Wild Rescue
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The Wild Rescue project is involved in the long term rescue and rehabilitation of Asian elephants, Asiatic black bear, greater one horned rhinoceros and wild buffaloes. Wild Rescue operates two conservation rehabilitation centers in the North-eastern region of India and five Mobile Veterinary Service units. The two primary conservation rehabilitation centers are the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) near Kaziranga National Park in Assam and the Center for Bear Rehabilitation and Conservation (CBRC) near Pakke National Park, close to Arunachal Pradesh.
The Wild Rescue project has been successful in the following activities: 1. the reintroduction of the greater one-horned rhinoceros at the Manas National Park in Assam after its entire population was brought to extinction by militants; 2. we reunited several elephant calves with their natal herd in Assam; 3. we rehabilitated the rescued Asiatic black bear cubs. For this we adopted a unique soft release technique called “walk-the-bear”. We released them in the wild in Pakke National Park after hand-rearing them at the Center for Bear Rehabilitation and Conservation in Arunachal Pradesh and now we monitor their status in Manas National Park, Assam.
In addition, Wild Rescue provides rapid response to emergencies through its Mobile Veterinary Services. The Mobile Veterinary Service uses fully equipped ambulances staffed by trained wildlife veterinarians and animal handlers and is always on call to rescue wild animals in distress. Most protected areas in India are small in size and are nearby human settlements. Endangered species of wildlife disperse outside or migrate temporarily from these areas and are involved in accidents or injured due to poaching attempts. This has proved to be a highly efficient and cost effective solution to wildlife emergencies. Most of the emergency relief operations are carried out in the field and the animals are released there itself after stress alleviation.
The wildlife veterinarians also undertake mass immunization programmes for domestic livestock to prevent transmission of contagious diseases that can infect wildlife. In addition, they take part in disease investigation and control operations during epidemics and sporadic deaths. Because of their presence, the veterinarians create awareness about wildlife conservation among the local communities. There are six Mobile Veterinary Units operating in various national parks in India.
Wild Rescue works with a network of trained amateur rehabilitators, veterinarians and conservation agencies. Through capacity building exercises, the programme has trained 240 interested individuals on techniques of wildlife rehabilitation in workshops around the country. During the past three years, experts from the USA, Russia and South Africa have contributed to these training workshops. This network has been active in rescues during natural disasters where domestic and wild animals have been affected.
Wildlife Trust India
INDIA – The Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) was formed in 1998 with the mission to conserve nature, especially endangered species and threatened habitats, in partnership with communities and governments in India. The organization is diverse in nature, ...
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