Avian Rehabilitation

Numerous baby birds or sometimes an entire nest with freshly-laid eggs too!! are brought in our campus by our dedicated rescuers and volunteers. 

Birds gather twigs, twine and anything they can get their beaks on to create a cozy home for their families this time of year. With an increasing loss of natural habitat, cases related to falling of infant birds or nests with eggs have increased.

These Baby birds are endearing, but just as every new parent learns their baby isn't at all like an adult, baby birds differ significantly from adult birds as well.

Hence its a very big responsibity on the part of our Aviary experts and Birders who understand those differences  better  and help baby birds to grow in our Aviary section with utmost care, love and affection.

Initially we retrieve the baby bird into the makeshift nest gently or if its natural nest is found somewhere around it can be used  to keep it comfortable.

Baby birds of similar species are kept together so that there is less stress on a single individual. Also species like crows and koels which end up sharing a nest are also hand-raised together till they have learned to fly, after which the koels are kept with other older koels to learn the tricks of the trade. 

All of our baby birds are hand-raised till they learn to eat on their own, they are taught from an early age to pick up food so that they can become self reliant soon. After a few weeks they are shifted to a larger outdoor cage with a few older birds of the same species from whom they can learn, before they are released back to the wild.

We receive hundreds of cases of baby birds being brought to our hospital, where, they have fallen from their nests due to weakness, or may be attacked by predators or being abandoned by their mothers.

In case of eggs or neonatal, we have special Aviary Intensive Care unit and brooding units for them, where they are taken care by our Vets and para-vets and other staff round- the -clock to raise them to grow healthy and stronger.

Once we received a case of an infant of Coppersmith Barbet species brought to our hospital by a rescuer group.

The little birdie fell from its nest due to weakness and thankfully didn’t suffer any major injury.

However, the birdie was unable to open its right eye.

For treatment, it was kept on fluid therapy, hand feeding and given certain medicines. After the treatment, it was kept in a handmade nest where it rested properly.

We are indeed thankful to this rescuer group for bringing in the barbet on time and save its life.

We generally through our Awareness programs, like, "Save the Bird Campaign", " Back to the Wild", Bird Release Program", generally give message to the local community , that-  - IF YOU FIND A BIRD FALLEN ON THE GROUND, FIRST OF ALL LOOK AROUND FOR THE BIRD’S NEST. USE CLEAN OR GLOVED HANDS TO PLACE THE BIRD BACK TO THE NEST QUICKLY. IF YOU FIND IT INJURED OR VERY WEAK, KINDLY BRING IT TO OUR CLINIC AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

These programs have helped hundreds of neo-natal from getting perished due to timely action taken by community as well as our team of doctors and other staff.

We are very thankful for your generous contribution till date.

Hoping for such great deed in the future too which would enable our organization to take care of these neonatal birdies and release them back to their home to their families.