Conservation

A helping hand

In the Mumbai metropolitan area and its surroundings, the Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare had its hands full during the lockdown, rescuing more than 750 animals—reptiles, birds and mammals—between January and June this year.

A flamingo with an injured leg enjoying the sunshine at the Resqink rehab centre in Mumbai.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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An owl that was treated for cataracts.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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Pawan Sharma with a crocodile that was rescued from an urban drain in Thane.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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The RAWW team nets the area around the crocodile before they move in to pick it up for treatment.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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Baby parakeets rescued from being trafficked.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of Resqink

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Parakeet fledglings that fell off a 12th floor ledge in Mumbai.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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Hand-reared baby parakeets.Photo: Ritu Sharma Kurketi

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Newborn squirrels that lost their mother.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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Two of them after a few weeks of hand-rearing at RAWW.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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A spotted deer that jumped on the cement sheet roof of a house and fell into the kitchen.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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Macaque babies that were hand-reared after their mothers were found dead.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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A langur that suffered an electric shock in a Mumbai suburb was rescued and treated.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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Kites that were battered and injured by the cyclonic winds of Tauktae were treated and released by RAWW.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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RAWW received a call about this macaque, which was found unconscious. She had just delivered a baby.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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A black-headed ibis with an injured wing. The migratory bird was affected by cyclone Tauktae.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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An adult macaque that was overfed by people with inappropriate food undergoes surgery.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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A golden jackal that had fallen inside a well undergoing treatment.Photo: Ritu Sharma Kukreti

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Dr Rina Devi with an Amur falcon that was blown off course by cyclone Tauktae.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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A viper with maggots near its head is put in a sheath prior to veterinary treatment.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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The RAWW team is trained to go into inhospitable locations for wildlife rescue. Here, a team member enters a drain for a reptile rescue.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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Rescues require immense patience to be successful like the rescue of this injured peahen that flew up into a building in Thane after being chased by dogs. It was some hours before it could be caught and taken for treatment.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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