Wildlife

Over the years, the population of sloth bears in the wild has been threatened due to loss of habitat and poaching, making them a vulnerable species, protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Recently, a 10-week-old bear cub was rescued after its mother was electrocuted by high tension wires in Madhya Pradesh.

The home is no place for wild animals. While they are self-sufficient in their natural habitats, outside the wild, only experts with years of veterinary and animal behaviour training can provide the care that wild animals need.

Installed by the Forest Department, in collaboration with WWF, the wells are quenching the animals' thirst and alleviating their stress levels too!

Started by a hardworking team of Japanese and Indian sonar engineers, this unique initiative is helping in the conservation of River Ganga's most elusive inhabitant and India's national aquatic animal, the Gangetic Dolphin.

In recent years, rapid infringement of human settlements and expansion of agriculturally-used land has forced Maharashtra’s leopards to adapt to the changing landscape. Wildlife SOS recently rescued a pair of three-week-old leopard cubs who were happily reunited with their mother near Pune.

Wildlife rescue & rehabilitation organisation Wildlife SOS came up with a unique way to protect their rescued elephants from the harsh winters in Mathura. The elephants received jumbo jackets and knitted jumpers made by women of the indigenous Kalandar community to help them brave the cold.

Goa-based herpetologist Nirmal Kulkarni has started the initiative “Living with Pythons” to create awareness about pythons and to create a network of rescuers and researchers to collate data on the current status of the species.

Men from the famed Irula tribe are helping officials in Florida deal with a deadly python problem.

Wildlife SOS engages in conservation efforts leading to protecting and rescuing orphaned, injured, and displaced wildlife found in urban and rural environments across India. The organisation’s Rapid Response Unit has saved the lives of various wild animals that have been trapped, injured, or caught in such conflict situations.

Avan Antia navigates the crocodile ecosystem with the “Croc Bank” as a part of the William J. Clinton Fellowship for Service.