Captive Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) at the Manatee Rescue Center, Iquitos, Loreto, Peru, South America

An adult Amazonian Milk Frog (Trachycephalus macrotis), at the Amazon Rescue Center, Iquitos, Peru, South America

Large trees in forest surrounding the Center for rescue and recovery of black bears, Kuang Si, Luang Prabang, northern Laos

Scarlet macaw (Ara macao), Amazon Rescue Center, Iquitos, Peru, South America

A captive yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus), on display at the Amazon Rescue Center, Iquitos, Peru, South America

David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust rescue center, Voi, Tsavo Conservation Area, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

A young couple with a rescued elephant at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center (PTWRC) run by Wildlife Alliance, near Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Fire truck at the shopping center on Limbecker Platz, Essen, Ruhrgebiet Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

A female sumatran elephant poses on a stump in an enclosure at an elephant rescue center in north Sumatra. While many of the elephants were rescued from being labor animals, they are still kept in less than ideal conditions.

Bornean Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus), Borneo Malay Bear Center, Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, Sepilok Rehabilitation Center, Sabah, Malaysia, North Borneo, Southeast Asia

Bornean Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus) climbing in a tree, Borneo Malay Bear Center, Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, Sepilok Rehabilitation Center, Sabah, Malaysia, North Borneo, Southeast Asia

Bornean Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus) climbing in a tree, Borneo Malay Bear Center, Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, Sepilok Rehabilitation Center, Sabah, Malaysia, North Borneo, Southeast Asia

Bornean Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus) climbing in a tree, Borneo Malay Bear Center, Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, Sepilok Rehabilitation Center, Sabah, Malaysia, North Borneo, Southeast Asia

Bornean Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus) climbing in a tree, Borneo Malay Bear Center, Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, Sepilok Rehabilitation Center, Sabah, Malaysia, North Borneo, Southeast Asia

Bornean Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus), Borneo Malay Bear Center, Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, Sepilok Rehabilitation Center, Sabah, Malaysia, North Borneo, Southeast Asia

Bornean Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus), Borneo Malay Bear Center, Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, Sepilok Rehabilitation Center, Sabah, Malaysia, North Borneo, Southeast Asia

Bornean Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus) at rest on a branch, Borneo Malay Bear Center, Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, Sepilok Rehabilitation Center, Sabah, Malaysia, North Borneo, Southeast Asia

Bornean Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus) at rest on a branch, Borneo Malay Bear Center, Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, Sepilok Rehabilitation Center, Sabah, Malaysia, North Borneo, Southeast Asia