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chuqui, Flickr Snow leopards are considered one of the most endangered species on the planet, with only 4,000–6,500 cats left in the wild. While their numbers have been dwindling steadily over the years, there is new hope, as a robust population of the big cats have been discovered in the mountains of Afghanistan, according to the UK Daily Telegraph. The snow leopards were photographed by camera traps located at 16 different locations throughout Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor, a mountainous area that traverses the border between Tadjikistan and Pakistan, connecting Afghanistan to China. The World Conservation Society has proposed making Wakhan into a national park due to the wildlife ...
Vanessa Smith Marine Staff Sgt. Steven Smith was serving his fifth deployment, this time on a fire base in Afghanistan, when he says he was "adopted" by an 18-month-old black Labrador retriever named Miranda. She had recently lost her litter of seven puppies to illness. The days were heating up, and Smith began to allow Miranda to cool off in his room. "When you're living in the conditions that we're living in over there and you have a dog that lives on that base, it brings so much joy to people that are there," he says. "It's just you, and you're out in the middle of nowhere, and you got this one dog that, you know, runs around and barks at everything." Turning Point The relationship ...
We always tear up when we see service men and woman return home to their loved ones. The emotions on both sides can be overwhelming and the family in this video is no different. Molly, an 8-year-old golden retriever, has clearly been missing her mama, an Air Force Captain, who's been stationed in Afghanistan. This is their airport reunion. ...
Austrian Armed Forces / Europics / CEN According to the Guardian UK, Britain's Special Air Service (SAS) has been unleashing highly trained dogs of war to help gather video surveillance of Taliban strongholds and suspected insurgent safe havens. Using a technique reportedly pioneered by U.S. special forces, these German shepherds are strapped to British paratroopers chests as they drop behind enemy lines in Afghanistan. Live video captured by the dogs' head-mounted cameras feeds back information to base. In addition, these elite canine soldiers are trained to attack armed people on the ground as well. During these missions, eight of the military dogs have reportedly been killed in action. ...
www.nowzad.com We'll admit it: men in uniform make us swoon. And, as you know, adorable baby animals turn us to mush. So naturally, when you put the two together, we simply can't look away! Three US Marines stationed in Afghanistan have taken it upon themselves to help out the kitties that captured their hearts. Brian Chambers, Chris Berry and Aaron Shaw, with help from generous cat lovers and Nowzad Dogs Charity, have sent two of their beloved feline friends home to the States, reports Unique Scoop. www.nowzad.com The once lost but now lucky ginger cats, Kiki and Keykey, (also pictured after the jump) have both been through quite a bit in their young lives. Both kittens had to be ...
Amanda May The efforts of a U.S. soldier to rescue a stray dog from his base in Afghanistan has ended in success, reports the Wichita Eagle. Sgt. Lucas May of the Kansas Army National Guard has spent nine months stationed in Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan, where a tiny mutt wandered onto camp about a month ago. According to the Wichita Eagle, May was reluctant at first to feed or even pet the pup, since it is "against military rules to keep local animals as pets." After a few days, May decided to call home to his wife, Amanda, who happens to work as a fundraising director for the Sedgwick County Animal Response Team in Kansas. "He loves dogs, and he knows how much I love dogs," Amanda May told ...