News in Photos: Unusual Friendship Boy And Bird

Cats and dogs have been some of mankind’s best friends from the animal kingdom since ancient times, but under special circumstances, close and loving friendships can form between us and other wild animals. Such is the case with Vadim Veligurov, a 12-year-old boy in Russia who befriended a wild sparrow.

Vadim and the sparrow, named Adi, have been inseparable ever since he found the abandoned baby bird and nursed it back to health. He found the bird while spending the summer at his grandmother’s house in Minusinsk, a distant Russian town in the Krasnoyarsk regiion. After nursing it back to health, it chose to stay wth him, perching on his shoulder and even sharing food with him.

This isn’t the first time we’ve seen kids befriend wild animals – real-life ‘Mowgli” Tippi Degre befriended a host of wild animals in Africa.However, unlike Tippi’s friends, Vadim’s friend is a bit more manageable. He plans to take the bird home with him once he heads home at summer’s end. Even we here at Bored Panda helped an injured sparrow, although it eventually moved on to join its sparrow friends.

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Al Hima Magazine 6th Issue

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) has released the sixth issue of Al Hima magazine, focusing on the upcoming IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi (October 8–15, 2025), where SPNL will join four key sessions. The issue features an exclusive interview with IUCN President Razan Al Mubarak, who emphasizes aligning IUCN’s work with global biodiversity agendas, governance, member responsiveness, multilateral engagement, ethical use of technology, and amplifying diverse voices.

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