After hunting down a rare bird, Kohima’s Rüvuotuo Belho had a wake-up call when he decided to stop hunting and instead, start rescuing birds and animals. Today, he has saved many injured creatures and cares for them in his “mini zoo”.
With 3-8 rescue operation calls daily, Goa's Benhail Antao and Louise Remedios share their thrilling experiences of rescuing snakes. Their work impressed National Geographic so much, they gave them a show!
A dentist by profession, Dr Sindhura Pothineni is an animal welfare enthusiast based out of Hyderabad. She has rescued 36 species of birds and over 270 dogs, cats, and other animals.
Indian Forest Service (IFS) Officer Parveen Kaswan details how locals and authorities came together to rescue five jungle cat cubs, who are a protected species, in a viral Twitter thread.
In 2018, Baskar N (42), a resident of Chennai converted his passenger auto into an exclusive ambulance for stray animals, and named it ‘Help Voiceless’.
Aaliya Mir, a resident of Srinagar, spends her days rescuing deadly vipers from Kashmiri homes, saving bear cubs and reuniting them with their mother and tracing leopard trails in the villages.
A guardian angel for street animals, Fiza had also adopted the canine heroes of 26/11—Max, Sultan, Tiger & Caesar—after their retirement from police service.