Environmentalists rescued the male cub after its mother apparently died in unexplained circumstances.

Running for its life after its mother was killed, two-month-old bear is rescued after stumbling into officers.

Little orphaned cubs given fresh chance after being rescued and then adopted and nurtured with the help of zoos and vets.

Cornered by local dogs, the animal 'growled' before rescuers saved it.

Helped by a ladder, an axe and a chainsaw.

Residents 'heartless' to abandon animals when oil leaked into floodwater.

Residents warned to stay away from the animals, with two men already having been savagely attacked... but there is happy news for two little cubs.

While in another incident bystanders shoot a cell phone film of a man drowning, not thinking to call the emergency services.

Frightened and hungry after poachers killed his mother, wild animal starts new life in Barnaul zoo.

Mongrel trapped for three years in a tiny cold and dark cavity gets new start in Germany after our story about her plight went around the world.