By Snehaa | Assistant Project Officer
Rescue And Rehabilitation Of Wild Animals
With the support of donors at GlobalGiving, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) in partnership with communities has helped in wild rescue and rehabilitation activities in Bandipur (Karnataka) and Similipal (Odisha).
In Bandipur, the field team attended to two cases involving conflict with big cats. In the first case, a sub-adult tiger ambled into the premises of Jungle Lodges and Resorts at Kabini. The team helped lay camera traps to monitor the tiger and carry out combing operations. The tiger later retraced its steps back to the jungle, tracked by images captured by the camera traps set up. In another case, a leopard involved in conflict was cage-trapped and released in Cauvery WLS with the assistance of the Forest Department. WTI veterinarian assisted in this operation. Conflict-mitigation gear was also handed over to the Karnataka State Forest Department.
The project team in Similipal attended to 5 rescue cases —a grey langur, three spectacled cobras and a chameleon. The langur and cobras have been released back to the wild, and the chameleon is under care at our field station. The langur had bitten around 14 local people in the Nilagiri area. It was tranquilized and captured and released in Kuldiha Reserve after a health examination. We hope to carry out more such rescues and rehabilitation with your continued support.
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