communities, from the same trusted publishers. It is free for ten stories a day, with no ads and no tracking, and has a Top Story widget for your Home or Lock Screen.